GV Wire Publisher Darius Assemi, left, and Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi opine that FUSD's $500 million Measure H bond on the Nov. 5 ballot is premature because the district has yet to name a superintendent and the project list fails the "equity" test. (GV Wire Composite/Paul Marshall). While six...
DARIUS ASSEMI’S MESSAGE ON FARMING CHALLENGES
Central Valley farming operations face unprecedented challenges created by low commodity prices, high interest rates, rising operational costs, and decreased water supply. The Assemi farming group has not been able to avoid these challenges. And, after months of effort and good-faith negotiations by all parties, two banks could not agree...
ENOUGH WITH THE EXCUSES. ARE YOU PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH FRESNO’S PUBLIC EDUCATION?
A quality public education shouldn’t be reserved for deadweight political talk—it's a civil rights matter that is everyone’s business. If you don't see that, you are part of the problem. Look at the statistics: our Black and Hispanic children in Fresno Unified are lagging far behind their peers. How do...
AS THE WORLD’S GREATEST SUPERPOWER, OUR CHARGE IS TO BROKER A LASTING PEACE IN GAZA
The images of death and destruction from Gaza are horrifying. Every picture and video we see — especially those of innocent children being killed or maimed — shakes every caring person to the core. We are not so naïve as to think there will never be a war somewhere in...