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At City Hall, stay in your lane or get jipped
I have to admit something to you. I’m having a lot of fun. Between being the Editor-at-Large here, being a political analyst at KSEE 24, and hosting the upcoming new show here at CVO called...
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Get the NFL protests off our Council meeting
September 28, 2017Criticism of NFL protests came in from all corners, but delivering it from a place where the public's business is conducted crossed a line.
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5 Simple Rules for Running the State’s Fifth Largest City
September 1, 2017We need an intervention with our Bluetooth-wearing, incessant tweeting natives of City Hall.
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Understanding the flooding of the Kings River
August 24, 2017Fresno County Supervisor Buddy Mendes dives into this year's biggest water management crisis: the flooding of the Kings River.
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What the hell is wrong with us?
August 14, 2017In light of Charlottesville, the melting pot that is supposed to be our nation is melting down. There are two reasons why.
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Thank you, City Council, for reminding us what Prop. 64 means
July 3, 2017Fresno voted for Prop. 64, but it wasn't carte blanche for legal weed. The City's weed ban exposed inevitable outcomes and an irrational debate.
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Detached Sacramento unleashes an invisible reckoning on Ag
May 22, 2017Politicians and regulators are dangerously detached from the impact and subsequent fallout created by legislation that ignores how farms actually function.
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Hanford doesn’t want to raise taxes, so now we will rob Peter to pay Paul
March 20, 2017Councilman Justin Mendes writes that a decaying Downtown Hanford needs a change, starting with the Bastille.
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Citizen’s Police Board flawed, undermines Fresno’s cops
March 13, 2017Fresno City Councilman Garry Bredefeld lays out his opposition to Mayor Brand's Police Advisory Board.
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Fresno as Marijuana haven? It’ll cost us – all of us.
February 27, 2017Legal weed dispensaries add crime, poor tax revenue, and pose a threat to Fresno's kids, Garry Bredefeld writes.