Fresno City Hall
Fresno City Council Member Steve Brandau will pitch Veterans Boulevard in D.C. for funds to complete the project
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Small Gov
Mr. GSD: How Brooke Ashjian got Fresno talking vocational education
May 5, 2015Two words have crept into the vocab of Fresnans across the political spectrum: vocational education. From KMJ’s Ray Appleton to City Councilman Sal Quintero, the issue of vocational education has reached a fever pitch. But why?...
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That Was A Freebie
Free cow was apparently too good to be moo
May 4, 2015Buyer beware, people. When something’s too good to be true, it probably is. Or for this particular Craigslist poster: if something’s too good to be moo, it probably is. That’s right, there’s a new scam...
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Rankings on Rankings
The number of Fresno kids waiting to go to charter schools is INSANE
May 4, 2015Demand for Fresno area charter schools has skyrocketed, according to a report from California’s charter school trade association. The California Charter Schools Association released its annual survey of charter school waiting lists across the Golden...
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From HQ
Introducing the Observer
May 4, 2015Welcome to CVObserver! We want to answer two big questions: who are we and what are we going to do? What exactly are we all about? We enjoy staying up-to-date with the good and bad...
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Election 2016
Has Lee Brand already locked up the Mayor’s race?
May 3, 2015City Councilman Lee Brand just might have intentionally (or unintentionally) shut down one of the most interesting Valley races in 2016: Fresno’s mayoral race. His bid, in earnest, started when The Fresno Bee‘s George Hostetter announced in 2012 that...
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Fresno City Hall
Fresno Mayor Brand nominates 2016 campaign consultant to powerful city board
April 18, 2018City Council on Thursday will consider political consultant Terra Brusseau to the powerful Fresno Housing Authority board.
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From HQ
EOC agrees to pay $100,000 for former elementary school in West Fresno valued at $1.837 million
April 12, 2018The Oversight Board on Wednesday agreed on a 6-0 vote to sell a former school site to the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission. The sale price is $100,000, not the $1 that EOC officials wanted. However,...
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Fresno City Hall
Panel, not one person, must hear a landlords code enforcement appeals in Fresno
April 17, 2018Fresno City Council may change code enforcement appeal process on Thursday after a court decision from the First District Court of Appeals.
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Election 2018
Whelan receives key endorsement from FPD Chief Dyer and Fresno Police Officers Association
April 13, 2018Whelan has FPD Chief Dyer and FPOA endorsement, and Esparza receives Stationary Engineers Local 39 endorsement.
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Sports
The boon for Tedford’s Fresno State turnaround? Tickets, recruits, and buzz.
October 24, 2017Jeff Tedford and his Bulldogs are well on their way to giving Fresno State officials something they’ve dreamed about for years: Leverage on the ticket prices.
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Sports
Bulldogs steamroll New Mexico, 38-0, with dazzling offense
October 14, 2017Behind Marcus McMariyon's arm (and even legs), Fresno State continued its roll through Mountain West play staying unbeaten in the conference.
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From HQ
Introducing CVO Video
October 9, 2017CVObserver is excited to roll out our new YouTube channel – CVO Video – and announce our first show, starring Editor-At-Large Jim Verros.
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Schools
Jim Verros on a Fresno Unified strike: “It’s going to change the conversation”
September 25, 2017A teacher's strike will shakeup the summer storyline of Brooke Ashjian's comments and put the focus back on bread-and-butter issues.
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Big Gov
Jim Verros on DACA changes: “Absolutely this is a ploy” by both parties
September 10, 2017Jim Verros talked with CBS47 This Morning to discuss changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.