Tensions heightened during the first meeting of the new Fresno City Council session on Thursday. The council voted to support the passage of Measure P, leading to an argument about north vs. south funding priorities. With a 5-2 vote, the council started the process to recognize that the sales tax...
New Fresno Council to Hear PLA, Measure P, Right to Counsel
The new Fresno City Council begins Thursday with discussions on issues that may have not been considered in previous years. After the pomp and circumstance of ceremonial oaths of office and speeches in the morning session, the council will get to work in the afternoon. On the agenda — the...
Could New Airport Parking Garage Lure Southwest to FYI?
With 917 parking spaces in a new four-story covered garage coming to Fresno Yosemite International Airport in 14 months, city officials expect big things. "This project is a game-changer for Fresno," Mayor Lee Brand said at a groundbreaking ceremony this morning. Listen to this article: The $29 million parking garage is part...
Fresno Unified to Vote on PLA for New Elementary School
Fresno Unified trustees on Wednesday will consider inking an agreement that guarantees workers building a new elementary school in southeast Fresno will come from union hiring halls. If approved by the board, the project labor agreement will be included in the construction contract for Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary School. Critics...
How Valley Lawmakers Voted on Vaccine Exemption Bill
SB 276 is one of the most emotional bills debated in the state Legislature this year. It would create greater state oversight on how doctors grant medical exemptions from vaccines for public or private school students. Supporters, such as author Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), say the bill is needed to...
Airport Labor Pact Wins Unanimous Council Support
Update, 6/27/2019, 4 p.m.: The Fresno City Council unanimously passed the airport project labor agreement Thursday. Council members said they expect the expansion project to be performed on time and with no budget overages. Original story: Supporters of a labor deal for the $115 million parking and terminal expansion at...
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...
Soria says PLA vote from Israel kosher
A lobbying group for electrical contractors is wondering whether the Fresno City Council violated state law with their December 15 vote on how to award public contracts for an impending $70 million state grant. But, the office for the councilwoman in question says everything was kosher. As first reported by...
Soria says PLA vote from Israel kosher
A lobbying group for electrical contractors is wondering whether the Fresno City Council violated state law with their December 15 vote on how to award public contracts for an impending $70 million state grant. But, the office for the councilwoman in question says everything was kosher. As first reported by...