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Divisions of Labor? Reports of Heated Debate on Parks Sales Tax.

October 2, 2018

Is there a split among city labor organizations over Measure P, the 3/8 of a cent sales tax initiative for parks that Fresno voters will decide next month? A mini-debate broke out at a recent city labor function, that multiple sources told GV Wire became he...

Arias Says Ethics Complaint Is ‘Character Assassination’

David Taub

August 17, 2018

Fresno City Council candidate Miguel Arias is the subject of another ethics complaint. And he's responding by assailing "the ultra-conservative folks in Fresno" he says are his critics. Politics 101 ...

A photo of a young girl covering her eyes while receiving a shot.

As Vaccine-Before-Welfare Bill Moves On, Parents Demand Rights

David Taub

June 28, 2018

A controversial bill regarding access to welfare and immunizations passed out of a state Senate committee Tuesday. But the author said he would consider amending the aspect of the bill that troubles parents’ ri...

Should Vaccines Be Required To Receive Welfare?

David Taub

June 25, 2018

Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) says he doesn’t want to penalize welfare recipients whose children’s immunizations aren't up to date. Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) But his proposed AB 1992 may just do just that, according to a parents’ ...

With Change, Home Builders No Longer Oppose AB 199

David Taub

April 18, 2017

Will a change of one line in a contentious labor bill quell the uproar of homebuilders? AB 199 was supposed to be a piece of legislation that cleared up a loophole and help construction works. Instead, it ga...

Change in law could increase home prices

David Taub

March 9, 2017

A bill circulating in Sacramento could make home buying just a little bit harder. AB 199 would apply prevailing wages for labor building private homes, with those in the building industry saying that would have...

Governor Scraps Delta 'Twin Tunnels' Projects, Orders New Plan

1 Suspect Killed, 1 Wounded in Tulare County Shooting

Clovis Quickly Identifies Its New Chief of Police

Fresno Celebrates Juneteenth in Style on Saturday

California Has Housing Crisis, Legislature Has No Fix Yet

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

Soul-Crushing Cost of College in California, Explained

Will Fresno Unified Labor Peace End or Continue?

Money Games: Revised LA Olympics Budget Nearly $7 Billion

Fresno State Legend Trent Dilfer Resurfaces in an Unlikely Role

Fresno Celebrates Juneteenth in Style on Saturday

At White House, Kardashian Promotes Prisoner Reentry Effort

Walters: Trump Pardon Closes Book on 'Shrimpgate' Scandal

Helping Define What It Means to Be ‘Made in California’

Walters: New State Budget Has Some Big Caveats

As Newsom Rethinks Juvenile Justice, California Reconsiders Prison for Kids

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Janz Insists Chief Search Not Part of 2016 Mayor's Race. Is That True?

California Poll: Biden the Choice of Likely Democratic Voters

Trump Says He’d ‘Want to Hear’ Foreign Dirt on His Rivals

Biden and Trump Attack Each Other in a Possible 2020 Preview

Divisions of Labor? Reports of Heated Debate on Parks Sales Tax.

Arias Says Ethics Complaint Is ‘Character Assassination’

As Vaccine-Before-Welfare Bill Moves On, Parents Demand Rights

Should Vaccines Be Required To Receive Welfare?

With Change, Home Builders No Longer Oppose AB 199

Change in law could increase home prices

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