On Wired Wednesday, GV Wire senior reporter David Taub talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about the recent ruling a federal judge made regarding Fresno smoke shops. The business owners argued that the regulations violate equal protection under the U.S. Constitution because such rules did not...
Wired Wednesday: Fresno’s Blackstone Ave Makeover Debate
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Kim Stephens about the upcoming road diet on Blackstone Avenue in Fresno. Changes to Blackstone Avenue between Dakota Avenue and Highway 180 will begin in 2026, reducing the number of driving lanes and adding bike lanes. Some Blackstone...
Wired Wednesday: How AI is Transforming the Workplace
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about the advancement of AI in the workplace. Entry-level, white collar labor is expected to be the first affected as AI becomes a bigger part of the economy. Stanford University reports a 13% decline in career employment...
Wired Wednesday: Why Is Pismo’s Manager in ICE Detention?
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about the ICE detention of a local man. Long-time Pismo's Coastal Grill general manager Psalm Behpoor was detained on June 23 in Fresno and sent to a detention facility in Bakersfield. Behpoor said he, like many...
Wired Wednesday: What’s the Latest in California-Texas Redistricting Duel?
GV Wire News Director Bill McEwen talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about how Texas and California want to redistrict their congressional seats. Gov. Newsom proposes to alter the state’s 53 House districts to shift five or six seats now held by Republicans into Democratic hands....
Wired Wednesday: Spike in Summer Football Injuries
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about the increase of football-related injuries seen at Valley Children's Hospital. California law bans helmets and protective gear in the offseason as well as full-contact drills in hopes players will work only on fundamentals. Smith says...
Wired Wednesday: Why Did Judge Block a New Costco for NW Fresno?
On this week’s Wired Wednesday, GV Wire senior reporter David Taub talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about a recent judge's ruling that blocked the building of a new Costco in northwest Fresno. The judge found found shortcomings with city's analysis of the environmental impacts the...
Wired Wednesday: Judge Gives Green Light to 4-Story NW Fresno Apt. Complex
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about a recent court decision allowing the construction of a four-story luxury apartment complex at Herndon and Prospect avenues in northwest Fresno. In July 2024, the Fresno City Council turned down the developer on a technicality...
Wired Wednesday: Why Is State Lawmaker Taking Aim at Rooftop Solar?
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about an Assembly bill that would raise utility bills for buyers of homes that already have installed solar. Assemblymember Lisa Calderon, D-Whittier, is the author of AB 942. She says that non-solar ratepayers have subsidized solar...
Wired Wednesday: Learn the Latest on the Caleb Quick Murder Hearings
GV Wire reporter and editor Anthony W. Haddad talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about the suspects involved in the Caleb Quick murder trial. The two suspects, a male and a female, are minors. They're in custody and will be tried separately. Haddad described the atmosphere...