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Dyer Promises No More Homeless Along Freeways. Council Moves Toward Parks Tax Collection.

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...

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...

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