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Dyer Applauds Newsom’s $12B Plan to End ‘Family Homelessness’ in Five Years

May 11, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom answered cries for help on homelessness from California's big-city mayors by proposing $12 billion in new funding on Tuesday while appearing in San Diego. California has an estimated 161,000 people experiencing homelessness — more than any...

Dyer, Big City Mayors Ask State for Billions in Homeless Relief

David Taub

April 29, 2021

Mayors from California's largest cities are asking the state Legislature for a $20 billion, five-year commitment to addressing homelessness. "It is our plan to take Project Offramp and replicate it citywide...

Photo of Jerry Dyer with his wife and granddaughter

As Mayor, Dyer Wants to Float All Boats With Huge Economic Boom

Bill McEwen

December 30, 2020

Fresno Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer will never be confused with Joe Biden. But Biden's presidential winning "One America" theme echoed Dyer's "One Fresno" slogan from earlier in the year. And, just like Biden, Dye...

What’s Next for Lee Brand, Who Quietly Made Fresno a Better City?

Bill McEwen

December 26, 2020

Lee Brand soon will exit politics and the Fresno mayoral chair as a man of his word, hoping that residents all over the city prosper, and riding the high of bringing Southwest Airlines here. Freed from the grind of leading California's fifth-largest city am...

Hotels, Motels in Mariposa and Tulare Counties Being Turned Into Homeless Housing

Jim Jakobs

September 28, 2020

Governor Gavin Newsom announced another round of 'Project Homekey' funds Monday afternoon. Mariposa and Tulare Counties were among the counties awarded. The governor also announced he has asked the Joint Leg...

Walters: New Housing Goals Stir Opposition

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

September 28, 2020

As this much-troubled year began, the twin crises of homelessness and a broader housing shortage were, by common consent, California’s most pressing political issues. Gov. Gavin Newsom devoted almost all of ...

Fresno Homeless Count: 45% More People on Streets, More People Housed

Bill McEwen

August 26, 2020

Even as local leaders marshal more resources and team up to tackle homelessness, the number of people living on the streets of Fresno has climbed 45%. Listen to this article: https://d28jd3p91iwyr0.cloudfront.net/public/polly_audio/fresno-homeless.df...

City Orders Workers Back. Evictions, COVID-19 Shelters on County Agenda.

David Taub

March 23, 2020

Fresno city workers sent home because of their age or health status have been ordered to return to work today or use paid leave. The most recent order from Fresno City Manager Wilma Quan, acting as Emergency Se...

Brand, Fellow Mayors Meet for Homelessness Talks with Newsom

AP News

March 9, 2020

The mayors of California's biggest cities had a “robust” discussion with Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday, highlighting their opposition to his plan on how to spend $750 million to combat the state's homelessness cr...

Photo combination of Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sen. Andreas Borgeas

Borgeas Calls for CEQA Reform After Newsom’s Homelessness Address

Bill McEwen

February 19, 2020

State Sen. Andreas Borgeas lauded Gov. Gavin Newsom for focusing on homelessness and housing affordability in his State of the State address Wednesday. "Resolving the housing crisis will never be achievable unless Sacramento also pursues CEQA reform to redu...

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Dyer Applauds Newsom’s $12B Plan to End ‘Family Homelessness’ in Five Years

Dyer, Big City Mayors Ask State for Billions in Homeless Relief

As Mayor, Dyer Wants to Float All Boats With Huge Economic Boom

What’s Next for Lee Brand, Who Quietly Made Fresno a Better City?

Hotels, Motels in Mariposa and Tulare Counties Being Turned Into Homeless Housing

Walters: New Housing Goals Stir Opposition

Fresno Homeless Count: 45% More People on Streets, More People Housed

City Orders Workers Back. Evictions, COVID-19 Shelters on County Agenda.

Brand, Fellow Mayors Meet for Homelessness Talks with Newsom

Borgeas Calls for CEQA Reform After Newsom’s Homelessness Address

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