Michael Hanson Archives

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U.S. Attorney Ends Probe Into Fresno Unified Construction Projects

April 5, 2019

U.S. Department of Justice officials based in Sacramento say that a federal investigation into construction contracts awarded by Fresno Unified School District is over and no charges will be filed. The probe, which was launched in August 2015, began with a ...

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Is Nelson’s ‘Happy Warrior’ Style a Fit for Fresno Unified’s New Board?

Bill McEwen

January 11, 2019

Bob Nelson is asking Fresno Unified School District trustees to evaluate his performance just four months after receiving a positive evaluation from the previous board. The request comes after two public mee...

With Hanson Ousted, It’s One and Done for Ashjian

David Taub

April 11, 2018

The fact that Bob Nelson is the Fresno Unified School District superintendent might be the biggest reason that Brooke Ashjian isn't running for a second term as the Bullard High School area trustee. Ashjian ...

Ashjian Can Be His Own Worst Enemy. And a Student’s Best Friend

Bill McEwen

August 30, 2017

OPINION BY BILL MCEWEN Brooke Ashjian is not the simple attention seeking politician that some of his critics assume him to be. Rather, he's a complicated man largely shaped by a hard-scrabble upbringing, his Mormon religion, Armenian heritage and stron...

GV Wire exclusive: Hanson on stepping down from FUSD

David Taub

December 12, 2016

Fresno Unified Superintendent Michael Hanson announced today he will step away from the position he's held since 2005, planning to leave in August 2017. Hanson tells GV Wire in an interview that he wants to han...

The battle for University High

gvwire

November 9, 2016

by David Taub The fate of University High School rests in the hands of the Fresno Unified school board. The decision making body is scheduled to vote on whether to grant University a five-year renewal of its...

Insurance Claims from Deadly California Wildfires Top $12B

Analysis: Trump Moves Show Him to Be Unreliable Partner

Government Moves Migrant Children After Bad Treatment Exposed

Health Impact From Smoke Rises With More Intense Wildfires

Key Conflicts Roil California’s Ever-Evolving Waterscape

Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on Americans Explained

A Million Independent Voters Risk Being Irrelevant in California’s Presidential Primary

Trump’s Unpopular But Base Is Growing and He Likely Will Win Again

That's a Fumble, Mr. Brady: Seaver is the Only Tom Terrific

Rock Star: After El Capitan and ‘Free Solo,’ Climber Unsure What’s Next

Tributes to Michael Jackson Flow 10 Years After His Death

Dodgers With Big Lead as They Chase Another NL West Title

Cities Pledge to Find Solutions to California’s Homeless Crisis

Dear Council, Please Show Up. It’s Your Job.

A Million Independent Voters Risk Being Irrelevant in California’s Presidential Primary

Walters: Arbitrary Tax Policy Spawns an Offspring

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

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

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Dyer Plans Leave of Absence as Police Chief to Run for Mayor

Kamala Harris Pressed to Get Personal About Why She’s Running

Biden: Congress Should Immediately Make ‘Dreamers’ Citizens

Buttigieg Criticized at Emotional Town Hall After Shooting