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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Oliver Baines admits just because he and his colleagues hold the title of council member doesn’t make them smarter than anyone else. “We’re really just some...
Tate Hill and Miguel Arias, the two men running for Fresno City Council District 3, have much in common. Both are 40-years old, Democrats, and share...
