Congressman David Valadao is calling an immigration protest at his house a case of uncivil discourse. A group of protesters congregated outside of Valadao’s Hanford home this morning (Aug. 15), with his wife and three children inside. Valadao was not there. About 10 CHIRLA Action Fund protesters gathered on a...
Housing Project Honors Sal Gonzales Sr.'s Inspiring Legacy
One hundred and thirty-five units of affordable housing are coming to southeast Fresno. Eighty-nine of the units will be for low-income families. Forty-six will be reserved for low-income seniors. There will be a computer lab, a recreation room, a community kitchen, a courtyard, a garden, a library, afterschool programs and...
ALRB Wrong Not To Count Gerawan Votes, Court Rules
A California appeal court granted a unanimous victory today to farmworkers who want their votes counted in a dispute over UFW representation. The Fresno-based 5th District Court of Appeal ordered the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, the state agency in charge of settling farm labor disputes, to reconsider its decision to nullify...
No DQ: Witness Comes Forward in ALRB Case
The identity of the witness behind Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) member Isadore Hall’s alleged threats against those who oppose him has been revealed. State Senator Andy Vidak (R-Hanford) initially called attention to a “profanity-laced tirade” in a letter to Senate President Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) on March 13,...
No DQ: Witness Comes Forward in ALRB Case
The identity of the witness behind Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) member Isadore Hall’s alleged threats against those who oppose him has been revealed. State Senator Andy Vidak (R-Hanford) initially called attention to a “profanity-laced tirade” in a letter to Senate President Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) on March 13,...
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...
ALRB: Witness Comes Forward on Hall Tirade; Meeting Cancelled
A confidential witness is shedding more light upon what an Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) member allegedly said when confronting a group of farmers. And, in perhaps a coincidence, the ARLB cancelled its board meeting for Thursday (May 11). An ARLB spokesman says it is because a lack of quorum...
ALRB: Witness Comes Forward on Hall Tirade; Meeting Cancelled
A confidential witness is shedding more light upon what an Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) member allegedly said when confronting a group of farmers. And, in perhaps a coincidence, the ARLB cancelled its board meeting for Thursday (May 11). An ARLB spokesman says it is because a lack of quorum...
GV Wire Investigation: What ALRB is Spending on Gerawan
The Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) has spent at least $281,350 in litigation in five cases against a Fresno County fruit packing company. Gerawan Farming provided GV Wire with at least 25 cases in which its company or one of its employees has engaged with the ALRB. Each has been filed...