Shirley Gibson isn’t quite sure how to feel about these numbers. As directing attorney of the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County — which offers legal services to low-income tenants caught between the preposterously priced southern suburbs of San Francisco and the preposterously priced suburbs of Silicon Valley —...
Party Registration in Vacant Supervisor District Favors Brandau
Voter registration numbers favor Steve Brandau in his quest to win a special election for Fresno County supervisor. The county’s latest figures show that the district, which covers mostly the city of Fresno north of Shaw Avenue, has an 8,700 (7 percentage points) Republican voter advantage. The numbers (as of...
Councilman Eyes Borgeas' Supervisor Seat. He's Now a Candidate.
The potentially vacant Fresno County supervisorial seat representing north and central Fresno has its first candidate. Fresno City Councilman Steve Brandau tells GV Wire he is "in" for the position held by Andreas Borgeas. “I am going to be a candidate in that race. … Supervisor Borgeas, I’m quite confident...
Fresno's Snauffer, Hanford's DeSantos Named to Appellate Court
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed two Valley judges to the Fifth District Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Mark W. Snauffer, 64, a Fresno County Superior Court judge since 2000, will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Stephen J. Kane. Thomas DeSantos, 61, a Kings County Superior Court Judge...