City employees want masks, and they are not waiting for Fresno to provide them. Fresno City Employees Association president Sam Frank said the city will provide masks by Friday. That's too long in his opinion. "I put out a call to members, if they could, to make masks on their...
Chavez Proposes Warning, Fines for Not Sheltering in Place
Fresno City Councilman Luis Chavez plans to introduce an ordinance at Thursday's meeting to warn, then fine people not complying with social distancing guidelines. It's all in the name of public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The whole purpose of this ... is to minimize person-to-person contact and reduce the...
Parking Lots Closed at Fresno City Parks, but There's Still a Way In
The city of Fresno closed off parking lots at city parks effective Wednesday morning. One park in northwest Fresno was eerily quiet as a city worker locked a chain link gate across the driveway. At Logan Park at Barstow and Valentine, the parking lots were closed but pedestrian gates remained...
City Hits Northwest Liquor Store With $10K Price-Gouging Fine
If store owners don't believe Fresno City Hall is serious about cracking down on price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic, they should now. City officials said at a Friday news conference that it fined a northwest Fresno liquor store $10,000 for allegedly selling a 24-pack of bottled water for $16....
Fresno Police Chief: Stay-at-Home Orders Only 'Panic' Community
Fresno Police Chief Andy Hall says that shelter-in-place orders spurred by the coronavirus are "symbolic in nature and will only serve to panic an already uneasy and unstable community." While Hall agrees with limiting gathering places and staying at home, he also said this in a Thursday morning email to the...
City of Fresno Urges Businesses to Send All Seniors Home
The city of Fresno released two new emergency orders related to the COVID-19. Signed by Fresno City Manager Wilma Quan — acting as Emergency Services Director — the orders urge Fresno businesses to send employees 65 and older home, and allow certain city employees to stay home as well. Both...
Fresno Approves Emergency Declaration in City; Will Enforce Bar Closures.
The city of Fresno has declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Measures include the closure of bars in the city and prohibiting gatherings and events of 50 or more people. The Fresno City Council voted on the emergency measure in a special meeting Monday...
College Students Keep Riding Buses For Free. District Seeks Long-Term Funds.
Fresno-area community college students will be able to ride city buses for free at least through the fall 2020 semester after State Center Community College District trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to continue funding the program with parking revenues. In the meantime, district officials will keep looking for long-term solutions, which...
Lawyers in Murrietta-Golding Shooting Case Have Won Big Settlements
The Fresno City Council is scheduled to discuss the lawsuit involving a 16-year old boy shot and killed by Fresno police in 2017 during closed session at the Nov. 7 meeting. It will be the first time that council members formally discuss the lawsuit since a video of the incident...
What's Granite Park's Future? Letters Offer Clues.
Terance Frazier, the real estate developer and president of the nonprofit that runs a city sports park, says his public partner isn't doing all it can to help him. Right now, Frazier is preparing the Granite Park sports facility operated by his nonprofit — the Central Valley Community Sports Foundation...