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

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...

Full Transcript of Newsom’s 2020 State of the Address

gvwire

February 19, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address on homelessness before a joint convention of the California Legislature on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Sacramento. Below is the text as prepared fo...

Dyer, Janz Debate. They Agree on Potential City Sales Tax Hike.

David Taub

February 10, 2020

Those expecting black eyes and bloody knuckles after a Monday forum between Fresno's two leading mayoral candidates would've been disappointed. Former Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer and Fresno County Deputy ...

California Just Finished Its Homeless Count. It’s Sure to Be Inaccurate, and Politically Weaponized

CalMatters

January 31, 2020

By Manuela Tobias, The Fresno Bee and Matt Levin, CalMatters With yellow vests and flashlights, over 200 volunteers fanned out across Fresno to count homeless people on Tuesday night. Along the railway, one group walked by a freight container with a mattres...

Photo of men holding up signs at a rally outside of City Hall in Oakland, Calif.

High-Profile Housing Bill SB 50 Fails to Pass State Senate

AP News

January 30, 2020

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers have failed to pass the most ambitious proposal yet to combat a growing housing crisis in the nation's most populous state, voting down legislation twice in two days that would...

Dyer Offers Specifics on Safety, Homeless, Business

David Taub

January 29, 2020

Jerry Dyer says Fresno residents all over the city have been consistent in sharing their priorities with him. Public safety and homelessness top the list. Dyer, a candidate for mayor, spoke to the Fresno Are...

Photo of Will panhandling on the sidewalk

You’ve Been Named California’s Homelessness Czar. What’s Your First Move?

CalMatters

January 27, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken grief for failing to fulfill what seems like a pretty achievable campaign promise: appointing a homelessness “czar” to help the 150,000 Californians living in shelters and on the streets. Newsom’s quest, which at various points h...

GOP Delegates Open Convention to Renominate Trump for 2020

Newsom Signs Law to Grow Mental Health Coverage

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Smoky Conditions Remain Over Foothills. Could Soon Return to Valley Floor.

Parkway Drive Motel Slated to Convert to Homeless Housing With State Grant

Ecologist Says the USFS Needs To Get Out of the Way in Wake of Massive Fires

‘We’re in the Middle of a Crime Wave.’ Fresno Leaders Voice Concerns.

Will Creek Fire Make Home Insurance Even Harder to Get in ‘High Risk’ Areas?

'Avengers' and 'Game of Thrones' Star Diana Rigg Dies at 82

Landmine-Sniffing Rat Hailed as Hero, Beats Out Dogs for Award

Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Nearly 500 Pilot Whales Stranded in Australia; 380 Dead

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Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Walters: California’s Job Numbers Aren’t Good

Is Mike Pompeo Preparing an October Surprise?

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Progressives Pledge to Keep Pushing Biden to Expand Court

Trump Camp Hopes Mideast Pacts Translate to Jewish Support

McConnell, Pelosi Dispute Trump, Vow Peaceful Power Transfer

Trump Won’t Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power if He Loses

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

Full Transcript of Newsom’s 2020 State of the Address

Dyer, Janz Debate. They Agree on Potential City Sales Tax Hike.

California Just Finished Its Homeless Count. It’s Sure to Be Inaccurate, and Politically Weaponized

High-Profile Housing Bill SB 50 Fails to Pass State Senate

Dyer Offers Specifics on Safety, Homeless, Business

You’ve Been Named California’s Homelessness Czar. What’s Your First Move?

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