Joseph Castro (right), former Fresno State president and CSU chancellor, and his wife, Mary. Joseph is receiving hospice care and his family requests privacy and prayers while community members can...

While six of the seven Fresno Unified School Board trustees try to put a happy face on the district’s new $500 million Measure H bond, voters deserve the ugly truth...

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...

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....

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...

Greetings Neighbors, I am so excited to share with you a sneak peek of what’s coming to the corner of Copper and Maple Avenues. The beautiful Copper River Marketplace will...

An ordinance named the Responsible Neighborhood Market Act is being proposed at City Hall. While this ordinance is intended to reduce the number of liquor stores in Fresno, it actually...

Originally published on GV Wire, Nov 21, 2018. Whenever there is an aggressive change in direction away from the principles America was founded upon, our country has a way of...

Originally published on GV Wire, Oct 23, 2018. Here’s something I believe people on both sides of the parks tax debate can agree on: We’ve got miles to go to...

Originally published on GV Wire, Sep 10, 2018 If President Donald Trump doesn’t soon resolve the international trade war he started with tariffs, America’s booming economy will be derailed. And...

Originally published on GV Wire, Aug 31, 2017 Fresno Mayor Lee Brand made good this week on his promises to hire a full-time independent police auditor who resides in Fresno...

Originally published on GV Wire, June 8, 2018 In our news meeting this morning, we held a moment of silence for Anthony Bourdain and then talked about his gift for...

Originally published on GV Wire, Feb 7, 2018 Two weeks ago, after millions of Americans righteously voiced their frustration with Congress, our nation’s lawmakers ended the three-day government shutdown and...

Originally published in The Fresno Bee, April 28, 2017 Would it surprise you to learn that illegal immigrants have the potential to ruin our country – if they leave? In...

As a Muslim immigrant from Iran of almost 40 years living in this beautiful country, I believe when we face our maker in the next life, we will be asked:...

Our city has become handicapped in many ways, and we are falling behind our neighbors. In May of 2015, Gallup named Fresno out of the 100 largest cities nationwide the...

The events in Paris and San Bernardi­no were outra­geous. There is no way to predict when or where the next atrocity will occur. My first reac­tion was to bomb the...

America has always been a beacon of hope, a shining city on the hill. We stand for justice, peace, opportunity and respect for human dignity. Growing up in Iran, I...

Whenever there is an aggressive change in direction away from the principles America was founded upon, our country has a way of coming together to restore them. As it has...

I love Fresno. This community has been instrumental in the success of my family and my company, and for that, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for its revival....