The city of Fresno reportedly has put the brakes on expansive growth in the southeast region of the city that has been on the drawing board for nearly two decades. The South East Development Area plan would add a whopping 45,000 housing units across 9,000 acres upon completion. But Clovis...
Central Unified Trustees Decide to Take Another Shot at $120M Bond Measure
Central Unified School District trustees hope the second time will be the charm for a $120 million bond measure and voted 5-1 Tuesday night to put it on the Nov. 3 ballot. In the March primary election, Central Unified's Measure C just missed the 55% voter approval margin needed for...
Fresno Unified Predicts Measure M Success, Other Districts Wait For More Vote Counts
Fresno Unified School District's $325 million Measure M appears headed to victory, which seems to be eluding other local school bond measures in Tuesday's primary election. Based on current vote totals, the only other local school bond measure that seems certain of being approved is Parlier Unified School District's $11...
Local School Bond Measure Elections Are Nail-Biters
Supporters of Clovis Unified School District's Measure A bond measure were hoping for a victory celebration Tuesday evening as they gathered at a northeast Fresno eatery to wait for election returns. But when early results that showed the $408 million bond measure that was losing by a margin of 52%...
Calling All Budding Astronauts: You'll Need Math Skills
Fresno State is hosting its first Math Aerospace Academy for students in grades one through six who are excited at the prospect of working on things like NASA engineering design challenges and robot coding. The program spans six Saturdays, starting Jan. 11 at 8:30 a.m. in the Education Building. The curriculum...
Measure A: Dream for Corporate Marijuana, Nightmare for Community
The fight against legalized marijuana is far from over. With Measure A on this November’s ballot, we get an up close and personal look at what deceptive, dangerous and detrimental politics look like as the well-being of Fresno residents is discarded in favor of corporate profits. Measure A is a...
Harvesting Green or Inviting Danger? The Clash Over Measure A.
To clear up any confusion, let's start with this: Measure A is not an up-or-down vote on allowing the cannabis industry within Fresno’s city limits. Proposition 64, approved by voters statewide in 2016, permitted recreational use and the right to sell. However, that right comes with caveats — such as...
'Yes' on Measure A Cannabis Business Tax Makes Fresno Safer: Olivier
“Whether you agree with the legalization of marijuana or not, it is already here, so it is crucial that we tax this new industry to ensure compliance and to eradicate the black market.” With that sentence, the supporters of Measure A, the city of Fresno’s cannabis tax, sum up their...