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79% of Tulare County Newsom Recall Signatures Are Valid

April 9, 2021

Tulare County has finished the first round processing of signatures collected to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. The county received 36,298, verifying 79% as valid. David Taub Politics 101 "Our county has completed all first level verifications a...

Fresno Parks Tax Will Start July 1 After Final Legal Victory

Bill McEwen

March 31, 2021

Fresno Building Healthy Communities and other parks boosters are celebrating clearance of the final legal hurdle for the Measure P sales tax passed in 2018. Breaking news: CA Supreme Court denies review of M...

Clovis Council Hopefuls Haul in Sizeable Donations With 2 Weeks to Go

David Taub

February 17, 2021

With two weeks to go until the Clovis City Council election, candidates continue to collect sizable campaign contributions. David Taub Politics 101 Since February, Diane Pearce has collected $1...

Dyer Promises No More Homeless Along Freeways. Council Moves Toward Parks Tax Collection.

David Taub

January 8, 2021

Tensions heightened during the first meeting of the new Fresno City Council session on Thursday. The council voted to support the passage of Measure P, leading to an argument about north vs. south funding priorities. With a 5-2 vote, the council started the...

New Fresno Council to Hear PLA, Measure P, Right to Counsel

David Taub

January 7, 2021

The new Fresno City Council begins Thursday with discussions on issues that may have not been considered in previous years. After the pomp and circumstance of ceremonial oaths of office and speeches in the m...

OPINION: Measure P Failed – and Supreme Court Must Uphold This Fact. If Not, Hold On to Your Wallets.

Opinion

January 4, 2021

In November 2018, citizens voted on the 30-year Measure P parks tax initiative that would have raised our sales taxes by 3/8 of a percent to the existing 7.975% sales tax in Fresno. It failed because it did not...

Councilman ‘Cap’s Career with Building Naming

David Taub

December 30, 2020

Councilman Paul Caprioglio may have less than a week left in office, but his legacy will last many more years. In one of his final acts, Caprioglio was present at the naming of a new senior center in his honor. David Taub Politics 101 The P...

Fresno Tax Hike Could Come Mid-Year, But Not All $34 Million Will Go to Parks

David Taub

December 21, 2020

Late September would be the soonest Measure P money would be available to spend on parks, a city official says. After last week's Court of Appeal ruling that the 2018 Fresno sales tax measure has passed, the...

Court Ruling Reverses Measure P Loss in 2018. Dyer Now Supports Tax.

David Taub

December 17, 2020

Two days after hearing oral arguments, an appellate court ruled in favor of a Fresno sales tax that seemingly was defeated two years ago. "Measure P has passed," Justice Mark Snauffer wrote in the 3-0 ruling...

Judges Seem Skeptical on Fresno Park Tax Outcome. Case Headed to State’s Top Court?

David Taub

December 16, 2020

An appellate court panel appeared skeptical Tuesday about whether restrictions on government bodies passing taxes also applies to voters themselves. If the court rules they don't, it could mean that the 2018 parks tax initiative that Fresno voters seemingly...

How Far Should Fresno Help Evicted Renters? Council Debates.

Asian American Health Workers Fight Virus and Racist Attacks

Cruise Company Threatens to Skip Florida Ports Over Vaccine Proof Ban

California Population Fell by More Than 182K Last Year, State Says

Resnicks Give $250K To Help Newsom, but Pro-Recall Farmers 'Afraid' to Donate

Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Paycheck Protection Loans: California Received Less Per Capita Than States Like North Dakota

DA Charges Former Clovis Council Hopeful for Alleged Campaign Sign Theft

Former Reality TV Star Josh Duggar Faces Child Porn Charges

Valley’s First Indoor Waterpark Sets Opening Next Month. Here’s Where.

Selma Father and Son Made Beautiful Music Until Deadly Shooting

A Big Hit in Fresno, Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop Eyes Clovis

Walters : Is California Driving Business Away?

Opinion: Here Comes Drought Again, Why Is California Never Ready?

Walters: Queen Mary ‘Hot Mess’ is Example of Shirked Responsibility

Walters: Eli Broad Was a Passionate School Reformer

GV Wire Unfiltered – January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

Planning Commission Delays Decision on Southwest Industrial Question

After Taking on Costa and AOC, Elizabeth Heng Sets Sights on U.S. Senate

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

79% of Tulare County Newsom Recall Signatures Are Valid

Fresno Parks Tax Will Start July 1 After Final Legal Victory

Clovis Council Hopefuls Haul in Sizeable Donations With 2 Weeks to Go

Dyer Promises No More Homeless Along Freeways. Council Moves Toward Parks Tax Collection.

New Fresno Council to Hear PLA, Measure P, Right to Counsel

OPINION: Measure P Failed – and Supreme Court Must Uphold This Fact. If Not, Hold On to Your Wallets.

Councilman ‘Cap’s Career with Building Naming

Fresno Tax Hike Could Come Mid-Year, But Not All $34 Million Will Go to Parks

Court Ruling Reverses Measure P Loss in 2018. Dyer Now Supports Tax.

Judges Seem Skeptical on Fresno Park Tax Outcome. Case Headed to State’s Top Court?

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