Money can’t buy you happiness. And, apparently, it can’t buy you elections. CALmatters columnist Dan Walters notes how one of the richest men in the world failed in his latest go-around dabbling into California politics. Billionaire and philanthropist George Soros backed four district attorney candidates to achieve his goal of...
Bank of America Contract Rejected by Council
Fresno City Councilman Garry Bredefeld successful led an effort to block the city from awarding a banking contract to Bank of America because of past racial discrimination allegations. The council was set to vote Thursday on awarding the bank a five-year contract (with two-one year extensions) for approximately $102,000 per...
Poverty Pimps? Brandau's Low Blow from Dais
Is Steve Brandau worried about losing his conservative street cred? How else would you explain his excoriating of legal advocates for the poor from the city council dais? Thursday night (Jan. 25), the Fresno City Council debated whether to approve a 2 million-square-foot industrial park project. The result was so...
Poverty Pimps? Brandau's Low Blow from Dais
Is Steve Brandau worried about losing his conservative street cred? How else would you explain his excoriating of legal advocates for the poor from the city council dais? Thursday night (Jan. 25), the Fresno City Council debated whether to approve a 2 million-square-foot industrial park project. The result was so...