Update, 7/08/19, 3:15 p.m.: AÂ Fresno County Superior Court judge delayed a tentative ruling expected today on Measure P. Judge Kimberly Gaab pushed back a decision on whether the Fresno sales tax for parks was approved by voters with 53% of the vote. The city contends it needed two-thirds to pass....
Finally, Fresno Unified's Trajectory Is Pointing Up
After 43 years of bare-knuckled brawling, the leaders of Fresno Unified and its teachers union tried something different in hope of getting a better result. It worked. And that's good news for the district's students, families, and teachers. It's good news, too, for Fresno. Few would disagree our city's future...
Fresno Unified, Teachers Agree on Historic 3-Year Contract
The Fresno Teachers Association and Fresno Unified School District have reached tentative agreement on a three-year contract that runs through June 2022. Superintendent Bob Nelson announced the agreement at Wednesday night's board of trustees meeting. Nelson: Agreement Grounded in Today's Finances "We looked through all the records going back as...
Opinion: Council Salaries Should Attract Fresno's Best & Brightest
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 serious challenges — and a huge reservoir of untapped potential. To move Fresno ahead and make it the city we all want...
Fresno City Council to Vote on 23% Raises in Lame Duck Session
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 had the privilege and...
State Center’s Unrepresented Employees Get 2% Raises
Some of the high-ranking employees at State Center Community College District will get a 2.11 percent salary increase retroactive to July 1, 2018. District trustees unanimously approved the new salary schedules at their meeting Tuesday night. A total of 137 unrepresented employees, including academic vice chancellors, classified vice chancellors, and confidential employees, will...
UPDATE: Strike Avoided! Teachers & Fresno Unified Agree on Contract
Multiple sources told GV Wire on Wednesday morning that Fresno Unified leaders and the Fresno Teachers Association have struck a deal on a new three-year contract. Negotiators for both sides worked until 5 a.m. to get the deal done, and to avoid the district's first teachers strike since 1978. A...
UPDATE: Strike Avoided! Teachers & Fresno Unified Agree on Contract
Multiple sources told GV Wire on Wednesday morning that Fresno Unified leaders and the Fresno Teachers Association have struck a deal on a new three-year contract. Negotiators for both sides worked until 5 a.m. to get the deal done, and to avoid the district's first teachers strike since 1978. A...