Sunday Conversation with Alexan Balekian

The Fresno County Democrat and Republican Central Committees are gearing up for the Midterms: from city council to state and federal key races that could change the complexion of politics in the Central Valley. The endorsements they handed out and why they are sitting on the sidelines for several big races.

Plus, does the Fresno County GOP have its house in order despite a lawsuit filed by one of its own members against GOP Chair Liz Kolstad, who was also endorsed by the party in his assembly race?

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Candidate for California's second-highest office, Lt. Governor Gloria Romero, joins me exclusively in the studio. She even brought her puppy, Tubby. Gloria explains why she swapped political parties after serving in the state legislature as a democrat and just recently became a registered republican. Gloria talks about what needs to be done to fix education on a state level, what she disagrees with Steve Hilton on, and her opponent's sex scandal in a hotel room with another woman.

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Are voters in Fresno and Clovis ready to elect a younger generation to city council seats? Are these younger, more energetic candidates a better fit for the future of these two cities? A candid conversation with Nav Gurm, Des Haus and Mason Magsig, who are all showing favorable numbers to win their respective districts.

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Fresno Unified has been crucified in the media; now they are on the offensive and responding to misinformation in an exclusive, detailed interview with the Deputy Superintendent, Dr. Ben Drati, and the Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Carlos Castillo.  We talk about 9/11 and how students are now learning about it in our schools. Field Trips and, the long-term solution and the new plan they will release in October.

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Exclusive interviews with Fresno County Judge candidate Jeff Hammerschmidt, who also represented Cassandra Michael in the Caleb Quick murder case, in his first interview since the verdict. Also, Fresno State Athletics Director Garrett Klassy in his first interview since signing the most lucrative contract for this position in University history.

Amazing Segment 2 in which Jeff Hammerschmidt describes why lawyers and judges would be able to carry licensed guns on their person outside the courthouse, with a personal experience where he thought he was going to be murdered.

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An exclusive panel of experts dissects the captivating defamation case between Fresno Unified, its Trustee Keshia Thomas, and former Bullard Head Football coach Don Arax.Bill McEwen, Clint Olivier, and Roger Bonakdar give new insight to the PR nightmare for the district, the final payout, and whether Keshia Thomas is still electable.Plus, why the panel believes that, despite two judges being blocked from overseeing the County transportation tax case, it will still be on the November ballot.

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Fresno County Clerk James Kus is being sued by his own County Supervisors, how he is moving forward while waiting on a judge's unprecedented decision; and the conversation he had with Mayor Dyer in the 11th hour to put a city roads tax measure on the November ballot.
Plus, a bombshell declaration in the high-profile defamation case against Fresno Unified and its Trustee Keshia Thomas. FTA President Manuel Bonilla responds to the wild about-face by the district and a case that is littered with lies.

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Recalled Avenal Mayor Alvaro Preciado refuses to step down, why he believes he should be reelected in a shocking interview where he blames Kings County Supervisors for orchestrating a recall and the execution of a search warrant at his house.
Also, why Assemblywoman Soria pulled an unprecedented political stunt all in the name of political vengeance.

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Supervisor Bredefeld adamantly refuses to call a special meeting, crushing any hope that the "Better Roads, Safer Streets" initiative will make the deadline to be on the 2026 ballot. He says he won't budge on the process and his response to being called a racist.

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Mendota mayor Victor Martinez joins Alexan Balekian on this week's Sunday Conversation after publicly calling three Fresno County supervisors racist for blocking a signature-led roads tax initiative, AKA Measure C, from being on the November ballot. Why he labels them hypocrites and their control as institutional racism. Plus, GVWire's Bill McEwen on how Mayor Jerry Dyer's city-wide plan for a 65 million dollar half-cent general sales tax to fix roads and save jobs put a major dent in Ashley Swearengin's political influence on a transportation measure moving forward.

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