A new search function for the city of Fresno website may alleviate staff time dedicated to the thousands of public records demands submitted annually. On Thursday, interim city clerk Amy Aller presented to councilmembers the beta version of the new transparency portal. The new portal consolidates several different links on...
Memorial Day Quiz: Remembering America’s Undeclared Wars
We pause on Memorial Day to remember those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Yet, many folks are surprised to discover thousands of service members died in conflicts that weren’t actually “wars.” How much do you know about our country’s undeclared wars? Find out in this short, informative quiz. 1. What...
Dangerous or Useful? Motorized Scooters Debate Takes Over California Colleges
Universities across California are cracking down on motorized scooters on campus, sparking mixed reactions among students. UCLA students must now register their scooters with the university if they use them on campus or store them in student housing. Starting this fall, electric scooters, skateboards and any other e-vehicles will be...
National Democrats Said They’d Stay Out of This California Race. Then They Picked Jasmeet Bains
National Democrats have zeroed in on the 22nd Congressional District, a swing seat in the Central Valley, as a key part of their strategy to win back control of Congress. Two Democrats are vying for the chance to challenge incumbent Republican Rep. David Valadao, whose defeat is even more crucial...
Trump’s Government Moves to Spare an Unhappy Taxpayer Named Trump
WASHINGTON — It is hard to imagine that any previous president would have thought he could engage in such an audacious act of self-dealing. Sue the government he runs, then settle the lawsuit with himself by barring the IRS from auditing his past returns. And as part of that deal,...
Fresno’s Measure C Replacement Fails First Signature Test
The ballot initiative created to replace Fresno County's Measure C failed the expedited review process needed to send the transportation tax before voters in November. Too many duplicate signatures in the random sample means the Better Roads Safe Streets ballot initiative will have to undergo a full review of signatures...
Why CA Education Leaders Are Relieved and Frustrated by Newsom Budget
With one contentious exception, school districts can check off most items on their wish list for 2026-27 with the release on Thursday of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget. Newsom is proposing to target unexpected billions of dollars from surging state revenues to the priorities that school district leaders had...
Ban Cell Phones in All K-12 Schools? Not so Fast, Say School Officials
Until last month, California was poised to join nearly a dozen other states that ban cell phones in K-12 schools. But under pressure from school boards and administrators, lawmakers scaled back a bill that would have required such a blanket ban. “I was disappointed, but I take the long view...
Fresno Council Hopes Red Light Cameras Will Eliminate Driving Deaths
Even in his office in Los Angeles, Damian Kevitt knows how dangerous Fresno can be for pedestrians and cyclists. "Fresno's known, at least in the road safety community, for its bad intersections," said Kevitt, executive director of Streets Are For Everyone. "I'm in Los Angeles and I know how bad...
Special Report: Did Newsom’s $3.8 Billion Hotels-to-Housing Program Pay Off?
As COVID-19 tore through California, Jennifer Hark Dietz had a decision to make. The state was making perhaps its biggest push ever to get people off the street, offering up billions of dollars for cities and organizations like hers to turn old motels into new homes. It was risky. The...