Andrew Janz invites residents to attend the announcement of his 2020 Fresno mayoral campaign 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Radio Park. “Fresno needs someone who is attuned to the needs of its people. Throughout my campaign for Congress and my time as a local prosecutor, I have met thousands of Fresnans...
2020 Mayoral Election Now a Race — Janz Files to Run
Andrew Janz ended speculation whether he is going to run for mayor of Fresno by filing his paperwork Friday afternoon. He becomes the second candidate in the 2020 mayoral race, joining incumbent Lee Brand. The primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020. Although the Fresno mayoral race is nonpartisan, Janz...
2020 Fresno Mayoral Poll: Police Chief and Janz Lead Brand
An exclusive GV Wire mayoral poll in advance of the 2020 election finds Police Chief Jerry Dyer and Fresno County Deputy District Attorney Andrew Janz faring well in potential match-ups with incumbent Lee Brand. GV Wire asked 300 likely voters who they would choose among two high-profile potential candidates —Dyer...
Proposed Rules Mean Fresnans Can Water More, Be Fined Less
Update, 4/11/2019: Fresno city council approved, 6-0, changes in the city's water monitoring program. Additionally, water users can water until 10 a.m. (no watering is allowed on any day between 10 a.m.-6 p.m.). Also, fines won't start until May 2020, giving one year to implement the program. The city will...
After War of Words, Mayor Orders Street Fight Delay
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand on Tuesday pulled a controversial spending plan for the city’s roads off this week’s city council agenda. “In light of recent rhetoric, I have decided to pull the Administration’s proposed SB1 project plan from Thursday’s Council meeting and schedule meetings with Councilmembers as soon as possible...
Council Progressives Draw a Hard Line on Gas Tax Dollars
On a Monday afternoon, Lee Brand and Miguel Arias stood side by side, shoveling dirt at a police station groundbreaking. Hours earlier, Arias was anything but smiles with Fresno’s mayor. He, along with three other council members, criticized Brand’s plan on how to spend $12 million in state funding for...
Will Andrew Janz Run for Mayor or Try Again for Congress?
Where does Andrew Janz go from here? Janz, who ran against Devin Nunes for Congress in 2018 and lost, spoke with two of his former campaign staffers, Luke Colvard and Isaac Gudino, on the “Straight Ahead & to the Left” podcast on Spotify last week. He said he had a...
Can City Ordinance “STOP” Panhandling?
UPDATE, 3/20/2019: Councilmembers Miguel Arias, Esmeralda Soria and Nelson Esparza formally announced their opposition to the ordinance written about below. They are holding news conference Wednesday (March 20) afternoon. With councilmen Steve Brandau, Paul Caprioglio and Luis Chavez sponsoring the measure, that leaves the seventh council member, Garry Bredefeld as...
Fresno Airport Labor Deal Signals Major Shift in Policy
Fresno, which once banned Project Labor Agreements on public works projects, will now engage in them. “Elections have consequences,” Fresno City Councilman Miguel Arias succinctly noted. And, thus a historic shift may have occurred when it comes to labor power at City Hall. Historic Shift The council’s 7-0 vote to...
Is Clovis Economic Boom Headed for Slow Down?
At tonight’s Clovis council meeting (March 4), the board will hear a five-year economic forecast. The report indicates trouble looming: “The General Fund forecast continues to be much more constrained during the forecast period than it has been during recent years … sales tax is projected to grow at a...