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Advance Peace Fresno Receives Hefty State Grant

Advance Peace, the anti-gun violence program coming to Fresno, has received $900,000 in state funding. Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, the nonprofit administering Advanced Peace, announced Thursday that it has been awarded a three-year California Violence Intervention and Prevention grant. "These funds will allow us to offer mentorship, resources, and training...

Police Aren’t Defunded as Fresno Approves $1.3 Billion Budget

The Fresno City Council adopted a budget on Tuesday, continuing last year's $1.3 billion spending plan for another three months. "For an elected official, this is the year from hell, but we've all done a remarkable job and all the pressure of working together," Fresno Mayor Lee Brand said. The...

Advance Peace Is Approved, but Arias and Hall Remain at Odds

Even though the Fresno City Council approved funding for Advance Peace, perhaps council president Miguel Arias and police chief Andrew Hall didn't get the message Thursday. They continued their public sniping at each other during the debate. Also in Politics 101: Arias, Hall snipe at each other over police metrics....

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