GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Justin Willis about the steep rise in restaurant menu prices, how consumers are reacting, and the effect on tips. Toast, a data collection company, released its findings and ranks California as the third most expensive place to buy...
Wired Wednesday: Latinas Are the Unsung Heroes of US Economy
GV Wire News Director Bill McEwen talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Jim De La Vega about the economic impact of Latinas. A study funded by Bank of America and conducted by researchers at California Lutheran University and UCLA revealed that despite being only 9.3% of the U.S....
Wired Wednesday: Fresno Environmental Groups Win Court Fight vs. City Hall
GV Wire's Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Jim De La Vega about a recent appellate court ruling that forced the city of Fresno to halt projects by local developers. The court agreed with environmental groups who said that City Hall didn't sufficiently review the impacts...
Wired Wednesday: Breaking Down the Lawsuit vs. Community Health System
GV Wire Multimedia Journalist Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Kim Stephens about Community Health System being sued by two Fresno nonprofits. The nonprofits allege that CHS wrongfully directed Medi-Cal funding from Community Regional Medical Center to Clovis Community Medical Center. But, as Smith explains, a...
Wired Wednesday: Chevron Corporate Exit Is Tip of the Iceberg in Newsom’s War on Oil
GV Wire News Director Bill McEwen talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Jim De La Vega about Gov. Newsom's war on oil producers and its potential impact on fuel prices.
Wired Wednesday: City of Fresno’s Litigation Battles
GV Wire senior reporter David Taub talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Kim Stephens about the litigation woes the city of Fresno is battling. One potential case centers on city funding of its firefighter and police pension fund. Another case involves a $1 million settlement between the Fresno...
Wired Wednesday: Former Bitwise Employee Speaks Out on Company Culture and CEOs’ Apology
GV Wire reporter and editor Anthony Haddad talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Kim Stephens about the downfall of Bitwise. As a former employee, Haddad shares his experience of what it was like in Fresno's "Disneyland" tech company and how many things were not what they seemed.
Wired Wednesday: The Battle Over South Fresno Industrial Growth
GV Wire reporter Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Kim Stephens about a new Fresno State study on the relationship between jobs and industrial growth in south Fresno. Smith's recent column opines that the study relied on faulty data and does not explain the full story.
Wired Wednesday: How Has Shotspotter Performed in Fresno?
GV Wire reporter Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Kim Stephens about the effectiveness of Shotspotter in Fresno. Shottspotter is a type of technology that helps to identify the location of gun shots when they occur.
Wired Wednesday: Prop 47 Reform and Poison Pill Legislation
GV Wire reporter Edward Smith speaks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Jim De La Vega about the politics impacting Proposition 47 reform in California. Even though nearly 1 million registered voters signed a petition to put a bipartisan Prop. 47 revise on the November ballot, Gov. Gavin Newsom...