WEEKLY DIGEST AUGUST 31, 2018

THE WISDOM, WIT AND IMPACT OF JOHN MCCAIN » JARRAR REMAINS OFF CAMPUS AS FRESNO STATE CLASSES START » GOV. BROWN SIGNS BILL ENDING BAIL BEFORE TRIAL » Photo: Randa Jarrar Facebook Account JARRAR REMAINS people to callher with criticism. It turnedout tobeacrisis geles. At onepoint, shetweeted outaphonenumber for her Twitter account indicates that she resides in Los An- then switched her Twitter account to private. Currently, lowers, mentioning her salary andjobsecurity status. She leave. Jarrar continued to engage with socialmedia fol- At thetime of thetweets, Jarrar was already onpersonal more negative postsabout Bush andher family. freedom andgood taste. She followed uptheremarks with of criticismandthefulcrum of debates aboutacademic Bush was an“amazing racist,” Jarrar becamealightning rod mer First Lady Barbara Bush last April. After tweeting that exploded onthenational radar following thedeath of for known amongacademicandliterary circles, Jarrar’s name of Home” and “Him, Me, Muhammad Ali.” While already Jarrar isanaward-winning author of suchbooksas“A Map The Tweet That Launched1,000Protests ab-American Literature classes. American Literature, Advanced Writing of Fiction, and Ar tute teachers will fillin for three classes: Masterpieces of teaching,” saiduniversity spokeswoman Patti Waid. Substi- 27). However, theuniversity confirmed Monday that she to teach two classesthissemester, starting today (Aug. The embattled English department professor isscheduled to return to theclassroom. Controversial Fresno State professor Randa Jarrar has yet August 27,2018|David Taub university spokeswoman to teaching.”—PattiWaid, close thedateofherreturn matter, wecannotdis- Since thisisapersonnel leave sincelastspring. having beenonapproved teaching thisfallafter scheduled toreturn “The professorisstill LOCAL the date of her return to matter, we cannot disclose Since thisisapersonnel spring. approved leave since last fall after having beenon to return to teaching this professor isstillscheduled remains onleave. “The OFF CAMPUS As Her Fresno State Start Classes - - scheduled to teach the class.] rar class was canceled. School officials say thatsheisindeed [Correction, 8/27/18: theoriginalstory said thata third Jar her aid. backlash, many free speechandacademicgroups rallied to hold thesepositionsis [expletive] upenough.” Despite the have to wait for themto [expletive] up. The fact that they DOWN andhandover thepositions of power. We don’t DEMAND that white editors resign. …It’s time to STEP “At somepoint, allof usintheliterary community must Jarrar reportedly posted: Regarding white editors, white, hetero-patriarchy.” eo. “Can’t f—ing standthe ments ina YouTube vid- reported abouther com- f—ing stupid,” “A lot of thefarmers now are Trump supporters andjust remarks surfaced, regarding her opinionof Valley farmers. Since the April revelation of the Bush tweets, other Jarrar Other Opinions Emerge wouldn’t take action. a private socialmediaaccount asthe reason theschool cited free speechandthefact sheuttered her remarks on returned to class. While hedisagreed with Jarrar, Castro Castro reiterated thoseremarks last week, asstudents Joseph Castro announced she would not face discipline. withhold donations because of Jarrar, university president threats from theFresno State community that they would hotline number at Arizona State. Following theuproar, and comments onYouTube chy.” —RandaJarrarvia white, hetero-patriar- Can’t f—ingstandthe and justf—ingstupid. are Trumpsupporters “A lotofthefarmersnow GV WireWeekly Digest3 - ROBOTICS CLUB IDEA BRINGS CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO CENTRAL UNIFIED August 29, 2018 | Myles Barker A Robotics Club discussion at Saroyan Elementary School is changing the way all students drink water at Central Unified. The idea of getting filtered-water stations installed at every school in the district turned into reality when Saroyan Elemen- tary secured a nearly $55,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente for 26 Elkay filtered-water stations.

26 Stations To Be Installed Sonja Dosti, the communications and public relations officer for Central Unified, said 23 stations will be installed at every one of Central’s 23 school buildings, with the remaining three at the district’s offices.

