Michelle Obama gave a shout-out to Fresno on Tuesday for putting the Pass the Love campaign over the top and surpassing its national goal of giving 1 million healthy meals to food-insecure families. Earlier this year, the Partnership for a Healthier America teamed with the Central California Food Bank...
Councilmembers Reveal Plan for City to Buy Tower Theatre for $6.5 Million
Perhaps ending a nearly two-year saga, the city of Fresno plans to buy the Tower Theatre, two councilmembers announced Monday morning. Councilmembers Miguel Arias and Esmeralda Soria issued a news release on Twitter, announcing a total purchase price of $6.5 million for the entire parcel which includes the iconic...
Where Should New Industrial Sites Go in Fresno? It’s a Billion-Dollar Question.
Could environmental concerns about future industrial sites in Fresno cost the area $1 billion in future wages and give the city of Visalia an even bigger leg up in the competition for new e-commerce sites? The question is bubbling to the top because of increasing opposition to new distribution...
Coming to South Fresno: City Funded Healthcare Centers
The sky in a southeast Fresno neighborhood surrounded by 40 food processing plants was uncommonly blue. Some say it was a rare day for clean air. Several Amazon trucks zoom by, presumably to the fulfillment center three miles away. Most of the time, residents near Jensen and Cedar avenues,...
Did Soria Break Pledge Not To Accept Oil Money in Campaigns?
Assembly candidate Esmeralda Soria, a Fresno Democrat, made a pledge not to accept oil or gas money. Based on financial filings, that vow may have been broken. When she ran for Congress two years ago, Soria signed the Green New Deal pledge. Local environmental activist Fresno Sunrise Movement posted...
Andy Levine Is Apparent Winner in FUSD Area 5 Trustee Election
Longtime Fresno High area resident Andy Levine surged to an early and seemingly overwhelming lead in the race to elect the Fresno High Region's new School Board trustee in votes counted Tuesday. The updated vote count released by the Fresno County Elections Office after 8:49 p.m. Tuesday showed Levine,...
Perea, Catalano Pull in Big Money, Endorsements in Hot Council Race
In less than two months, voters in the city of Fresno will chose members of the city council in four districts. Only one — District 1 in west Fresno — is for an open seat. Four candidates are campaigning for the post, but Annalisa Perea and Cary Catalano are...
Fresno Dems Sanction Progressive Newspaper Over ‘Abusive’ Racial Insensitivity
The Fresno County Democratic Central Committee voted 17-9 on Wednesday to sanction Community Alliance — a local progressive newspaper — because of the words of writer Kevin Hall. "Kevin Hall has constantly displayed a pattern of abusive racially insensitive rhetoric on his Twitter accounts," the resolution read. The resolution...
Granite Park Furor Rekindled. This Time, the Dispute Is Over Insurance.
Two Fresno city councilmen are concerned that a recreational park lacks the insurance to protect taxpayers from financial responsibility should an accident happen there. At a news conference Wednesday, Garry Bredefeld and Mike Karbassi accused the operators of Granite Park of not carrying the necessary level of insurance to...
Are You Ready for Grizzlies Baseball? They Open Friday With New Scoreboard, Top Prospect
The Fresno Grizzlies are celebrating the launch of their third decade downtown with new sights and sounds. The team is in the final steps of installing a 2,000 square-foot scoreboard, replacing a 12-year old model. There are also new lights and speakers throughout Chukchansi Park. The team spent $2.3...