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Karbassi Outraising Opponents in Council Special Election

Mike Karbassi is the leader in campaign contributions for next month’s special election for the Fresno City Council. The latest figures show Karbassi has raised approximately $140,000, nearly double the amount reported by any other candidate. The special election to fill the vacant seat representing northwest Fresno is Aug. 13....

Candidates for Fresno Council Introduce Themselves

Fresno City Council candidates, tell us about yourselves. Three of the five men seeking to fill the council's empty seat and represent the city's northwest residents laid out their backgrounds and their ties to District 2 at a recent candidates forum. Attorney Jared Gordon, business owner Mike Karbassi, and special-needs...

Fresno Council Passes $1.2B Budget. What Will Mayor Do?

The Fresno City Council approved a $1.2 billion budget Thursday, but Mayor Lee Brand said he still might use his veto pen. In their eyes, council members got around being over budget by delaying some items, rescheduling them for the mid-year budget review in January. Those include spending on a community...

Who's Next to Take on Nunes? 3 Democrats Enter the Ring.

Three Democrats have lined up to take the next shot at Republican Congressman Devin Nunes in 2020. It's an interesting trio. One runs a Fresno auto repair shop. Another bounced in and out of a Fresno City Council race before deciding to throw in for California's District 22 seat. The...

City Council Candidate Garcia Touts Business, Veteran Background

With six candidates in the Aug. 13 special election for the vacant northwest Fresno city council seat, the campaign season is on. Lawrence Garcia welcomed about 50 guests to his fundraiser Thursday at the Elbow Room. I heard more than one attendee, all veterans of such functions, mention they saw...

Six Will Battle for Brandau’s Vacated Seat. Hunsaker Doesn’t File.

Six candidates are officially running in the Aug. 13 special election for the vacant northwest Fresno City Council seat. The deadline passed Friday, and one notable name is not on the list. Debbie Hunsaker, the president of construction support company Alert-O-Lite, did not return the paperwork to run.  Previously, she...

Brand Joins Trump Meeting at White House

Fresno Mayor Lee Brand is in Washington as part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting. He heard from President Donald Trump in a morning session in the East Room of the White House, along with approximate 100 other mayors. Some mayors, like Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans and...

Brand Joins Trump Meeting at White House

Fresno Mayor Lee Brand is in Washington as part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting. He heard from President Donald Trump in a morning session in the East Room of the White House, along with approximate 100 other mayors. Some mayors, like Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans and...

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