Four of Fresno's most well-known nonprofits have been hit with a double whammy in the COVID-19 era — increased demand and falling donations Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer announced an effort Thursday to help alleviate the situation. Five anonymous Fresno business leaders have contributed $100,000 each as seed money for a dollar-for-dollar...
Mayor-Elect Dyer's Winning Reaction: Tears and Prayer
Jerry Dyer said he was humbled upon learning Wednesday that he clinched the Fresno mayoral race. "When I found out the news today, I was in tears. The first thing I did do was fall on my knees and thank God for allowing me to become mayor of this city,"...
Dyer Prevails in Latest Count for Fresno Mayor. Janz Concedes.
Jerry Dyer appears to be the next mayor of Fresno. The latest round of vote tallies released by the Fresno County elections office shows the former Fresno police chief with 51.8% of the vote, avoiding a November runoff against Fresno County prosecutor Andrew Janz, currently at 39.9%, giving Dyer an...
Voting Update: Dyer Over 50%, but His Lead Shrinks
The latest update of election results Friday showed that the race for Fresno mayor has tightened. After counting 50,000 of the approximately 80,000 outstanding countywide ballots, Jerry Dyer leads at 52.17%, a much slimmer margin than on election night. Tyler Maxwell's bid for the Fresno City Council remains on target,...
Specialty Drinks in a Vault: Inside Election Night Party
Progressives packed a party celebrating election night returns Tuesday for Andrew Janz for Fresno mayor and Tyler Maxwell for city council District 4. At The Vault inside the iconic Pacific Southwest building, hundreds partied for an apparent Election Night split decision — Maxwell was winning his race, while Janz was...
Election Math: What Dyer Needs to Win Without Run-off
There are about 80,000 ballots yet to be counted — 78,000 mail-in ballots, and 2,000 conditional registration/provisional ballots — Fresno County Elections Clerk Brandi Orth said Wednesday morning. That's after 116,867 ballots were counted Tuesday night. So where does that leave the Fresno mayoral and city council District 4 races heading...
Jerry Dyer Holds Big Lead in Mayoral Race Returns
In early returns in the Fresno mayoral race, former police chief Jerry Dyer commanded 54.48% of the vote Tuesday night. Fresno County prosecutor Andrew Janz trailed 36.15%. The five other candidates combined for about 9% of the vote. The early count totaled 57,417 votes as of 10:45 p.m. To win the...
Janz Calls for Extra Hour to Vote After Problems at Polls
Fresno mayoral candidate Andrew Janz called for Fresno County to extend the time that polls close to 9 p.m. because of voting problems Tuesday morning. County election clerk Brandi Orth said that polling centers experienced "intermittent connection problems." Those computers connected the voting centers to the main county election headquarters...
Dyer: I Hope to 'Win This Election Outright'
Fresno mayoral candidate Jerry Dyer cast his vote on Monday at the central election office downtown with his 4-month-old granddaughter alongside. Of course, he did. While politics famously involves shaking hands and kissing babies, this mayoral race has featured photo ops with gorgeous newborns. This time, Dyer had his wife,...
Janz Casts His Vote, Warns About 'Rejected' Ballots
Give Andrew Janz credit. He answered the question of whether you can vote one-handed with a baby on your shoulder. The Fresno mayoral candidate appeared at the voting center at the Central California Blood Center this week with his wife, Heather, and newborn, Wilhelmina. Janz was able to fill out...