Kingsburg Councilwoman Jewel Hurtado will not face a recall election next year after Fresno County Clerk James Kus said Friday morning there weren't enough qualifying signatures. "I’m glad to learn that Kingsburg tax payers will not be forced to waste $90,000 in a special election to remove me from office....
Signatures Submitted in Jewel Hurtado Recall Effort. Did Organizers Collect Enough?
Supporters of recalling Kingsburg City Councilmember Jewel Hurtado submitted 423 signatures to Fresno County elections officials on Monday. For a recall election to move forward, 354 valid signatures from Hurtado's council district are needed. The Fresno County Clerk has 30 business days to verify signatures. While the Kingsburg City Clerk...
District Attorney Files Charges Against Kingsburg Councilwoman
A month after her DUI arrest, a Kingsburg councilwoman has officially been charged and assigned a court date. Jewel Hurtado, known for her progressive politics in an otherwise conservative city, was arrested in Fresno by the California Highway Patrol on June 21 on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The Fresno...
Will Local Councilwoman’s DUI Arrest Accelerate Recall Effort?
With a pending recall hanging over her, Kingsburg Councilwoman Jewel Hurtado is apologizing over news of a DUI arrest in Fresno last month. "I am not a bad person, but I made a terrible choice," Hurtado told GV Wire Wednesday morning through a nervous laughter. "I have to take care...
Working for Kamala Harris ‘Not Healthy’ Says Report. Former Local Staff Weigh In.
Vice President Kamala Harris' office is in disarray, news site Politico reported this week. Staffers are leaving and there is general unhappiness and dysfunction between Harris and her staff. “It’s not a healthy environment and people often feel mistreated. It’s not a place where people feel supported but a place where...
Election Will Decide Who Oversees Agency’s $131 Million Budget. Less Than 350 Voted Last Time.
Weeks after the presidential election, the public will choose the board of an agency controlling $131 million in funds intended to help more Fresno residents become self-sufficient. Most of the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission budget comes from grants from public agencies. The EOC operates more than 30 social service programs...
In Fresno, Bloomberg Says He's Ready to Bounce 'Bully' Trump
President Donald Trump's insults about his height didn't deter Mike Bloomberg. The billionaire businessman and Democratic presidential candidate made his own cracks about his stature during a speech Monday at Fresno City College. Listen to this article: "I'm still growing. I still have hopes. Unfortunately, when I'm growing, I'm growing...
Weekend With Bernie. Details on Sanders' Fresno Campaign Stop.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is making a California weekend of his campaign trip to the Golden State as he stumps for the Democratic nomination for president. It starts Thursday night with an event opening his San Francisco campaign office. Then, Friday afternoon, he holds a campaign rally in Oakland. Sanders...
Valley Economy Will Get a Close Look From Newsom at Summit
What might Gov. Gavin Newsom talk about when he speaks in Fresno next week? His transportation adviser offered a few clues. Newsom will deliver the keynote address Friday, Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m., at the California Economic Summit at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Fresno. Last week, Egon Terplan, Newsom's Senior...
Jewel of a Feat: High School to Kingsburg City Council in 18 Months
In 2016, Kingsburg High School students voted Jewel Hurtado homecoming queen. Two years later, the Kingsburg community voted the 20-year-old Fresno City College student in as the newest member on the Kingsburg City Council. "It was very unexpected," said Hurtado, who also recently became a mother. In the Kingsburg race,...