As triple-digit temperatures begin to creep into Fresno forecasts, the city is allowing lawns and gardens to be watered more often. At the same time, City Hall hopes residents take an active role in keeping water use on a tight leash. That's where a new digital tool promoted by the...
Want to Fight Crime, Fresno? Plant Flowers With Your Neighbors.
Neighborhoods struggling with physical decline and high crime often become safer simply when local residents work together to fix up their neighborhood. My colleagues and I at the University of Michigan School of Public Health Youth Violence Prevention Center have spent nearly a decade documenting why. Research from cities across...