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Fresno Homeless Housing Conversion a Model for the State, Mayor Says

With new amenities that include a community green space, pool, BBQs, laundry facilities, a business center, a gated entry, and 24-hour security, the site of the old 'Smuggler's Inn' is unrecognizable — in a good way. 'The remodel of these units, turning them into a place where a family, an individual...

City Unveils Newly Renovated Motel to House the Homeless

More residents will start moving into the renovated Welcome Inn — once part of Fresno's notorious "Motel Drive"— starting today. "We are here because we took advantage of the pandemic crisis that brought some resources to tackle this equally tragic crisis, the crisis that our most poor and our homeless have...

3 Counties Join Fresno in Backing Delay of Controversial VMT Law

Supervisors in Kings, Tulare, and Merced counties voted to align themselves with Fresno County on Tuesday. The boards in Fresno's neighboring counties agreed to back a two-year delay on implementing a controversial law — SB 743 — scheduled to take effect next month. Fresno County did the same on May...

Work Starts on Controversial $38M Affordable Housing Project. Supporters See It as a Model.

The groundbreaking for a $38 million dollar Fresno mixed-used affordable housing development included the usual elements of a celebratory affair — shovels, speeches, and building demolition. City leaders hope that the Blackstone & McKinley Transit Oriented Development (the builders promise a rebranded name) is the first of many more to...

Newsom Cheers Kaiser $25M Pledge to California Housing Fund

OAKLAND — Calling California's homeless crisis a public health issue, hospital giant Kaiser Permanente on Friday pledged $25 million to a new state fund aimed at getting people off the streets. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order last week creating what he proposes to be a $750 million fund...

Walters: California's Housing Crisis vs. Reality

As he was running for governor, Gavin Newsom repeatedly and emphatically promised to attack California’s housing shortage head-on, pledging in an online article to “lead the effort to develop the 3.5 million new housing units we need by 2025 because our solutions must be as bold as the problem is big.” During his...

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