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Where is Bitwise Industries making its money? Internal docs shed light on business.
The booming (and now busting) Fresno tech start-up has often struggled to articulate exactly how it makes money. New documents acquired by The Sun shed light.
May 30, 2023
Bitwise Industries furloughs workforce. Questions arise over missing 401k money.
The tech incubator and co-working firm denied financial difficulties last week. Now, it's putting its employees on ice.
May 30, 2023
Federal, local gang sweep pulls dozens of violent criminals off Fresno streets
Federal and local law enforcement officials removed a lengthy list of criminals, guns, drugs, and money from the streets in Operation Broken Bonds.
May 29, 2023
Fresno lawmakers set to block homeless from camping on sidewalks
Fresno is drawing red lines on where homeless can camp – starting with regulating which sidewalks they can and can't block.
May 25, 2023
Is Bitwise’s boom over? Tax issues, money moves prompt questions.
Missed tax payments, legal disputes over rent of new buildings, the sale of others, and solicitations for sky-high interest rate loans are painting a worrisome picture.
May 24, 2023
A Fresno middle school launched an 11-year legal saga. Its builder is finally speaking out.
A contract to build a middle school in a poor Fresno neighborhood sparked an FBI probe, the ouster of a Superintendent, and an 11-year-long litigation war. Now, the builder is breaking their silence.
May 23, 2023
Dyer a “puppy dog,” “reluctant to fight the good fight” in Sacramento, says Autry.
Former Fresno Mayor Alan Autry didn't shy away from criticizing Jerry Dyer, a man he tapped as Fresno's Chief of Police in 2001, over his approach to politics in Sacramento.
May 21, 2023
Kings Co. crime victim director arrested over equipment theft, embezzlement
The Kings County DA staffer had a history of generating controversy, first filing a complaint against the DA mere weeks into her term.
May 18, 2023
Flanked by Senate GOP, McCarthy ratchets pressure on Biden for debt deal
Speaker Kevin McCarthy managed to boast a united front of Republicans on Capitol Hill, from both the House and Senate, toward finding a solution to the nation's debt crisis.
May 17, 2023
Newsom signs UFW-backed bill to ease farmworker unionization
The UFW, whose membership has dwindled in recent years, has sought legislative wins in Sacramento to build back its depleted roster of members.
May 16, 2023