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Recreational Cannabis in Fresno? Council Will Vote Next Week.

December 6, 2018

The Fresno City Council spent nearly 80 minutes Thursday debating the finer points of cannabis regulations. The main question: Whether to regulate medicinal cannabis, recreational use, both, or neither. Tempers flared. Councilmembers exchanged sharp words. ...

Opinion: Council Salaries Should Attract Fresno’s Best & Brightest

Darius Assemi

December 4, 2018

Opinion by Darius Assemi Fresno is California's fifth-largest city. Its budget this year is $1.15 billion. But despite all of our hard work and steady population growth, we remain a city with ...

Council Tackles Big Issues: Cannabis, Homeless, and Pay Raises

David Taub

December 4, 2018

The Fresno City Council is saving its best for last. Major items such as cannabis regulation, homelessness, and farmland mitigation appear on this week's agenda. Technically, Thursday's (Dec. 6) meeting is t...

Fresno City Council to Vote on 23% Raises in Lame Duck Session

David Taub

December 3, 2018

Oliver Baines hopes to give two of his colleagues and two incoming councilmen a parting gift — a 23% raise. Baines is headed into the last month of his council tenure. He is termed out, with his service concluding Jan. 8, 2019. “It’s long overdue. I’ve h...

$1M Grant Will Help Fresno PD Investigate Sex Crimes

David Taub

November 28, 2018

Tom Laband hopes to bring justice for 694 sexual assault victims. The Fresno police lieutenant, who oversees the sexual assault unit, eagerly anticipates a $1 million federal grant. The money will help polic...

California’s Cannabis Chief Regulator: It ‘Costs Businesses’

David Taub

November 9, 2018

Could too many regulations for the burgeoning cannabis industry deter entry into the market? That's the question the state agency in charge of regulating cannabis grapples with. “We’re not pleasing anybod...

Arias, Esparza Win Spots on Fresno Council. Chavez Wins Re-Election

David Taub

November 7, 2018

Luis Chavez The next Fresno city council will be more left-leaning and majority Latino. Miguel Arias has defeated Tate Hill in the District 3 race, 58%-42%, with 100% precincts reporting. In District 5, Luis Chavez won his case for re-election to rep...

Baines Reflects on Eight Years at City Hall

David Taub

November 6, 2018

Oliver Baines admits just because he and his colleagues hold the title of council member doesn’t make them smarter than anyone else. “We're really just some pretty average folks that decided to run for offic...

Face-Off for District 7: Brian Whelan and Nelson Esparza

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November 2, 2018

View the video above to see the debate between Fresno City Council District 7 candidates, Brian Whlean (left) and Nelson Esparza....

Chavez Makes His Case for Four More Years on City Council

David Taub

October 24, 2018

Luis Chavez wants another term on the Fresno City Council. The incumbent southeast Fresno representative won a special election in 2016 to fulfill the remaining two years of Sal Quintero's term after Quintero won a seat on the Fresno County Board of Supervi...

Measure A: Dream for Corporate Marijuana, Nightmare for Community

Facing Pressure, McConnell Agrees to Sentencing Reform Vote

Tulare County Man Accused of Killing Dog That Peed on Yard

The Myths and Truths About Chicago’s Guns and Murder Rate

Want To Fix The U.S. Government? Abolish The Senate, says John Dingell

New Central Unified Trustees Focus on Creating Stability

Self-Help for Palestinians is Focus for Non-Profit, Despite U.S. Cuts

Improving Special Ed Top Priority For New FUSD Trustees

Bacon Fixation? This 'Babe' Will Show You How to Satisfy It.

Warriors Named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year

Shameik Moore Slings Web as 1st Biracial Spider-Man in Film

Voth: Remembering Peter Everwine, the Patriarch of Fresno Poets

Walters: Gov. Brown Tries to Forge Big Water Deal Before Exit

Voth: Remembering Peter Everwine, the Patriarch of Fresno Poets

In Chula Vista, as in Fresno, Ag Land Is Tomorrow’s Subdivision

Walters: Rethinking California’s Electric Utilities

This Video Brings the Cost of Freedom Close to Home

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

Rep. Jeff Denham on Water Actions, Migrant Caravan and Marijuana Taxes

City Council Candidates Forum: Arias vs. Hill, Esparza vs. Whelan

Recreational Cannabis in Fresno? Council Will Vote Next Week.

Opinion: Council Salaries Should Attract Fresno’s Best & Brightest

Council Tackles Big Issues: Cannabis, Homeless, and Pay Raises

Fresno City Council to Vote on 23% Raises in Lame Duck Session

$1M Grant Will Help Fresno PD Investigate Sex Crimes

California’s Cannabis Chief Regulator: It ‘Costs Businesses’

Arias, Esparza Win Spots on Fresno Council. Chavez Wins Re-Election

Baines Reflects on Eight Years at City Hall

Face-Off for District 7: Brian Whelan and Nelson Esparza

Chavez Makes His Case for Four More Years on City Council

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