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Traffic on Blackstone Avenue with Downtown Fresno in Distance

Would New Fresno CC Science Building Give Blackstone a Lift?

August 17, 2018

What can be done to make Blackstone Avenue more attractive to shoppers and businesses? The question has been batted around since the end of the Manchester Mall's glory days in the 1960s and '70s when families flocked to Sears, Rhodes, GallenKamp Shoes, and ...

America’s Top Homeless Expert Says Fresno Is on Right Track

Bill McEwen

August 6, 2018

When it comes to homeless people, we all have our stories and our thoughts on what to do. Our recommendations on how to make things better typically reflect our personal experiences and mindset. Often our pr...

San Francisco To Consider Taxing Companies To Help Homeless

AP News

July 17, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco voters will decide in November whether to tax large businesses to pay for homeless and housing services, an issue that set off a battle in another West Coast city struggling with i...

San Francisco’s 1st Black Female Mayor Sworn In

AP News

July 11, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO — The first black female mayor of San Francisco made history Wednesday as she took the oath of office, vowing to help drug users and the homeless in a city that has come to embody extreme wealth and poverty. In her inauguration speech, London ...

Photo of a homeless man and his dog in New York City

Busting Three Big Myths About Homelessness

The Conversation

July 5, 2018

As a young psychologist in the 1980s who had researched treatment of the mentally ill, I was concerned by many reports suggesting that the growing number of homeless people may be due to deinstitutionalization....

Why Are So Many Homeless People on West Coast Streets?

The Conversation

June 15, 2018

One-quarter of homeless people in the U.S. live in California, despite Californians making up only 12 percent of the population. News Analysis Margot Kushel Not only is homelessness more co...

What California County Is Big & Beautiful Yet Small & Ugly?

Joe Mathews

April 5, 2018

Why does a place as big and beautiful as Orange County behave in ways so small and ugly? In recent weeks, county supervisors first voted to oppose state sanctuary laws, thus aligning themselves with President Trump, who has targeted California in a campaign...

Homelessness in Fresno is a Big Problem. Tiny Houses Might Help.

Randy Reed

February 8, 2018

Can tiny houses help reduce homelessness in Fresno? The Fresno Rescue Mission believes so. While the effectiveness of the city of Fresno’s “no camping” ordinance, complete with possible $1,000 fines and jail...

Will Fresno Get $20 Million for Homeless From State Budget Surplus?

David Taub

February 2, 2018

Politics 101 David Taub Mayor Lee Brand delivered the keynote speech to the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation’s monthly breakfast Wednesday (Jan. 31). He touted his first-year accomplishments (R...

Area Around Downtown Homeless Housing Is a Mess. What’s Next?

David Taub

December 27, 2017

The goal of the Renaissance housing development is to provide a stable living environment for chronically homeless people, including those with severe mental illness. But, to some community activists, the conditions around the facility — built across the st...

Victory Offers Muslim Candidate New Platform to Oppose Trump

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Valadao Challenges Cox to Congressional TV Debates

Trump Honors Federal Immigration Officials at White House

California’s Educational Crisis Framed by Two Events: Walters

Tax Vote Should’ve Been 50/50 For Parks & Police: Ashjian

Why Anti-Trump Latino Voters Won’t Swing the Midterms

Would New Fresno CC Science Building Give Blackstone a Lift?

How to Keep Your Pet Safe on Fourth of July

That Scrutinized Bit of Meyer’s OSU Contract May Be New Norm

Beating ‘Thriller,’ the Eagles Have No. 1 Album of All-Time

Silver & Blackout TV: Why Fresno Can’t See Derek Carr in Preseason

Don't Blame Council Conservatives For Brand's Failed Tax Scheme

Tax Vote Should’ve Been 50/50 For Parks & Police: Ashjian

Why Anti-Trump Latino Voters Won’t Swing the Midterms

Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Social Media Must Stop Targeting Conservatives

The Syrian War as Told Through the Photographer's Eyes

Leaders Applaud New Community Center for Highway City

Want To Boost Creativity? Connect With Someone From a Foreign Country.

Inside the Sacred Danger of Thailand’s Caves

Would New Fresno CC Science Building Give Blackstone a Lift?

America’s Top Homeless Expert Says Fresno Is on Right Track

San Francisco To Consider Taxing Companies To Help Homeless

San Francisco’s 1st Black Female Mayor Sworn In

Busting Three Big Myths About Homelessness

Why Are So Many Homeless People on West Coast Streets?

What California County Is Big & Beautiful Yet Small & Ugly?

Homelessness in Fresno is a Big Problem. Tiny Houses Might Help.

Will Fresno Get $20 Million for Homeless From State Budget Surplus?

Area Around Downtown Homeless Housing Is a Mess. What’s Next?

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