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General Plan Needs to Do More for Market Rate Housing, Councilmen Say

November 13, 2019

Update, 11/14/2019, 9:30 a.m.: Councilman Luis Chavez pulled the General Plan item from today's council agenda, continuing it until Dec. 5. He says he wants to wait for Mayor Lee Brand to return from his vacation in order to support the resolution. Also, Counc...

Walters: Housing Crisis — Fits and Starts

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

November 10, 2019

The latest developments in California’s housing crisis are, as usual, mixed. In September, according to the Legislature’s budget analyst, permits for 10,580 new housing units were issued, a 13% increase from...

Author Matthew Demond and his book "Evicted"

Matthew Desmond Digs into ‘Eviction’ at Warnors Theatre

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November 4, 2019

New York Times best-selling author Matthew Desmond will talk about the impact of eviction on the lives of low-income families and its role in racial and economic inequality at Fresno's Warnors Theatre on Thursd...

Apple Commits $2.5B to Combat California Housing Crisis

AP News

November 4, 2019

CUPERTINO — Apple has committed $2.5 billion to ease California's housing crisis, eclipsing similar pledges by fellow Silicon Valley giants Google and Facebook to address a lack of affordable housing in the region they call home. Apple's pledge Monday inclu...

Pending Home Sales Reached a 21-Month High in September

AP News

October 29, 2019

WASHINGTON — More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in September, a sign that the housing market is still benefiting from lower mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that it...

Fox News’ Judge Jeanine Isn’t Coming to Central Valley

David Taub

October 25, 2019

Judge Jeanine Pirro's scheduled visit to Tulare is not happening. The Fox News personality was scheduled to speak at a rally organized by the Valley Young Republicans PAC on Nov. 7. However, the event is no ...

Affordable Housing Among Striking Chicago Teachers’ Demands

AP News

October 22, 2019

CHICAGO — Striking Chicago teachers who are seeking smaller class sizes and higher pay also are demanding that the nation's third-largest city do more to lower housing costs and put more resources into helping homeless students. The demand for affordable ho...

Swearengin Named to State Committee on Housing, Econ

David Taub

October 11, 2019

Ashley Swearengin, Fresno's former mayor and current president/CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation, will serve on a new state economic committee. Organized by California Treasurer Fiona Ma, Sweare...

New California Laws Aim to Speed Housing Construction

AP News

October 10, 2019

SACRAMENTO — A new California law aims to stop communities from delaying construction of new housing projects. It's one of 18 housing bills signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. State lawmakers have pass...

Aerosmith Named MusiCare’s 2020 Person of the Year

AP News

October 4, 2019

SANTA MONICA — An organization that helps music professionals who need financial, personal or medical assistance will honor Aerosmith as its 2020 person of the year. MusiCares and Recording Academy President and CEO Deborah Dugan says Aerosmith "has walked ...

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21st District House Money: a Look at Cox vs. Valadao

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Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

To Solve Homelessness, Californians Must Treat Certain Crimes as Cries for Help

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Hello Lemoore! ‘Simpsons’ Co-Producer Has Valley Roots

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At Surf Ranch in Lemoore, Celebrities Pay $10K an Hour to Ride Waves

With Street2Home, Fresno Agrees on Plan to Cut Homelessness

Whether It’s Giving Blood or Money, Start the Healing

Walters: A Model of Mismanagement

Walters: Westlands Contract Shakes the Waterscape

Trump Explains His Pillars of Policy Home and Abroad

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Islamic Center Dinner To Feature Texas TV Reporter Who Wears a Hijab

Ahead of 2020, FB Ensnared in Heated Political Climate

How Eight Presidential Wannabes Pitched Themselves to California Dems

Buttigieg Touts Military Service, Wary of Overstating Role

Attacking Trump and Billionaires, Sanders Draws Thousands in Fresno

General Plan Needs to Do More for Market Rate Housing, Councilmen Say

Walters: Housing Crisis — Fits and Starts

Matthew Desmond Digs into ‘Eviction’ at Warnors Theatre

Apple Commits $2.5B to Combat California Housing Crisis

Pending Home Sales Reached a 21-Month High in September

Fox News’ Judge Jeanine Isn’t Coming to Central Valley

Affordable Housing Among Striking Chicago Teachers’ Demands

Swearengin Named to State Committee on Housing, Econ

New California Laws Aim to Speed Housing Construction

Aerosmith Named MusiCare’s 2020 Person of the Year

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