With a flood of parks funding pouring in from the Measure P sales tax, some city leaders want to know why Fresno parks have more dirt than grass and remain in a state of disrepair. "If there was an award for park slumlord, the city of Fresno would receive...
Can Fresno City Council Rescue Trails End Mobile Home Park?
Waiting on pins and needles for a judge's decision on the future of Trails End Mobile Home Park, residents are hoping that the Fresno City Council will come to their rescue. City Council President Nelson Esparza announced Tuesday evening that the council will hold a special closed session meeting...
Councilmembers Listen as Fresno Homeless Share Their Stories
Three Fresno city councilmembers sought to give a voice to homeless people at a unique town hall meeting with members of the unhoused community. The event, organized by Miguel Arias, Luis Chavez and Esmeralda Soria, was aimed at hearing directly from those living on the streets about their needs and...
Where Does Mayor Dyer Stand on Fresno Rent Control?
Fifteen policies aimed at making Fresno housing more affordable will soon advance to the city council next month, and Mayor Jerry Dyer approves of more than half of them. A strict rent control ordinance, however, is not one that the mayor fully supports. “Displacing people for any reason is...
Fresno Council Picks Its Own Map for Next Decade of Elections
After using nearly $100,000 of taxpayer dollars to have a consultant draw new electoral maps, the Fresno City Council went with its own map on Thursday. It's a status-quo map that largely left many council districts intact — after eight public hearings and workshops, hundreds of comments and untold hours...
Can Fresno Councilmembers Protect Their Own Jobs as District Maps Redrawn?
Are incumbent Fresno councilmembers protected from being drawn out of their own district? Despite language in the city charter and advice received from their consultant, the answer experts told GV Wire is "no." Last week, the City Council examined the first set of electoral maps, submitted by the public and...
Fresno Council Chambers Reopened to Public, Mayor Says
Mayor Jerry Dyer tells GV Wire that the Fresno City Council chambers, closed since Aug. 19, are now open. "We actually changed the policy yesterday," Dyer said on Tuesday. "So it's important, you know, we looked at what the (COVID-19) numbers are. They're coming down." Last week, GV Wire reported...
ACLU Considers Suing Fresno City Hall for Blocking Public
Since the start of the pandemic, Fresno City Council chambers have been open, closed, open, and closed once again to the public. The most recent shutdown came on Aug. 19, with the public again banned from chambers, even though the entire council and staff meet to conduct the people's business....
FBI Probe of Possible Fresno City Hall Corruption Underway
The FBI is investigating possible corruption and influence-peddling at Fresno City Hall, and a federal grand jury is hearing testimony from witnesses, GV Wire has learned. Four sources who asked to remain anonymous told GV Wire about the investigation. The sources became aware of the probe in different ways: being...
4 on 1 Fresno Council Battle Erupts Over Bredefeld Staffer
Tensions among Fresno City Council members exploded Thursday with insults, accusations and finger pointing erupting over the issue of a now-former city council staffer. Daniel Gai, an aide to Councilmember Garry Bredefeld, pleaded no contest last week to five counts of domestic violence. Two other counts are pending in court...