“We are grateful to Kaiser that they are very community mind- ed and give a lot of resources to our district for our students,” Dosti said. Ella Newton, who is now a seventh-grader at Rio...

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August 27, 2018 | David Taub IN A SMALL SPACE, A state investigation has found probable cause against com- munity college trustee Eric Payne on 21 counts of alleged political wrongdoing. The Fair Political Practices Commission GV Wire Photo Illustration/Alexis DeSha investigated Payne following a 2016 complaint that he failed SAROYAN IS REBORN to file campaign documents. The findings will likely lead to fur- August 27, 2018 | Bill McEwen ther investigation with subpoena power. The FPPC, though, says just because there is a probable cause finding, it does not It was well above 100 degrees on the afternoon I visited the and when you laugh, laugh like hell and when you get angry, mean violations occurred. William Saroyan House Museum a couple blocks from where get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon I grew up. Sweat poured from electricians and carpenters rac- enough,” he wrote in the preface to “The Daring Young Man Payne won election to the State Center Community College ing against a tight deadline to transform the 1,228 square-foot on the Flying Trapeze.” (Read Fresno author Mark Arax’s mem- District Board of Trustees in 2012 and was reelected in 2016. home built by Oscar Spano in 1964 into a suitable tribute to ories of William Saroyan at this link.) Most of the counts allege that Payne failed to file campaign the literary giant. The museum’s opening is set for Friday, Aug. reports on time for his 2016 campaign. Other allegations say 31, on what would have been the 110th birthday of the Pulit- How Did You Present a Life This Big in a Small House? the trustee received and spent campaign funds in excess of zer Prize and Academy Award winner. I was there, too, because I wanted to see how this modest legal limits and spent campaign money on clothing. Fines for tract home at 2729 W. Griffith Way— one of two side-by-side each count could reach $5,000. When reached by GV Wire, I was there because, like many people around the world, I ad- Spanos houses Saroyan owned — could be transformed into a Payne said that he did not want to comment directly on the al- mire the humanity of Saroyan’s writing. And his zest for life. museum worthy of his name. Understand: I know the layouts legations. He did say, however, “We are hoping to resolve the “Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, of these houses like the back of my hand. My friends lived... matter. We have been compliant with the FPPC...”

