You’d think that California, which boasts the world’s fifth-largest economy, would have ample tax revenue for schools, roads, and a public safety net. But, in some...
It’s called speaking truth to power. And, Wednesday night, five women dedicated to special education students and families delivered the truth to the most powerful leaders...
As soon as he became superintendent in 2017, Bob Nelson publicly acknowledged serious, heart-breaking problems in Fresno Unified’s often-criticized special education program. The criticism hasn’t relented...
Please, can someone close to Joaquin Arambula talk sense to the assemblyman? He’s in desperate need of a lucid, heart-to-heart conversation from somebody close, somebody he...
Retired judge Robert Oliver summed up the 90-minute community conversation Tuesday night about picking Fresno’s next police chief this way: “What I heard was, people are...
The shameful City Hall ritual of rubber-stamping liquor licenses finally faces its deserved demise. For decades, residents, school officials, and ministers have sought to convince city...
Cheers to the Visalia Times-Delta editorial board for calling Rep. Devin Nunes’ $150 million defamation lawsuit against The Fresno Bee what it is: “poppycock.” Many outlets have...
Lee Brand faces the biggest decision of his first mayoral term with eyes wide open. Whoever succeeds Jerry Dyer as Fresno police chief, the mayor says,...
After the Republicans lost the House of Representatives in November, my colleague, David Taub, asked Fresno State political science professor Thomas Holyoke how the election results might...
Can I just call in Jack Nicholson to give Steve Brandau and Garry Bredefeld the full “You Can’t Handle the Truth” treatment? If anyone deserves a...
