Five thousand jobs that would have landed in Fresno over the last two years have gone elsewhere because there was nowhere for them to go. That's according to the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation. Two million square feet of vacant, commercially-zoned land near the Ulta and Amazon e-commerce distribution centers in...
California Mayors Push Gov. Newsom To Allow Disneyland, Other Big Theme Parks To Reopen
[aggregation-styles] USA Today The mayors of eight California cities are pushing Gov. Gavin Newsom to consider allowing large theme parks such as Disneyland to reopen sooner than new state guidelines allow. Otherwise, the mayors warned, the guidelines could mean the parks have to stay closed for as long as a...
City May Bid RIP to Money Back Guarantee on Fees
Fresno's effort to hold its planning department accountable for delays in approving development projects may be eliminated after 18 months. The City Council will consider repealing its Money Back Guarantee program at a special meeting on Thursday. Councilmember Garry Bredefeld authored the plan, arguing that an "anti-business culture" existed within the...
Panel Vets 7 Fresno Police Chief Hopefuls as Selection Nears
Seven candidates vying to become Fresno's next police chief have been interviewed over the last two days, GV Wire℠ has learned. One internal candidate — newly promoted Deputy Chief Mark Salazar — is being considered. Five of the others are high ranking police officials from across the country. One is a...
Manufacturer Moves Headquarters to Fresno from Utah. Brings $60,000 a Year Jobs.
Trillium Flow Technologies, a global designer, manufacturer and aftermarket services provider of engineered valves and pumps used in energy and broader industrial applications, announced the merger of their facility in Salt Lake City, Utah to Fresno. The company currently employs 137 people in Fresno and says the merger is expected to...
Parkway Drive Motel Slated to Convert to Homeless Housing With State Grant
Motel drive, an area Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias says is an "epicenter of human and drug trafficking" is getting a partial makeover. Governor Gavin Newsom announced the Fresno Housing Authority will receive over $7.6 million as part of the second round of awards for Project Homekey. According to a...
Vocal City Hall Rally: ‘We Are Telling You We Are Opening October 1st’
Several hundred business owners, employees and politicians gathered on Monday for a rally outside of Fresno City Hall to declare their intention to reopen on October 1. Pastor Jim Franklin of Cornerstone Church kicked the rally off with a prayer and said he and business owners need to stand up...
Fresno Asks Governor to Let Restaurants Open Indoors
Members of the Fresno City Council listened to impassioned pleas from the business community Thursday before voting to pass a resolution asking Governor Gavin Newsom to allow restaurants to reopen indoors "as soon as possible." The resolution, which takes effect immediately (Garry Bredefeld & Nelson Esparza voted no), contained three...
Will NIMBYs Stop Former Smuggler’s Inn From Becoming Affordable Housing?
Fresno County, RH Community Builders, and UPholdings want to acquire and rehabilitate the Hotel Fresno (formerly the Smuggler's Inn) on Blackstone and Dakota avenues to provide assistance to homeless people. That's the short-term goal. The long-term goal is to provide affordable housing for decades into the future. The county hosted...
Salons & Barbershops Reopening After Mayor Brand Texts Newsom
Hair salons and barbershops, along with their customers, finally got good news Friday after months of waiting: They can reopen Monday. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that hair salons and barbershops across California can resume indoor operations — with modifications. However, nail salons will have to wait. The state also introduced...