A sold-out crowd turned out to celebrate the rise of Clovis as one of California’s leading communities on Thursday morning.
Attendees fill the venue during the 2026 Clovis Mayor’s Annual Breakfast in Clovis, where community leaders, residents, and local officials gathered for the annual event. (GV Wire/Eric Martinez)
Proceeds from the annual Mayor’s Breakfast put on by the Clovis Community Foundation support cultural, educational, recreational, artistic, and children’s programs.
Mayor Vong Mouanoutoua told the audience at the Clovis Memorial District that the city focuses on shared prosperity and “working together.”
Clovis Mayor Vong Mouanoutoua hugs an attendee during the annual mayor’s breakfast in Clovis. (GV Wire/Eric Martinez)Clovis Mayor Vong Mouanoutoua poses for a photo with staff members of the City of Clovis Administration Office during the annual mayor’s breakfast in Clovis. (GV Wire/Eric Martinez)
“I learned how great America is by seeing how great Clovis is,” said Mouanoutoua, who moved to Clovis in 1996 from Huntington Beach after his family immigrated as refugees from Laos in the mid-1970s.
Clovis was named the top-ranked California city on Livability’s 2026 list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S. while also placing No. 52 nationally.
Livability said its annual rankings focused on small- and mid-sized cities where residents can find affordable housing, shorter commutes, and a higher quality of life.
The publication evaluated more than 2,000 U.S. cities and ranked the top 100 based on more than 100 data points across eight categories.
Several local elected officials, public safety leaders and community members from Fresno and Clovis also attended the mayor’s breakfast.
Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld sits in attendance during the 2026 Clovis Mayor’s Annual Breakfast in Clovis, California. (GV Wire/Eric Martinez)Clovis City Councilmember Drew Bessinger speaks with GV Wire Publisher Darius Assemi, and General Services Manager for The City of Clovis Amy Hance during the 2026 Clovis Mayor’s Annual Breakfast in Clovis, California. Disclaimer: Darius Assemi is the publisher of GV Wire. (GV Wire/Eric Martinez)Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni speaks with Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld and Clovis City Council candidate Mason Magsig during the 2026 Clovis Mayor’s Annual Breakfast in Clovis, California. (GV Wire/Eric Martinez)Former Clovis Unified Superintendent Dr. Eimear O’Brien laughs while speaking with Clovis Mayor Vong Mouanoutoua and Darius Assemi during the 2026 Mayor’s Breakfast in Clovis, California. Disclaimer: Darius Assemi is the publisher of GV Wire. (GV Wire/Eric Martinez)Clovis City Councilmember Diane Pearce applauds during a speech by Vong Mouanoutoua along side Councilmember Drew Bessinger at the 2026 Mayor’s Breakfast in Clovis. (GV Wire/Eric Martinez)Clovis City Councilmember Lynne Ashbeck, left, watches alongside Councilmember Matthew Basgall as Clovis Mayor Vong Mouanoutoua delivers remarks during the 2026 Clovis Mayor’s Annual Breakfast in Clovis, California. (GV Wire/Eric Martinez)Richard Caglia of Caglia Environmental attends the annual mayor’s breakfast in Clovis. (GV Wire Eric/Martinez)John Graneto, DO, MEd, Dean of the California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine, speaks with an attendee during the annual mayor’s breakfast in Clovis. (GV Wire/Eric Martinez)
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