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Newsom Appoints Fresno’s Lee Ann Eager to Transportation Commission

June 19, 2020

Lee Ann Eager, a strong advocate for high-speed rail and president/CEO of the Fresno County Economic Development Corp. since 2009, was appointed to the California Transportation Commission by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday. The 13-member commission is responsi...

‘Opportunity Fresno’ Links Investors With Projects in Low-Income Zones

Nancy Price

February 19, 2020

Fresno-area leaders on Wednesday unveiled a new website that will help investors reap big tax breaks by targeting business and development projects in federally designated Opportunity Zones. The website Oppo...

Photo of the San Joaquin River viaduct being built for high-speed rail

LA Times’ Steve Lopez Is All Wet. Finish High-Speed Rail in Valley.

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December 27, 2019

A recent Steve Lopez column titled “Let’s shift stalled bullet train funds to L.A. and San Francisco, where they’ll do some good” in the Los Angeles Times is once again a narrowminded view that perpetuates the ...

On High-Speed Rail, Will the Real Gov. Newsom Please Stand Up?

Bill McEwen

February 8, 2019

Gavin Newsom has said more than once that he wants California's high-speed rail project completed between the San Joaquin and Silicon valleys. "It's not a train to nowhere," Newsom told George Skelton of the Los Angeles Times in October. "It's insulting to ...

Politics 101: Bredefeld Apologizes For Some Remarks in NFL Rant

David Taub

October 3, 2017

When Fresno City Councilman Garry Bredefeld put the NFL on blast over National Anthem protests, Councilman Oliver Baines was absent. He was part of a delegation to Spain to scout potential High-Speed Rail oppor...

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Doing This One Thing Helps Community College Students Transfer to a 4-Year University

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Newsom Appoints Fresno’s Lee Ann Eager to Transportation Commission

‘Opportunity Fresno’ Links Investors With Projects in Low-Income Zones

LA Times’ Steve Lopez Is All Wet. Finish High-Speed Rail in Valley.

On High-Speed Rail, Will the Real Gov. Newsom Please Stand Up?

Politics 101: Bredefeld Apologizes For Some Remarks in NFL Rant

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