GV Wire

5 days ago | gvwire.com | Nancy Price

Pacific Gas & Electric customers are already paying some of the nation’s highest rates for electricity, and their bills could be getting a little bigger. PG&E is notifying customers that they’ll have to pay transaction fees starting May 19 if they use a bank account, credit card, or debit card to pay their bills. The fee will be $1.50 for residential customers and $6.95 for business customers. It’s unclear why business customers would pay more than residential customers.

6 days ago | gvwire.com | David Taub

A state appeal court ruled that Fresno County does not have standing when challenging a lawsuit over a state law banning derogatory place names. And one county supervisor sys the fight is over. A 3-0 ruling from the Fifth Appellate District found in favor of the state and ordered the county to pay undetermined court costs. Fresno County sued the state in 2023 over AB 2022, which banned the use of “squaw” for geographic place names. The law went into effect Jan. 1, 2025.

6 days ago | gvwire.com | David Taub

A 10-year recycling contract is once again under consideration in Clovis. The city council on Monday will consider awarding the $5.5 million contract to Mid Valley Disposal, after months of back and forth over the nature of services. In February, the city council delayed any vote, to consider additional proposals from Republic Services — which currently has the recycling contract expiring July 31 — and Caglia Environmental.

6 days ago | gvwire.com | David Taub

The Fresno Unified school board is purposely keeping its superintendent search secret. All board members signed a nondisclosure agreement with a search firm assisting them in finding a new leader for the state’s third-largest school district. “Some candidates may not want to apply because they don’t want their name out there. They’re currently employed, so it might limit the pool of candidates. … So therefore, confidentiality was to be respected.

1 week ago | gvwire.com | Wendy Fry |Erica Yee |Rya Jetha

Some five years after the police murder of George Floyd, shifting political winds at both the state and national level raise the question of whether California will ever enact reparations or if the effort is destined to stall out. Efforts to implement some legislation fell short during last year’s legislative session amid a bitter split within the Legislative Black Caucus over slow progress. This year, Gov.