One thing appears certain in Fresno Unified's near future: Every school will have air conditioning. The topic dominated the district's special school board meeting Wednesday, which focused exclusively on setting priority projects for Measure X construction funds. Fresno Unified voters passed Measure X — a $225 million bond measure to improve...
Fresno Unified, EOC Provide Free Meals Over Winter Break
With the winter break in full effect at Fresno Unified, some students may wonder where they are going to get their next meal. FUSD and the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission are alleviating those concerns. In an effort that began Monday, any student at Fresno Unified and anyone ages 1 to 18 can...
Claudia Cazares Named President of Fresno Unified School Board
The Fresno Unified School Board unanimously voted in Area 6 incumbent Claudia Cazares as board president at its meeting Wednesday at FUSD headquarters. "I am truly honored and very excited about the vote of confidence from my fellow colleagues," Cazares said. Cazares was elected to the board in 2016 after beating...
Addams Neighborhood Now Has a Mobile Health Clinic
Salome Romero was overjoyed when she heard there would be a mobile health clinic at her children's elementary school. "I was very happy," Romero said through a translator. "Now I don't have to take my kids out of school to take them to see the doctor." Being within walking distance...
60 Years Later, a High School Diploma for Fresno's King of the Road
The newest recipient of a Fresno High School diploma has quite a story to tell. He's mowed lawns, delivered newspapers and pumped brands of gas you don't see anymore: at a Signal station on Broadway and a Norwalk on Belmont Avenue. He also served a hitch in the U.S. Army, founded...