Fresno Mayor Lee Brand is opposed to lame-duck City Councilman Steve Brandau’s anti-panhandling proposal. The proposal called STOP for “Safe Transfer of Objects to Pedestrians”, which...
A proposal to guarantee that Fresno delivers planning department services on time received a 7-0 vote from the city council Thursday. But council members also made...
Two business-friendly Fresno city councilmen are putting their money where their mouth is. Technically, it’s the city’s money. Garry Bredefeld (District 6) and Steve Brandau (District...
To the surprise of many, Fresno’s ambitious Measure P ballot initiative not only failed to attain the two-thirds vote it needed to pass, it didn’t even receive...
Another union representing Fresno municipal employees could earn extra money just for showing up to work. And, councilman Garry Bredefeld has a problem with that. At...
Fresno’s system that uses computers to detect and fine water wasters may be DOA after only 31 days. Water violation notices sent to customers went up...
It may be one of the greatest chasms, dividing California if not the nation. The bitter dispute has each side clinging to its values, its beliefs,...
With all due respect to my colleague and news director Bill McEwen, he got it wrong in his June 29 column blasting three Fresno councilmen for...
I’m fed up with so-called leaders who complain about Fresno crime but really are more concerned about burnishing their credentials as tax fighters. As tax fighting is...
(Note: this story has been updated to reflect Councilmen Garry Bredefeld’s decision about not supporting placing the Brand sales tax plan on the ballot.) November’s ballot...
