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Fresno Police Reform Team Starts Work That Could Last a Year

April 30, 2021

A week after the conviction of a Minneapolis police officer for the murder of George Floyd, the Fresno Police Reform Implementation Team got to work. The eight-member team, led by former councilman — and chairman of last year's committee — Oliver Baines, me...

‘I’m Not Sure I’ll Make It Out of This.’ Former Councilmember Details Alleged Assault.

David Taub

April 23, 2021

Oliver Baines offered extensive new details Friday on an alleged assault earlier in the week by a long-time friend and aide. But, the former Fresno City Councilmember said the incident had nothing to do with a ...

Former Aide Arrested in Alleged Attack on Oliver Baines

David Taub

April 22, 2021

Police arrested the one-time chief of staff for former Fresno City Councilman Oliver Baines after allegedly assaulting Baines on Wednesday night in northwest Fresno. Raymond Eddy, 52, was charged with assaul...

Fresno Names Police Reform Board to Implement Policy Changes

David Taub

April 9, 2021

Last year, a special committee recommended 73 ways to reform the Fresno Police Department in the wake of local and national protests over law enforcement practices. Now, a new 8-member board will help carry out those suggestions. The original reform comm...

Baines Gets Personal with Emotional Comments as Police Reform Panel Wraps

David Taub

October 30, 2020

For four months, Oliver Baines held his emotions in check while leading a 39-member commission on the contentious issue of police reform. A former councilman and Fresno police officer, Baines was asked to gu...

Create New Civilian Oversight Board for Police, Reform Commission Urges

David Taub

October 28, 2020

Fresno should form a new civilian oversight board to monitor the police department which would include full access to police investigation files, says a key recommendation from the city's police reform commissi...

Photo of a George Floyd death protest in Fresno, California, on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Police Reform Panel Will Send 73 Recommendations to Fresno Mayor, Council

David Taub

October 23, 2020

The final Fresno Commission on Police Reform meeting has been pushed back from Monday until Thursday evening at 5 p.m. on Zoom. The commission will be voting on its final report to send to the Fresno City Council. Commission chair Oliver Baines said a few e...

Police Reform Panel Struggles to Keep Everyone on the Same Page as Deadline Nears

Jim Jakobs

September 29, 2020

A virtual meeting of the Fresno Commission for Police Reform turned into more than 5 hours of back and forth bickering about rules Monday night that ultimately led to the tabling of many recommendations up for ...

Picture of protesters demanding police reform

PD Reform Commission Debates Cops on Campus, Breaking the Chains

David Taub

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...

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 recommendations, the group continues to seek an extension ...

Liberty Sues Jerry Falwell Jr., Seeking Millions in Damages

Fresno State Announces 2021 Graduate Deans’ Medalists

Newsom Pitches $600 Tax Rebates for More Californians

Fresno Taking Next Steps to Aid Wrongfully Evicted

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

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

DA Charges Former Clovis Council Hopeful for Alleged Campaign Sign Theft

Visalia Broadcaster Brings Her Voice to Surviving Sexual Assault

Tawny Kitaen, Star of ’80s Rock Music Videos, Dies at 59

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

Selma Father and Son Made Beautiful Music Until Deadly Shooting

Walters : Factory-Produced Housing Could Help Solve Affordability Crisis

Walters: California’s Experiment in One-Man Governance by Newsom

Walters: Pandemic Eases, but California Housing Crisis Worsens

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

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

Fresno Police Reform Team Starts Work That Could Last a Year

‘I’m Not Sure I’ll Make It Out of This.’ Former Councilmember Details Alleged Assault.

Former Aide Arrested in Alleged Attack on Oliver Baines

Fresno Names Police Reform Board to Implement Policy Changes

Baines Gets Personal with Emotional Comments as Police Reform Panel Wraps

Create New Civilian Oversight Board for Police, Reform Commission Urges

Police Reform Panel Will Send 73 Recommendations to Fresno Mayor, Council

Police Reform Panel Struggles to Keep Everyone on the Same Page as Deadline Nears

PD Reform Commission Debates Cops on Campus, Breaking the Chains

Calls to Defund Fresno Police Continue as Commission Seeks More Time

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