Esmeralda Soria

Yeah.

Action News was there yesterday as Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria presented the large check allocated from the 2026 state budget.

This money will go toward meals during the upcoming holidays.

New developments in the war on Ukraine, Russia launched a new assault on Ukraine, leaving more than 600,000 Ukrainians without power.

And this is, uh, the seat that is, um, one that we can win, uh, to shift some of the momentum in this, this super majority.

It's a district that, that, uh, voted for President Trump, but still reelected the incumbent, uh, Esmeralda Soria last time.

Mm-hmm.

And, uh, there is no incumbent running this time.

That money comes from, uh, Speaker Rob Brivis and the Assembly-

Mm

... uh, in partnership with Esmeralda Soria, and the money comes from LA, the Bay Area, Sacramento- Over 90 per- nine- 97% of the, the, the money does not come from, uh, the district

The other candidate in this race, of course, is, uh, Fresno County supervisor, outgoing supervisor, Democrat Brian Pacheco.

No one should be targeted because of their color of their skin.

And that, of course, is Esmeralda Soria.

The language they speak, their accent, or their last name.

The latest ICE data analyzed by ABC News in June shows only about 3% of people detained during the first 14 months of the second Trump administration had a prior violent felony conviction.

And he's-

Also married to Esmeralda Soria

... who is now in the, uh, state senate.

I ...

Mm-hmm.

That's according to a police report filed Monday.

Terrance Frazier, also the husband of Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria.

I think I said she was a state senator.

Of course, the mayoral race, or not the mayoral race, the state assembly and state senate.

We have Darren DuPont going against Esmeralda Soria for the senate race.

And on the assembly side, we have Mayor Murphy, Mike Murphy, a city on the rise, really one of our best mayors in a long, long time, very conscious of public safety, was always trying to improve the police and fire department, was a big supporter of Measure C just a couple of years ago, along with a lot of movers and shakers in our community that realize public safety matters.

was important and should have been brought before the voters.

They don't vet everybody and get down to a two-person race.

And what else is going on? We talked about the congressional races.

Of course, Darren DuPont, another councilman running against Esmeralda Soria, councilman in his first term.

Esmeralda Soria trying to take on the position of Ana Caballero, who's our current senator, who is termed out.

And when you add something like extra liability, extra insurance requirements, it stops projects from happening.

Okay, so let's get in touch with, oh, I don't know, Assemblywoman Soria.

She can cut and amend another bill, get it on the governor's desk, and make it happen.

Yeah, there was a bill, and for some reason it didn't advance at the very last minute in the legislature this year.

That's the number.

Your questions for Elliot Baldstock in downtown Fresno.

Before we get to the phones, I do want to ask you, I referenced Esmeralda Soria, so I'll go along that line here and the Measure S situation.

Um, is the downtown partnership openly advocating in favor of, or, uh, of measure S or, uh, I don't know if you're allowed to.

Oh, no, no, no.

It went to Esmeralda Soria and Ana Caballero.

That tells you who they needed to push this through.

That is not for the people of Clovis.