Fresno City College moved a step closer to its long-awaited parking garage after the State Center Community College District board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an $18.5 million construction contract for the project. The board also unanimously approved a resolution that found no negative impact under California's Environmental Quality Act...
How Long Before Fresno City College Parking Garage Opens?
Finding a parking place at Fresno City College has long been a hassle for students as well as staff, but relief is on the horizon. The State Center Community College District board of trustees is scheduled Tuesday to consider an $18.5 million contract to build a four-story parking garage near...
Audit Shows Fresno Lost $250,000 in Parking Revenue
A city of Fresno internal audit has revealed that a “lack of standard monitoring procedures” led to a potential loss of nearly $250,000 in parking revenue. The audit, dated Feb. 15 and received by GV Wire via a source with access to the report, listed five areas in which the...
Did City Hall Get Top Price for Spiral Garage? Some Say No.
The Fresno City Council parted with a troubled asset when it found a buyer for a parking structure and accompanying commercial space on the south end of Fulton Street in downtown Fresno. For years, the structure known as the "spiral garage" for its prominent design, had been falling into a state...
College Is Coming to Southwest Fresno. Will Students Be Ready?
In a few years, students will be able to take courses toward a nursing degree at Fresno City College's planned satellite campus in southwest Fresno. Fresno City College President Carole Goldsmith delivered the good news at a public forum for the new campus held last week at Gatson Middle School....
Fresno City College Goes Extra Mile to Serve Community
Fresno City College is expanding opportunities for high school students and the general public to earn credits toward a college degree by starting neighborhood campuses at Edison and Sunnyside high schools. Fresno City College President Carole Goldsmith delivered the news during the first State of the College Address Wednesday morning...
Half Billion Dollars Might Not Fulfill SCCCD Promises
It has been less than two years since voters in State Center Community College District passed a $485 million bond to build new facilities and renovate old ones. But district trustees already are facing the real possibility of making changes to the projects advertised to voters. What's going on? Christine...
Half Billion Dollars Might Not Fulfill SCCCD Promises
It has been less than two years since voters in State Center Community College District passed a $485 million bond to build new facilities and renovate old ones. But district trustees already are facing the real possibility of making changes to the projects advertised to voters. What's going on? Christine...