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Former School CFO Gets Extra Year of Pay, Health Benefits After Quitting Job

Ruthie Quinto, who resigned earlier this month as Fresno Unified's deputy superintendent and chief financial officer, will be on paid administrative leave from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2021 under a resignation agreement GV Wireâ„  obtained from the district through a public records request. Quinto will be paid her full...

Friday Deadline to Add Picking Atkins’ Successor to November Ballot

Richard Atkins submitted his written resignation from his Area 4 seat on the Central Unified School District board of trustees on Wednesday morning, Superintendent Andy Alvarado said. Atkins dated his resignation June 23, but it won't be official until it reaches the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, Alvarado said. "Jim...

Tedford Saved the Bulldogs. Now He's Saving Himself.

Jeff Tedford, who breathed new life into Fresno State's down-on-its luck football program, has resigned in order to save his own life. "It is with a heavy heart, and there is no pun intended in that, I am announcing today I need to step down as head coach," Tedford said...

Trump Impeachment Inquiry Heads to Live TV Coverage

Back in 1973, tens of millions of Americans tuned in to what Variety called "the hottest daytime soap opera" — the Senate Watergate hearings that eventually led to President Richard Nixon's resignation. It was a communal experience, and by some estimates, more than 80% of Americans tuned in to at least part...

California Congresswoman's Exit Prompts Question of Equity Amid Scandal

The resignation of a female Democratic congresswoman over a consensual, sexual relationship with a campaign aide has sparked questions about whether women are held to higher standards in public life. At the center of the controversy is Katie Hill, a first-term lawmaker from California and a rising Democratic Party star....

US Official: Trump’s Special Envoy to Ukraine Has Resigned

WASHINGTON — Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO caught in the middle of a whistleblower complaint over the President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, resigned Friday from his post as special envoy to the Eastern European nation, according to a U.S. official. The official said Volker told Secretary...

Ex-Pentagon Chief Mattis Says Bitter Politics Threaten US

WASHINGTON — Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning of bitter political divisions that threaten American society, echoing themes he often cited before he resigned from the Trump administration in protest. The retired Marine general, who quit in December 2018 amid policy disagreements with President Donald Trump, says he is concerned about...

Ex-Pentagon Chief Mattis Says Bitter Politics Threaten US

WASHINGTON — Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning of bitter political divisions that threaten American society, echoing themes he often cited before he resigned from the Trump administration in protest. The retired Marine general, who quit in December 2018 amid policy disagreements with President Donald Trump, says he is concerned about...

Ex-Pentagon Chief Mattis Says Bitter Politics Threaten US

WASHINGTON — Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning of bitter political divisions that threaten American society, echoing themes he often cited before he resigned from the Trump administration in protest. The retired Marine general, who quit in December 2018 amid policy disagreements with President Donald Trump, says he is concerned about...

Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen has Resigned

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid the administration's growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border, two people familiar with the decision said. President Donald Trump thanked her for her work in a tweet and announced U.S. Customs...

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