Some of the photos accompanying this column make me wonder if Fresno Unified will ever get its act together. Listen to this article: As you can see, the conditions in this special education storage room and teachers' office at Figarden Elementary School are appalling. Rat feces and urine are...
Swearengin Named to State Committee on Housing, Econ
Ashley Swearengin, Fresno's former mayor and current president/CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation, will serve on a new state economic committee. Organized by California Treasurer Fiona Ma, Swearengin is part of the 12-member Housing, Economic Development, Jobs and Opportunity Zone Ad Hoc Committee. Listen to this article: "I sought creative...
Recall Group Gives Slatic Notice to Remove Him from Office
Supporters of the recall of Fresno Unified trustee Terry Slatic formally began the process Monday. During a court hearing on a restraining order filed by a student against the trustee, the Recall Slatic group served the school board member the official Notice of Intention. Slatic downplayed the event. Listen to...
Judge Presses Pause on Slatic Restraining Order Hearing
A Fresno Unified school board member will have to wait at least a month to learn the fate of a restraining order filed against him. In July, a Bullard High student/cheerleader filed a restraining order against Terry Slatic, saying she feared for her safety after Slatic held a meeting with...
What's Slatic's Legal Strategy? Filings Provide a Clue.
A Fresno Unified trustee says a restraining order filed against him by a Bullard High School student is frivolous and politically motivated. Terry Slatic returns to court Monday afternoon for a hearing on the restraining order sought by the 16-year old cheerleader. The student filed the request shortly after Slatic...
Slatic Opponents Looking for Cash to Fuel Recall Campaign
The campaign to recall Fresno Unified trustee Terry Slatic will take another step forward Sunday with a kickoff fundraiser. "An Evening of Food, Music & Wonderful People" will be held in the home of Howard and Christine Watkins at 1785 W. Dovewood Lane in Fresno from 4 to 6 p.m....
Where's the AC? Fresno Unified Students, Teachers Feel the Heat
Air conditioning continues to be a hot-button issue for Fresno Unified School District, which has grappled with about 800 requests for service since the start of the school year Aug. 19. For those classrooms and other spaces without operating air conditioning, the first 13 days were sweltering. The National Weather...
Judge Orders Slatic, Student to Stay Away From Each Other
A Fresno County Superior Court judge ordered Fresno Unified Trustee Terry Slatic and a Bullard High School student to stay 20 yards away from each other, at a Monday morning hearing. The student, a 16-year old cheerleader, filed a temporary restraining order against Slatic in July. Judge Noelle Pebet denied...
Who is Taking Bullard Students Off-Campus for Birth Control Pills?
Students at Bullard High School are being driven off-campus during the school day to pick up birth control pills in vehicles that aren't owned by Fresno Unified School District and by people who don't work for the district, trustee Terry Slatic says. He's concerned about the district's potential liability in...
Who is Taking Bullard Students Off-Campus for Birth Control Pills?
Students at Bullard High School are being driven off-campus during the school day to pick up birth control pills in vehicles that aren't owned by Fresno Unified School District and by people who don't work for the district, trustee Terry Slatic says. He's concerned about the district's potential liability in...