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they are released, they argue. should instead adefendant dependonthe risk posesif ing peoplesimply becausethey are poor. Incarceration say thechange will endtheunfair practice of imprison- cil headedby thestate Supreme Court’s chief justice, return for trial.Supporters, the including Judicial Coun- Some worry dangerous people will go free and won’t legislation say itgives judges power.too much prove they deserve to beset free. Opponents of the dants will spend weeks injail while their lawyers try to Some criminaljustice reform advocates worry defen- al. That timecanbe extended by 12hours if necessary. whether otherbe released suspectsshould before tri- The legislation gives 24 hoursofficials to determine 24 Hours to Determine Release release. serious, violent felonies will not be eligible for pretrial hours of beingbooked under thenew law. Those facing for nonviolent misdemeanors will bereleased within 12 based on where asuspectlives. Most suspectsarrested before trial,potentially creating a patchwork system to set itsown procedures for deciding towhom release “Today, California reforms system itsbail sothat rich broad authority to reshape pretrial detention policies. Brown’s signature gives thestate’s Judicial Council in October 2019. still unclear how the system will work. It willtake effect place bail with arisk-assessment system, althoughit’s signed Tuesday by Gov. Jerry Brown. The bill will re- to eliminate bailfor suspectsawaiting trialunder abill SACRAMENTO —California will become thefirst state August 28,2018| AP News andGV Wire fairly.” —Gov.JerryBrown and pooralikearetreated its bailsystemsothatrich “Today, Californiareforms GOV. BROWN STATE SIGNS BILL cil’s framework asabasis county will usethecoun- fairly,” Brown said.Each and poor alike are treated Ending Bail Before Trial across thestate. creates rulesandprocedures to ensure consistency cil isthepolicy-makingbody for California’s courts. It state hascompletely eliminated bail. The Judicial Coun - systems, althoughneither have overhauled their bail Jersey andNew Mexico Other states suchasNew other typesof release.” but neither doany of the year. “We don’t preventfrom people committing crime, American Bail Coalition, atrade group, last told NPR in high-riskfelony cases,” Jeff Clayton, director of the rates andreturning peopletocourt when they flee, our best work, interms of reducing long-term fugitive “I thinkthebailindustry andtheresearch shows we do it asextreme. system. The bailindustry thebill,labeling alsoopposed paign, Cox hassaidthat changes heopposes to thebail and perfect ajustpre-trial system.” During hiscam- ture today, California hasopenedthedoor to pursue criminalizes poverty and with Governor Brown’s signa- termine how they are treated under thelaw. Cashbail a “person’s checkingaccount balance shouldnever de- lican John Cox intherace to succeed Brown, saidthat Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who ispitted against Repub Newsom andCox onOpposite Sides American BailCoalition Jeff Clayton,directorofthe other typesofrelease.”— but neitherdoanyofthe from committingcrime, “We don’tpreventpeople GV WireWeekly Digest7 - NEW IRS RULE ON DEDUCTIONS HITS SOME HIGH-TAX STATES HARD August 25, 2018 | AP News CHERRY HILL, N.J. — New rules unveiled by the IRS under- mine some states’ attempts to help residents keep a ver- sion of a popular federal income tax deduction. Last year’s Republican tax overhaul put a $10,000 cap on deductions for state and local income taxes, which could affect some high-earners in high-tax states. A handful of high-tax states sued the administration earlier this summer over the Repub- lican tax law, which they say was in part politically motivated to attack Democratic-leaning states. Republicans have said those states should reduce their taxes instead of fighting the administration. Here are questions and answers about the IRS rule announced Thursday, what it means for states and how high-tax states might respond.

Why Is the Deduction so Important in These States? The SALT deduction is popular and widely used in high-tax states, including California, New Jersey and New York...

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LT. GOV. CANDIDATES COX RUNS OVER DMV Hernandez and Kounalakis talk ICE, gas tax, wilfires and more in Take 5 segments. DURING A FRESNO August 28 & 30, 2018 | David Taub Ed Hernandez sees his 12 years in Sacramento as solid prepa-

GV Wire Photo/Jahz Tello ration for his run to be California’s next lieutenant governor. CAMPAIGN STOP The Democrat has spent the last decade in the state capital representing West Covina as both an assemblyman and state August 24, 2018 | David Taub senator. Now, he is running for the state’s No. 2 spot. Hernan- dez expressed concerned about the current state of political The modest wait times of DMV customers seemed to catch One frustrated motorist in the Fresno office said he had culture: “There’s just been so much division that we have, that John Cox off-guard. The Republican candidate for governor been waiting more than four hours to take care of a motor- I’ve never seen before...” visited Fresno on Friday afternoon, talking to motorists at cycle license issue. the office on north Blackstone Avenue. This was not the first READ MORE » time Cox had visited a DMV office to observe the wait lines Brief Meet and Greet Eleni Kounalakis is used to having people botch her name. in person. He’s traveled up and down California doing so. The Rancho Santa Fe businessman made the campaign stop That is alright with her, as long as she gets votes. The former Cox expected to see people in long wait times. Most of the to highlight the dysfunction in the California government. U.S. ambassador to Hungary is running for lieutenant gover- people he spoke with said they were waiting 30 minutes to He spent 20 minutes working the room, handing out water nor. While the position’s main job is to serve as governor in an hour. Cox noted it must have been a light day in Fresno. bottles in the process. “It’s a shining example of what’s been case of a vacancy or absence, the role has real duties, like sit- He that said at other stops, he’s seen much worse. “It’s hit or happening in Sacramento,” Cox said. “Our politicians are not ting on the boards of the UC and CSU systems. It is there that miss. I talked to somebody in there who was in the Madera devoting the resources. On top of that, (the DMV) are not Kounalakis says she will better represent the Central Valley as office, who was waiting eight hours,” Cox said. submitting to audits of what they are doing with our... a member of both boards...

