Fresno businesses now have until the end of Friday to submit applications to receive up to a $10,000 grant. The city extended its Save Our Small Businesses Act application process for one week. This is the second round of funding for the program. Councilman Mike Karbassi, who helped author the...
Free COVID Test Site Opens in NW Fresno With ‘Painless’ Swabs
Quick, painless, easy, and best of all, free. COVID-19 testing in Fresno ramped up in a big way Wednesday with the addition of a drive-up testing site at United Health Centers' Fresno location near Herndon and Milburn avenues. Listen to this article: District 2 Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi helped...
Council Dissension? Karbassi Blasts Colleagues for Empty Promises
Councilman Mike Karbassi took to the plaza in front of City Hall on Monday to criticize his colleagues for holding a news conference last week and making false promises about a second round of Save Our Small Businesses funding. "Certain council members just haven't learned to play nice with others...
Karbassi, Neighbors Respond to Tragedy With Good Ideas
The Millburn Overlook and the San Joaquin River have provided many good memories for Tiffany Bremer and her family. "I caught tadpoles down there as a kid," she says while pointing over the overlook's back railing to the river below. "Twenty years ago, this park was a selling point" for...
Gates to Milburn Overlook Closed After Homicide: Karbassi
City officials have temporarily closed the gates to the Milburn overlook near the San Joaquin River following the shooting death of 24-year-old Brandyn Harris on Monday. "The Milburn overlook ... is meant to be a peaceful retreat for residents," said Fresno City Councilman Mike Karbassi. "The tragic event that took...
Councilman Arias and Chief Hall Get Into Gun 'Battle'
The Fresno Police Department needs 900 new guns. And, the city council and the mayor's office tentatively have agreed to pay for them. But, the path to "yes" included a testy exchange between council president Miguel Arias and police chief Andy Hall at Thursday's meeting. Police Gun Request Hall told...
Councilmen Want to End Dirt Paths to Fresno Schools
Waiting for developers to build sidewalks in Fresno has put generations of schoolkids in jeopardy, and three Fresno City Council members say it's time to end the wait. Councilmembers Mike Karbassi, Luis Chavez, and Paul Capriogio are introducing the "Safer Sidewalks to Schools Program" at next Thursday's council meeting. If...
Councilmen Want to End Dirt Paths to Fresno Schools
Waiting for developers to build sidewalks in Fresno has put generations of schoolkids in jeopardy, and three Fresno City Council members say it's time to end the wait. Councilmembers Mike Karbassi, Luis Chavez, and Paul Capriogio are introducing the "Safer Sidewalks to Schools Program" at next Thursday's council meeting. If...
Is Fresno City Hall Jumping the Gun on CCW Security Policy?
Starting Thursday, new security policies will be implemented at Fresno City Hall — including a ban on CCW holders entering with guns. Among the biggest changes is the restriction of access points. Instead of visitors entering up the steps on the P Street side of the building or in the...
Attention, Bargain Shoppers! Aldi Is Coming to Northwest Fresno
A blighted vacant strip mall at the northwest corner of Shaw and West avenues will be anchored by the first Aldi supermarket in Fresno. Listen to this article: Renovations are beginning on the building, which has been a magnet for crime and a landing spot for vagrants. The strip...