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PD Reform Commission Debates Cops on Campus, Breaking the Chains

August 25, 2020

The Fresno Commission on Police Reform held a marathon five-hour meeting, hearing updates from its four subcommittees and proposed changes, as well as news that a community survey is underway. The commission's request for more time to complete its work was ...

Calls to Defund Fresno Police Continue as Commission Seeks More Time

David Taub

July 29, 2020

The Fresno Commission on Police Reform resumed business with a public meeting on Monday night that included more calls to defund the department. As it gets closer to the deadline for issuing its reform recommen...

Right Man at the Right Time for Fresno Police Reform

Bill McEwen

July 15, 2020

Fresno is fortunate to have Oliver Baines heading its police reform commission. He has the temperament, brainpower, and experience to lead a group with divergent personalities (and expectations) in a success...

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PD Commission’s Celedon Declines to Explain ‘Burn it Down’ Tweet

David Taub

July 7, 2020

In its first public meeting Monday, the Fresno Commission on Police Reform's second-in-command, Sandra Celedon, declined to explain a controversial tweet after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. David Taub Politics 101 ...

Baines Casts Wide Community Net for Police Reform Commission Members

David Taub

June 19, 2020

Oliver Baines says he welcomes having 36 members serving with him on the Fresno Commission on Police Reform. "Anyone that wanted to serve on this commission, I pretty much said yes to. I felt like it was suc...

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‘Father of Community Policing’ Is Advising Fresno Reform Commission

Bill McEwen

June 19, 2020

Lee P. Brown, who is among America's leading experts on community policing, is consulting with the Fresno Commission on Police Reform, the group's chairman, Oliver Baines, said Thursday. "We're truly...

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Fresno Reform Commission Will Focus on Community Policing: Baines

David Taub

June 12, 2020

In the wake of calls for police reform, Fresno Black Lives Matter supporters and police leaders agree that the formation of a Commission on Police Reform is a good idea. "I feel confident that we will produce a document that this community will be p...

Hundreds Gather at Northeast Fresno Vigil for George Floyd

David Taub

May 29, 2020

As violent protests dotted Minneapolis and the rest of the country after the death of George Floyd, nearly 200 peaceful protesters gathered for a vigil Friday night in northeast Fresno. "Black lives matter! ...

Opinion: Council Salaries Should Attract Fresno’s Best & Brightest

Darius Assemi

December 4, 2018

Opinion by Darius Assemi Fresno is California's fifth-largest city. Its budget this year is $1.15 billion. But despite all of our hard work and steady population growth, we remain a city with ...

Fresno City Council to Vote on 23% Raises in Lame Duck Session

David Taub

December 3, 2018

Oliver Baines hopes to give two of his colleagues and two incoming councilmen a parting gift — a 23% raise. Baines is headed into the last month of his council tenure. He is termed out, with his service concluding Jan. 8, 2019. “It’s long overdue. I’ve h...

Nail Salons Say Newsom Has Forgotten Them as All Other States Allow Reopening

A Second $1,200 Stimulus Check Likely in Revised Virus Relief Bill Under Discussion

San Francisco Sues 28 Alleged Dealers to Stop Flow of Drugs

Verizon, AT&T Reach $116 Million California Settlement

If 100 People Go to a Party in Fresno County, It's 99% Someone Has COVID-19

Will Creek Fire Make Home Insurance Even Harder to Get in ‘High Risk’ Areas?

Valley Petroleum Distributor Questions Governor’s Plan To Phase Out Gas Powered Cars

Stanford Report: Smoke From Wildfires Killed 1,200 People, Likely Many More

A 2nd Day of NBA Playoff Games Halted Over Racial Injustice

Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Nearly 500 Pilot Whales Stranded in Australia; 380 Dead

Mars Drops Uncle Ben’s, Reveals New Name for Rice Brand

Move to ‘Dump Dirty Diesel’ Trucks Latest Unrealistic Virtue Signaling by State Policymakers

Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Walters: California’s Job Numbers Aren’t Good

Is Mike Pompeo Preparing an October Surprise?

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

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Trump Faces Pushback for Urging People To Vote Twice as Test

McConnell, Pelosi Dispute Trump, Vow Peaceful Power Transfer

Progressives Pledge to Keep Pushing Biden to Expand Court

Trump Won’t Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power if He Loses

PD Reform Commission Debates Cops on Campus, Breaking the Chains

Calls to Defund Fresno Police Continue as Commission Seeks More Time

Right Man at the Right Time for Fresno Police Reform

PD Commission’s Celedon Declines to Explain ‘Burn it Down’ Tweet

Baines Casts Wide Community Net for Police Reform Commission Members

‘Father of Community Policing’ Is Advising Fresno Reform Commission

Fresno Reform Commission Will Focus on Community Policing: Baines

Hundreds Gather at Northeast Fresno Vigil for George Floyd

Opinion: Council Salaries Should Attract Fresno’s Best & Brightest

Fresno City Council to Vote on 23% Raises in Lame Duck Session

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