The top officials at Immigration and Customs Enforcement clearly are following President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant agenda while turning a deaf ear to those worried about Valley agriculture and our neighbors who toil in the fields. Last week, The Fresno Bee reported that Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) sent a letter to ICE...
Update: Trump in Tulare? Sheriff Says He's Heard the Rumors.
(Update, 3/08/18, 6p PT) Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux’s office says he was not contacted by the White House, as GV Wire earlier reported. Initially, his office said the sheriff “received notification of President Trump coming to the area.” Ashley Ritchie, media specialist for the sheriff’s office, clarifies that Boudreaux...
Soria Starts Re-Election Bid in Style. Is Higher Office Ahead?
Fresno City Councilwoman Esmeralda Soria began her re-election campaign in style. Held in the Fig Garden home of her boyfriend and prominent real estate developer Terance Frazier, Soria welcomed support from a who’s who of local political and labor communities. Listen to David Taub's interview with Esmeralda Soria about her...
Valley's Big Win. Treasury Awards $55M in New Market Tax Credits.
A Fresno-based group will receive $55 million in tax credits from the U.S. Treasury to help stimulate investment and economic growth in the Valley's low-income urban neighborhoods and rural communities. TJ. Cox, president and chief operating officer of the Central Valley New Market Tax Credit Fund, told GV Wire about...
Valley's Big Win. Treasury Awards $55M in New Market Tax Credits.
A Fresno-based group will receive $55 million in tax credits from the U.S. Treasury to help stimulate investment and economic growth in the Valley's low-income urban neighborhoods and rural communities. TJ. Cox, president and chief operating officer of the Central Valley New Market Tax Credit Fund, told GV Wire about...
Costa & McClintock Buck Their Leaders on Ending Government Shutdown
The passage of a bill in Friday's early hours to end a brief federal government shutdown suggests how upside down American politics has become in the Trump era. "Unlike similar measures Congress has passed in recent years to lift sequestration spending caps and suspend the debt ceiling, this one drew...
Costa & McClintock Buck Their Leaders on Ending Government Shutdown
The passage of a bill in Friday's early hours to end a brief federal government shutdown suggests how upside down American politics has become in the Trump era. "Unlike similar measures Congress has passed in recent years to lift sequestration spending caps and suspend the debt ceiling, this one drew...
Take 5: Fresno City Council District 7 Candidate Brian Whelan
Attorney Brian Whelan sat down with Take 5 to talk about his run for the Fresno City Council. He hopes to replace Clint Olivier, who will term out of the District 7 seat in January 2019. Whelan says he wants to empower his District 7 neighbors. He supports Mayor Lee Brand's...
Take 5: Fresno City Council District 7 Candidate Brian Whelan
Attorney Brian Whelan sat down with Take 5 to talk about his run for the Fresno City Council. He hopes to replace Clint Olivier, who will term out of the District 7 seat in January 2019. Whelan says he wants to empower his District 7 neighbors. He supports Mayor Lee Brand's...
Take 5: Costa Pushes Back Against Trump, Seeks Immigration Fixes
When it comes to immigration, Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, has a lot on his mind, as he details in the video above. President Donald Trump's comments decrying immigration from places he described as "shit-hole" countries have appeared to further polarize debate over that already-contentious issue. The controversy has also added to...