Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias has provided the state's political watchdog with records showing he paid for a private flight connected to a trash hauler with a pending city contract. However, the state Fair Political Practices Commission says it has not wrapped up its investigation into the matter. The incident...
California’s Water Wars See Some Breakthroughs but More Clashes Loom
The politics of water in California could be likened to the constant grinding of tectonic plates 10 miles or more beneath its surface. The Pacific Plate battles with the North American Plate for dominance along the 800-mile-long San Andreas Fault tracing California’s coast. When one gives way, the state experiences...
California’s Water Wars See Some Breakthroughs but More Clashes Loom
The politics of water in California could be likened to the constant grinding of tectonic plates 10 miles or more beneath its surface. The Pacific Plate battles with the North American Plate for dominance along the 800-mile-long San Andreas Fault tracing California’s coast. When one gives way, the state experiences...
Retail Theft Crackdown Begins as Fresno Adds 24 Cops Via Grant
Fresno is adding 24 new full-time police officers to help combat retail theft, thanks to a $23.6 million state grant — the largest awarded. The Fresno City Council unanimously approved the funding, 7-0, at Thursday's meeting. The grant will also hire a sergeant and two service technicians, as well as...
Retail Theft Crackdown Begins as Fresno Adds 24 Cops Via Grant
Fresno is adding 24 new full-time police officers to help combat retail theft, thanks to a $23.6 million state grant — the largest awarded. The Fresno City Council unanimously approved the funding, 7-0, at Thursday's meeting. The grant will also hire a sergeant and two service technicians, as well as...
See How High Your Garbage Rates Will Rise Under 5-Year Fresno Plan
The Fresno City Council voted to start the process to raise trash rates. At Thursday's meeting, the 5-2 vote starts the "Prop. 218" process. Fresno trash rates have not increased since 2009. The city has added 16,000 new accounts since then. The proposed rate increase for solid waste will be...
See How High Your Garbage Rates Will Rise Under 5-Year Fresno Plan
The Fresno City Council voted to start the process to raise trash rates. At Thursday's meeting, the 5-2 vote starts the "Prop. 218" process. Fresno trash rates have not increased since 2009. The city has added 16,000 new accounts since then. The proposed rate increase for solid waste will be...
Will Demand for Union Labor Pact Kill $100 Million, 1,000 Job Fresno Project?
Just north of Highway 180, on Marks Avenue, an international developer wants to build a $100 million industrial complex. The four-building project wouldn't be built near any homes and has quick freeway access for trucks. The company went through a full environmental analysis on impacts the project may have. Brokers...
Will Demand for Union Labor Pact Kill $100 Million, 1,000 Job Fresno Project?
Just north of Highway 180, on Marks Avenue, an international developer wants to build a $100 million industrial complex. The four-building project wouldn't be built near any homes and has quick freeway access for trucks. The company went through a full environmental analysis on impacts the project may have. Brokers...
Bredefeld Defends Israel, Condemns Hamas and Antisemitism
With Palestinian supporters in Fresno City Council chambers, Garry Bredefeld delivered a response to last week's Palestinian flag-raising from the dais — defending Israel and condemning Hamas and antisemitism — on Thursday morning. "All of those killed, raped, tortured, and taken hostage shared one thing in common. They were Jewish....