After five years as a Fresno County Supervisor, Andreas Borgeas is setting his sights on higher political office. He is campaigning for the state Senate seat being vacated by termed-out Sen. Tom Berryhill. If successful, this will be Borgeas' third political office since winning a seat on the Fresno City Council...
Take 5: Borgeas Has Capitol in His Sights
After five years as a Fresno County Supervisor, Andreas Borgeas is setting his sights on higher political office. He is campaigning for the state Senate seat being vacated by termed-out Sen. Tom Berryhill. If successful, this will be Borgeas' third political office since winning a seat on the Fresno City Council...
Dan Walters Tells It Like It Is About Sexual Harassment & Hypocritical Cal Legislature
California lawmakers finally relented last week and released records of investigations into sexual harassment involving Capitol members and employees. But CALmatters columnist Dan Walters opines in his Feb. 7 column that the state Legislature's action fell short of what is needed. "It was not a complete capitulation," Walters writes. "Records of...
Dan Walters Tells It Like It Is About Sexual Harassment & Hypocritical Cal Legislature
California lawmakers finally relented last week and released records of investigations into sexual harassment involving Capitol members and employees. But CALmatters columnist Dan Walters opines in his Feb. 7 column that the state Legislature's action fell short of what is needed. "It was not a complete capitulation," Walters writes. "Records of...
GV Wire Tracks Down Isadore Hall at ALRB
It’s a Monday afternoon in Sacramento. In an auditorium at the Employment Development Department, about a dozen people in total gather for a public meeting of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Most of those in attendance are ALRB staff. The meeting itself was rather mundane. The panel of three heard...
GV Wire Tracks Down Isadore Hall at ALRB
It’s a Monday afternoon in Sacramento. In an auditorium at the Employment Development Department, about a dozen people in total gather for a public meeting of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Most of those in attendance are ALRB staff. The meeting itself was rather mundane. The panel of three heard...
Local Millions on the Line for State Gas Tax
The California legislature is scheduled to vote on a dramatic increase to the gasoline tax later this week. Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing hard for the $52 billion tax to help repair roads and other infrastructure. In the past week, he appeared in news conferences in Sacramento and Concord. He...
Local Millions on the Line for State Gas Tax
The California legislature is scheduled to vote on a dramatic increase to the gasoline tax later this week. Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing hard for the $52 billion tax to help repair roads and other infrastructure. In the past week, he appeared in news conferences in Sacramento and Concord. He...
Vidak Accuses Dem Leader, Ag Group in Hall Conspiracy
[This revised story features reaction from Sen. Kevin De Leon's office and more from Vidak] Sen. Andy Vidak (R-Hanford) lobbed another charge about the appointment of Isadore Hall to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB). Less than two weeks after accusing Hall of having a vendetta against those who opposed...
Vidak Accuses Dem Leader, Ag Group in Hall Conspiracy
[This revised story features reaction from Sen. Kevin De Leon's office and more from Vidak] Sen. Andy Vidak (R-Hanford) lobbed another charge about the appointment of Isadore Hall to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB). Less than two weeks after accusing Hall of having a vendetta against those who opposed...