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Baines Casts Wide Community Net for Police Reform Commission Members

June 19, 2020

Oliver Baines says he welcomes having 36 members serving with him on the Fresno Commission on Police Reform. "Anyone that wanted to serve on this commission, I pretty much said yes to. I felt like it was such an important moment in Fresno's history," Baines...

Walters: Two Wins for Governmental Transparency

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

June 11, 2020

Advocates of governmental transparency have scored two recent wins in their perpetual battles with California’s political officials. One victory, a May 28 state Supreme Court ruling, is especially timely sin...

Walters: Undercutting Legislative Transparency

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

June 4, 2020

Four years ago, despite fierce opposition from Democratic politicians, California voters passed Proposition 54, a constitutional amendment requiring the Legislature to be more transparent. Nearly two-thirds ...

Walters: Voters Face Hundreds of Local Tax Measures

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

January 23, 2020

California voters have seen a deluge of local government tax and bond measures in recent elections and will face even more this year. The California Taxpayers Association has counted 231 local sales and parcel tax increases and bond issues (which automatica...

Could City Ordinance Punishing Leakers Also Go After Media?

David Taub

November 1, 2019

A proposed Fresno City Council ordinance would punish City Hall officials and staff who reveal confidential information, as well as those who receive privileged materials. "We have problems with information ...

Borgeas Goes to White House. Talks About Trump Meeting.

David Taub

October 11, 2019

State Sen. Andreas Borgeas of Fresno isn't quite sure how he received an invitation to the White House this week. On Wednesday, Borgeas stood behind President Donald Trump while the president signed two exec...

With Another Search Looming, Hall Named Fresno PD Chief

David Taub

August 23, 2019

Andy Hall learned he would be named Fresno's next chief of police only two days ago. The deputy chief ascended to the top position in the department without ever applying for the job. Hall said he received a call from the mayor’s office on 3 p.m. Wednesday....

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Are Fresno Unified Magnet School Lotteries on the Up and Up?

Bill McEwen

July 11, 2019

Fresno Unified School District's magnet schools are some of the best anywhere. They're innovative, challenging, and staffed with top-flight teachers. In many of them, naturally, applicants exceed capacity. T...

Walters: Bill Reduces Ballot Measure Transparency

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

June 19, 2019

Given their druthers, many government officials would prefer to do their business – our business, actually – behind closed doors and provide sanitized, self-serving versions of their actions after the fact. ...

Walters: Bond Issue Transparency Still Under Assault

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

April 14, 2019

Two years ago, in a rare display of support for transparency in government finance, the Legislature and then-Gov. Jerry Brown required local governments and school districts to tell voters how proposed bond issues would affect their property taxes. ...

Dyer Reveals Plans To Stop Gang Violence at City Hall Rally

Nurses Wanted: Swamped Hospitals Scramble for Pandemic Help

Lawmakers Unveil Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment

Slim Jim Jerky Recipe Creator Dies of COVID-19

Shootings Down 60%, Police Say. Task Force Will Continue Through Holidays.

How California Reached Historic Voter Turnout Despite Pandemic, Distrust

Doing This One Thing Helps Community College Students Transfer to a 4-Year University

Called Out for Nearly 500% Increase in COVID Cases, Madera County Pushes Back

Trebek Brought Consensus, Class to a Nation in Need of Both

Pro Wrestling Legend Pat Patterson, Noted Fresno Headliner, Dies at 79

Kingsburg Icon Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic Decathlon Champion, Dies at 86

‘Feisty’ Bobcat Burned in San Bernardino Wildfire Recovers, Now Set for Release

Change in Food Bank Distribution Service Sets off Alarm Bells

Walters: GOP Congressional Wins Set Stage for 2022

Pro Wrestling Legend Pat Patterson, Noted Fresno Headliner, Dies at 79

Opinion: Agencies Should Follow CARB’s Leadership on Emissions From Gas Appliances

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

As Virus Surges, Trump Rallies Keep Packing in Thousands

Unveiling Economic Team, Biden Pledges, ‘Help is on the Way’

To Court Latinos, Democrats Have to Expand Strategy in 2022

Biden to Nominate Yellen, Highlight Diversity on Econ Team

Baines Casts Wide Community Net for Police Reform Commission Members

Walters: Two Wins for Governmental Transparency

Walters: Undercutting Legislative Transparency

Walters: Voters Face Hundreds of Local Tax Measures

Could City Ordinance Punishing Leakers Also Go After Media?

Borgeas Goes to White House. Talks About Trump Meeting.

With Another Search Looming, Hall Named Fresno PD Chief

Are Fresno Unified Magnet School Lotteries on the Up and Up?

Walters: Bill Reduces Ballot Measure Transparency

Walters: Bond Issue Transparency Still Under Assault

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