8 GV Wire Weekly Digest READ MORE » READ MORE » Take 5 Video Images/Jahz Tello AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File READ MORE » mankind.’ that. We have not beenanisland. We were ‘involved in counts onus,and we ought to take measured pridein they needus. The belltolls for us,my friends,Humanity need eachother. We needfriendsinthe world, and threatened by other people’s liberty andsuccess. We others free, safe andprosperous because we weren’t We served ourselves, of course, but we helped make much more good thanharm. of thee.’ What great good we’ve doneinthe world, so blame for our mistakes to others. But our country ‘’tis es. We sometimes canbeselfish, andquick toshiftthe es endlessly, andexaggerate theminto lastingbreach- what we’re really doing. We argue over littledifferenc and impatient, andrushinto things knowing without more to me. We’re not always right. We’re impetuous “My fellow Americans. No association ever mattered Americans Need Each Other added by GV Wire.) (Editor’s Note: Headlines for paragraph each have been six paragraphs of . with Sen. John McCain wrote thebook“The Restless Wave” August 28,2018|Bill McEwen JOHN Mc friend andspeechwriter different.” Here are thefinal that we are more alike than rancor and“recover our sense calls onusto endour political never be wrenched.” And he may beassailed,they can was founded “thoughthey ideals on which thisnation writes that thefundamental ing tribute to America. He book ends with McCain pay - life. The recently published might benear theendof his knowing he The Wisdom, Wit andImpact - U.S. Jordan, in(Ernest Hemingway’s) ‘For Whom the Bell... and Ihate very much to leave it,’ spoke my hero, Robert ” ‘The world isafineplace and I Leave Without Complaint where itbegan. Chuck Larson inthecemetery ontheSevern, back take my leave, boundfor aplace near my oldfriend watch thehawks hunt from sycamore. the And then ed breeze andfeel thesunonmy shoulders. I want to whisper inthe wind. I want to smelltherose-scent- the creek runafter the rain, andhere the cottonwoods “Then I would like to go backto our valley, andsee I Want to Feel theSun onMy Shoulders est heritage andour mostimportant loyalty. ber that this shared devotion rightsto human isour tru- want to urge Americans, for aslongIcan,to remem- they may beassailed,they cannever be wrenched. I rightsand from inhabitthehumanheart, there, though erty andequaljustice are thenatural rights of all. Those conceived to uphold, that all are created equal,andlib- politics, amutualdevotion totheidealsour nation was corous debates that enliven andsometimes demeanour long as we share, for allour differences, for allthe ran- respect, aslongour character meritsrespect, andas views ontheissuesof theday, we owe eachother our Whether we thinkeachother right or wrong inour tage andtheresponsibility to embrace it. cal turmoilsuchasthese, we share that awesome heri- ties that tormented theoldone. Even intimes of politi- ideals forged inanew world to replace thetribalenmi- different. We are citizens of a made republic of shared to seeusrecover our sensethat we are more alike than history from thehistory of other nations. I would like turn to thepurposesandpractices that distinguishour “Before Ileave, I’d like to seeour begin politics to re- We Are More Alike Than Different CAIN GV WireWeekly Digest11 BROWNS CUT FRESNO NATIVE KENDRICKS AFTER INSIDER TRADING CHARGE August 29, 2018 | Bill McEwen Fresno native Mychal Kendricks, a linebacker with the Cleve- land Browns, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit fraud via insider trading by federal authorities in Philadelphia. His attorney said that he expects Kendricks to plead guilty to the charges. But Kendricks was released by the NFL team Wednesday night anyway.

Kendricks, who signed a one-year contract with the Browns in June after winning a Super Bowl title last season with the Eagles, allegedly used tips from an acquaintance to make about $1.2 million in illegal profits on four major trading deals, federal prosecutors said. The 27-year-old issued a statement earlier in the day admitting to his guilt and apolo- gizing. He expressed regret and accepted full responsibility...

