Councilman Mike Karbassi Archives

‘I Couldn’t Protect Allie That Night’ Says Street Racing Victim’s Mom, Grateful for Police Crackdown

February 23, 2021

Photos of three young victims of illegal street racing were laid out on a table in front of Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama on Tuesday afternoon. Sanger High School senior Allison "Allie" Chang, 17, and her cousins, Linda Chang, 21, and Christopher Vang...

‘Tip of the Iceberg,’ Say Fresno Police After Major Street Racing Offensive

Jim Jakobs

February 22, 2021

If you drove down Blackstone Avenue on Saturday night you may have seen more flashing police lights than street lights. Law enforcement officers swarmed the area looking to crack down on illegal street racin...

Street Racing Crowd Threw Bottles at Fresno Officers. Widespread Crackdown ‘Imminent.

Jim Jakobs

February 19, 2021

Fresno police dodged bottles thrown at them from an unruly crowd of hundreds of people gathered in the parking lot of Target at Bullard and Blackstone last Friday night, authorities said. Police believe the ...

Fresno Speed Racers, Beware. Police and CHP Will Impound Your Car

Jim Jakobs

February 12, 2021

A tragic accident at Palm and Bullard avenues in December that resulted from street racing and claimed the lives of four people was a pivotal event that heightened law enforcement agencies' resolve to battle street racing in Fresno. Now, for the first t...

‘That’s Not Acceptable’ : Limited Vaccine Supply Prompts Appeal from Karbassi, Council

Jim Jakobs

February 4, 2021

In a plea to President Joe Biden, the Fresno City Council unanimously passed a resolution asking for a dramatic increase in COVID-19 vaccine allocations for Fresno County. "We don't have enough vaccine," sai...

Dyer Leads Clean-Up to Remove Over 800 Pounds of Trash (and Other Things) in NW Fresno

Jim Jakobs

February 1, 2021

If you drove by the Carl's Jr. on West Shaw near Highway 99 over the weekend you saw what appeared to be a small army clad in safety vests and wielding trash grabbers. If you looked really hard you probably saw...

Vaccine Shortfall Prompts Karbassi Letter to Biden: “We Are in Dire Need”

Jim Jakobs

January 26, 2021

Fresno County has the ability to vaccinate 40,000 people a week, Councilman Mike Karbassi says, but local health officials received just 8,000 doses from the state a few days ago. "If the state isn't going to show us some love, maybe the president will," sa...

Karbassi Raises Over $30,000 to Pay Burial Costs for Victims of Deadly Collision

Jim Jakobs

January 7, 2021

A GoFundMe account set up by Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi and The Fresno Center that sought to raise $30,000 to pay burial costs for three of the victims of a high speed crash at Bullard and Palm in ...

100 MPH Crash That Killed 4 in NW Fresno Began with Street Racing, Police Say

Jim Jakobs

December 28, 2020

What began as street racing on Blackstone Ave. turned into tragedy in northwest Fresno on Saturday night, police said Monday. The impact of a fatal collision that killed four people at the intersection of Bulla...

Fresno Area Porch Pirates Get Your Packages Within Minutes, Now You Have a Way To Fight Back

Jim Jakobs

December 24, 2020

They drive behind UPS and Fedex trucks driving the streets of Fresno. Once packages are delivered, they're almost immediately nabbed by so called 'porch pirates.' It's such an issue in Fresno, City Council Member Mike Karbassi campaigned on it. He's got his...

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‘I Couldn’t Protect Allie That Night’ Says Street Racing Victim’s Mom, Grateful for Police Crackdown

‘Tip of the Iceberg,’ Say Fresno Police After Major Street Racing Offensive

Street Racing Crowd Threw Bottles at Fresno Officers. Widespread Crackdown ‘Imminent.

Fresno Speed Racers, Beware. Police and CHP Will Impound Your Car

‘That’s Not Acceptable’ : Limited Vaccine Supply Prompts Appeal from Karbassi, Council

Dyer Leads Clean-Up to Remove Over 800 Pounds of Trash (and Other Things) in NW Fresno

Vaccine Shortfall Prompts Karbassi Letter to Biden: “We Are in Dire Need”

Karbassi Raises Over $30,000 to Pay Burial Costs for Victims of Deadly Collision

100 MPH Crash That Killed 4 in NW Fresno Began with Street Racing, Police Say

Fresno Area Porch Pirates Get Your Packages Within Minutes, Now You Have a Way To Fight Back

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