In victory, Team Arambula forced to reckon with its own spin
Team Arambula has a message to people who want new leadership on the Fresno City Council: “Kiss My Ass.”
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Minimum wage hike's ripple effect reach Valley government
A dozen thoughts on California’s new minimum wage law: 1.) I’ve chatted with City of Fresno Communications Director Mark Standriff, …
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On election eve, an inside look at Democrats' Olivier paradox
Democrats don’t want Clint Olivier in Sacramento, but want his Council seat. Do they secretly want him to win on Tuesday?
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FPOA goes old school: Backing Perea, Bredefeld
Fresno’s cops have spoken: They like Henry R. Perea in Fresno’s mayoral race and Garry Bredefeld in the City Council …
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TRAILMIX: FPOA sweepstakes all the rage, SEIU not at all
Three quick items from the fascinating world of Fresno politics: 1.) The full governing board of the powerful Fresno Police …
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Amid epic drought, High-Speed Rail a water hog of unknown proportions
HSR has been measured in miles-per-hour and dollars-per-minute. George Hostetter inspects a new one: acre feet-per-day.
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Feds keep focus on Foster in drug case still nowhere close to courtroom
Plea offers are on the table, but none for the former Fresno Deputy Police Chief.
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Dyer prepares to reshape Fresno P.D. once more with reorganization
He’s not going anywhere, but Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer is reorganizing his department.
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Fresno prepares to take on additional water from Feds
The decent (but not great) rain season just got a little better for Fresno. City Hall announced last week that …
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Poochigian throws support behind Ott
My CVObserver colleague Alex Tavlian nailed this one long ago. Fresno County Supervisor Debbie Poochigian on Thursday said she is …