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POLL: FEW DEMOCRATS FAVOR LIBERAL CRY TO WHAT DOES COSTA SAY ABOLISH ICE About Tariffs, Immigration & Valley’s Future? August 29, 2018 | AP News GV Wire Photo/Randy Reed WASHINGTON — The rallying cry from some liberals to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) isn’t August 26, 2018 | GV Wire a likely winner this election year, as a new poll finds only a quarter of Democrats support eliminating the agency that “Nobody wins trade wars,” says Rep. Jim Costa. that China “has been a bad actor for years” and has repeat- carried out the Trump administration’s policy of separating edly violated international trade agreements. “But I think immigrant children from their parents. That’s the view of the Fresno Democrat, reacting to a series the challenge here is that the administration doesn’t seem of import tariffs imposed in recent months by President Don- to have a strategy,” Costa said. “All of us who care about this But even as they don’t want to fully dismantle ICE, 57 per- ald Trump. Those tariffs have sparked retaliation from coun- don’t understand what the end game is going to be.” cent of Democrats view the agency negatively, including tries such as China, impacting Valley agriculture. Trade policy nearly three-fourths of those who describe themselves as is one of several issues Costa discussed recently in an inter- Costa: Immigration Fixes Unlikely This Year liberal, according to a poll released Monday by The Associat- view with GV Wire News Director Bill McEwen. Costa also talked about the ongoing battle over immigration. ed Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The find- “If every proposal to fix a broken immigration system is de- ings demonstrate tension among Democrats about how to Costa has spent the month of August in his home district fined as amnesty,” he said, “then it’s pretty hard to fix parts of address the crisis at the border that intensified in June when during the summer congressional recess. He acknowledge it — let alone a comprehensive effort.” Costa does not... the Trump administration instituted a family separation poli- cy to deter illegal immigration. Some potential Democratic...

12 GV Wire Weekly Digest READ MORE » READ MORE » AP File Photo/David J. Phillip Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP READ MORE » and Saudi Arabia are responsible for rights human vio- the governments of Yemen, United the Arab Emirates andBritain, that helparmthecoalition, flict”— anapparent reference to countries, includingthe from providing armsthat could beusedinthecon - They urged theinternational community to “refrain Refrain From Providing Arms wounding dozens. ing more 40children, than50people,including and struck abusinnorthern Yemen earlier thismonth, kill- in thefighting, over thelast year. A coalition airstrike from coalition airstrikes, thesingle mostlethal force been killed. The experts alsochronicled thedamage have estimated that more than10,000peoplehave figure islikely to besignificantly higher.” Other groups March 2015upuntil June of this year, saidthe“real but The experts documented some6,475deaths from 2015. tion and Yemen’s government inacivil war since March Houthis, who have beenfighting the Saudi-led coali- to possiblecrimesby the Iran-aligned rebels, known as for theHuman Rights Council, experts the alsopoint 3½ years of battling Yemeni rebels. In their first report appearances and“deprivation of theright to life” during responsible for war rape, crimesincluding torture, dis- United Arab Emirates andSaudi Arabia may have been human rights body say thegovernments of Yemen, the GENEVA — Three experts working for theU.N.’s top via report work fortheUnitedNations violations.” —Expertswho sponsible forhumanrights and SaudiArabiaarere- the UnitedArabEmirates governments ofYemen, grounds tobelievethatthe “(We have)reasonable WORLD UAE, Saudis May Have Been Involved WAR CRIMES grounds to believe that “(We have) reasonable they compiled thereport. not allpartsof Yemen as experts visited somebut arming theHouthis. The coalition hasaccused of as well asIran, which the IN YEMEN groups were onthelist— whether onthegovernment... team refused to indicate how many or which peopleor office of the U.N.humanrights chief on Tuesday. His national crimes, which was being handed over to the fidential list” of peoplesuspected of committing inter chaired thegroup of experts, they said compiled a“con- mel Jendoubi, a Tunisian rights human advocate who opponents. Ka- and imprisoned ligious minorities and targeting re- ing landmines Houthis for plant- recruitment. Human rights advocates have faulted the crimes, includingarbitrary detention, torture andchild try’s mostpopulated western andnorthernareas — of an allusionto rebels that control someof thecoun- The U.N. report accused the“de facto authorities” — Arbitrary Detention, Torture andChild Recruitment ees hadbeensubjected to sexual abuseandtorture. ment. In June, the AP revealed that hundreds of detain- tention facilities, beyond the control of Yemeni govern- its alliedmilitias were runninganetwork of secret de- Associated Press reported last year that theUAE and review before it“willtake theappropriate position.” The the U.N. report andforwarded itto itsown lawyers to Saudi state medialater saiditscoalition had received rors of theHouthis.” swer itsmeritsandreview what itsaysthe hor about Anwar Gargash wrote thatUAE the “mustreview it,an- On Twitter, Emirati Minister of State for Foreign Affairs immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday. recruitment. Saudi, Emirati and Yemen officials did not tion, rape, torture, enforced disappearances andchild lawful “deprivation of theright to life,” arbitrary deten- lations,” the report said. It cited violations includingun- August 28,2018| AP News nent ExpertsonYemen Chairperson oftheGroupEmi- ni people.”—KamelJendoubi, for thesufferingofYeme- tion, westillnoteatotaldisdain “Despite thegravityofsitua- GV WireWeekly Digest15 - - UN TEAM: MYANMAR MILITARY CHIEFS SHOULD FACE ‘GENOCIDE’ CASE August 27, 2018 | AP News GENEVA — Investigators working for the U.N.’s top hu- man rights body said Monday that Myanmar military lead- ers should be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya Muslims, taking the unusual step of identifying six by name among those behind deadly, systematic crimes against the ethnic minority.

