Central Unified School District is looking for suggestions on what name should replace President James K. Polk on the district's Polk Avenue elementary school. KMJ Radio hosts on Monday afternoon proposed a local law enforcement figure: retiring Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims. The suggestion sparked backlash from the area's...
Mrs. Mims Goes to Washington (Virtually)
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims testified at a U.S. Senate subcommittee on Thursday, talking about police interactions with people experiencing behavioral health issues. Mims participated remotely for the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism. She testified that responding to calls can be "very dynamic and, in some cases, dangerous" because deputies...
What Mims Said About Meeting Trump, Newsom About Wildfires
With fire crews slowly getting a handle on the 200,000-plus acre Creek Fire, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims met with President Donald Trump and Governor Gavin Newsom to discuss wildfire response on Monday. Mims spoke with the two leaders and other state and federal officials at a roundtable discussion at...
Council Takes Aim at Leakers, Revises Cannabis Store Rules
The City Council approved its anti-leaker ordinance, with one amendment, by a 4-3 vote. The one change: if an elected leader is accused of illegally divulging confidential information, the council would considering hiring an independent counsel to decide whether to prosecute. Councilman Luis Chavez proposed the change to not force...
The Congressman, the Sheriff, and an Out-of-Context Viral Tweet
How did a since-deleted viral tweet involve two Valley elected leaders? The head of a New York City-based philanthropic foundation tweeted a video of President Donald Trump talking about immigrants. “.@realDonaldTrump on people asking for asylum "These aren't people. These are animals,” Mark Elliott, the president of Economic Mobility Corporation,...
Cal Johnson Isn't Running. Olivier Might. A Look Ahead to FUSD Election.
Looking ahead to the November election, the Fresno Teachers Association is holding a school board candidates town hall Thursday night (May 31). Four Fresno Unified trustee areas are up for grabs. And at least six candidates — some who have filed paperwork and some who have not — will take...
Update: Trump in Tulare? Sheriff Says He's Heard the Rumors.
(Update, 3/08/18, 6p PT) Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux’s office says he was not contacted by the White House, as GV Wire earlier reported. Initially, his office said the sheriff “received notification of President Trump coming to the area.” Ashley Ritchie, media specialist for the sheriff’s office, clarifies that Boudreaux...