The Fresno Commission on Police Reform held a marathon five-hour meeting, hearing updates from its four subcommittees and proposed changes, as well as news that a community survey is underway. The commission's request for more time to complete its work was granted by Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias. The...
Council Rushes to Approve COVID Aid Ahead of Blackout Threat
Trying to beat a potential blackout of the downtown area, the Fresno City Council held a lightning-fast meeting to approve a nearly $13 million spending plan for pandemic relief on Monday afternoon. The city will contract with several community-based organizations to help with food distribution, contact tracing, and testing. The...
Cluck, Cluck, N’Yuck. No Hens in Clovis for Now.
Despite a strong push from city councilman Bob Whalen, backyard chickens will not be legally allowed in Clovis for at least a year. Also in Politics 101: Milton running for SCCCD trustee. Police Reform Commission meets publicly on Monday. Commissioner conflict-of-interest forms trickling in. Controversial Republican aided Dyer's mayoral run....
Conservative Appointee Lasts Just 15 Hours on Fresno Immigrant Rights Committee
A well-known Fresno conservative was about to join a committee that would advise the city council on immigrant issues. Also in Politics 101: Immigrant committee searching for its purpose. City protection for immigrants proposed. Police commission's deadline unlikely to change. City budget tidbits. Michael Der Manouel Jr. — an insurance...
PD Commission’s Celedon Declines to Explain ‘Burn it Down’ Tweet
In its first public meeting Monday, the Fresno Commission on Police Reform's second-in-command, Sandra Celedon, declined to explain a controversial tweet after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Also in Politics 101: Police Reform commissioners want more time. Another Fresno police committee is still active. County...
Measure P Attorney Asks City to Start Collecting Fresno Parks Tax
Measure P, the 2018 sales tax initiative for parks, may not have failed after all. Last November, 52% of Fresno voters favored it. However, voters were told it needed two-thirds approval to pass. Thus, the measure failed. Or did it? An attorney, on behalf of Measure P advocate Fresno Building...
Is Measure P’s Defeat The End or New Beginning?
To the surprise of many, Fresno's ambitious Measure P ballot initiative not only failed to attain the two-thirds vote it needed to pass, it didn’t even receive a simple majority of votes in favor. With 100% precincts reporting, 51% of Fresnans voted "no" on P. The measure would have raised the...