The call, accompanying a first report by the team of investi- gators, amounts to some of the strongest language yet from U.N. officials who have denounced alleged human rights vi- olations in Myanmar since a bloody crackdown began last August. The three-member “fact-finding mission” and their team, working under a mandate from the U.N.-backed Hu- man Rights Council, meticulously assembled hundreds of ac- counts from expatriate Rohingya, as well as satellite...

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IRAN ASKS UN’S UN OFFICIAL: PALESTINIAN REFUGEE ISSUE CAN’T BE WISHED AWAY HIGHEST COURT TO August 25, 2018 | AP News JERUSALEM — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian

AP Photo/Mike Corder refugees suggested that the United States slashed his budget SUSPEND US SANCTIONS early this year to punish the Palestinians for their criticism of the American recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, August 27, 2018 | AP News but he warned that the Palestinian refugee issue will not go away. The comments by Pierre Kraehenbuehl came amid THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Iran warned Monday that nuclear ambitions. President said in May that signs that the U.S., with Israeli support, is aiming to abolish re-imposed U.S. sanctions would cripple its economy and he would pull the U.S. out of a 2015 agreement over Iran’s UNRWA in an apparent attempt to remove one of the most plunge the volatile Middle East deeper into crisis as it urged nuclear program and would re-impose sanctions on Tehran. contentious issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the the United Nations’ highest court to suspend the Trump ad- Washington also threatened other countries with sanctions if negotiating agenda. ministration’s economic pressure on Tehran. they don’t cut off Iranian oil imports by early November. Iran filed a case with the court in July challenging the re-imposi- “One cannot simply wish 5 million people away,” Kraehen- In a written statement about the case at the International tion. buehl, commissioner of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, Court of Justice, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called said in an interview with The Associated Press. In January, Iran’s claims “meritless” and defended the sanctions as a way Tehran alleges that the sanctions breach a 1955 bilater- the U.S., the largest donor to the agency, slashed some $300 of keeping Americans safe. The world court’s wood-paneled al agreement known as the Treaty of Amity that regulates million from its annual contribution to UNRWA, prompting Great Hall of Justice in The Hague is the latest backdrop for and promotes economic and consular ties between the two what Kraehenbuehl called an unprecedented financial crisis... Washington and Tehran’s high-stakes dispute about Iran’s countries. The treaty was signed when the U.S. and Iran... READ MORE » 16 GV Wire Weekly Digest READ MORE » Photo: UNRWA via AP, File SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

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