They once had run free through the desert mountains of the West, a multicolored band of 68 wild mustangs that had never been saddled or corralled. Then the federal government rounded them up with helicopters in an attempt to control wild populations on public lands. The horses were held for...
Fresno County Officials Say Stabbed Prosecutor Was Targeted, Call for Criminal Justice Reform
The stabbing of a Fresno County prosecutor at Courthouse Park was a targeted attack by a man the prosecutor had handled a criminal case against nearly a decade earlier, Fresno County law enforcement officials said Friday while calling for changes to California's criminal justice system. Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni,...
Fresno Has Plenty to Do. So Why Does It Feel Like There’s Nothing to Do?
It happens almost every week. Friday rolls around, someone asks what we want to do, and despite living in a city with restaurants, bars, concerts, farmers markets, movie theaters, arcades, escape rooms, VR experiences, and enough coffee and boba shops to keep all of us caffeinated well into retirement, my...
Fresno’s Fashion Fair Is Changing, but the Memories Haven’t
I miss malls the same way I miss Blockbuster. I don't necessarily want to give up the convenience we have now and go back to wandering aisles hoping the movie I wanted was still in stock, but there was something about the experience that Amazon, streaming, and two-day shipping have...
As CA Water Law Threatens Valley Ag, Farmers Preach ‘Gospel of Agave’
When James Hunt planted 14 acres of agave on his secluded Merced farm last year, he thought he’d harvest it for liquor. After all, for centuries, Mexico has capitalized on distilling agave into tequila and mezcal. The vision was picturesque – rows of large, spiky succulents rooted in a field...
Fresno Planning Commissioners OK SEDA Plan Without Financing Details
While city officials said they've revised their Southeast Development Area plan to meet the concerns of residents there, as well as other plan opponents, a key element — a detailed financial study — was notably missing at the Fresno Planning Commission hearing Wednesday night. Despite Fresno planning commissioners Jacqueline Lyday,...
Newsom Signs Soria Bill Forcing Fresno Transportation Tax Onto Ballot
Gov. Gavin Newsom approved a bill from Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria, D-Fresno, and Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Merced, on Thursday, putting the next political ball in the Fresno County Board of Supervisors court. With the Better Roads Safer Streets half-cent, 30-year sales tax now heading to the Nov. 3 ballot via the...
Soria, Caballero Turn to Newsom to Nullify Fresno Supervisors on Transportation Tax
The controversial replacement for Measure C may not be dead yet as two Valley legislators have turned to the state to get the Better Roads Safe Streets on the November ballot. A last-minute rewrite of Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria's distressed hospital bill would compel Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters James Kus...
Keep an Eye on These 5 Deals as CA Lawmakers End the Legislative Session
Lawmakers have returned to Sacramento ready to hammer out — and potentially spike — several legislative deals before they adjourn for the year on Aug. 31 and hit the campaign trail. Think of this year’s end-of-session as a bonus episode to last year’s saga over climate and energy policy. Much...
Fresno Boys & Girls Clubs Team Aims for NFL Flag Football Title
Fresno can boast of having one of the country's best youth flag football teams. A team of seven young athletes from Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County is competing in the NFL FLAG Championships beginning today in Westfield, Indiana. Members from the West Fresno and Selma Clubs qualified for...
