Advocates for building the Veterans Boulevard interchange in northwest Fresno have suffered a $23 million setback. Staff from the California Transportation Commission did not include the project among 27 proposals recommended for a total of $308.8 million in Senate Bill 1 funding Wednesday (April 25). “We are very disappointed. We thought...
Fresno Council Supports Parts of Arambula's River Parkway Bill
At the request of Fresno City Councilman Steve Brandau, the council added a special meeting within Thursday’s (March 8) agenda to discuss AB 3218, a San Joaquin River Parkway bill from Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno). Arambula’s bill would turn the river parkway into a state park. One part reads, “This...
"Poverty Pimps" Redux: Brandau Unapologetic Over Criticism
For a 7-0 unanimous vote, the Fresno city council decision to approve a two-million square foot project in south Fresno brought out acrimonious debate usually unseen in chambers. Environmental activists representing neighbors near the proposed Caglia business park chafed at the potential health effects that construction and a 24/7 industrial...
Caglia Industrial Park Faces a Hurdle. Neighbors File Lawsuit.
Neighbors in south Fresno are suing the city over the city council’s approval of a 2 million-square-foot industrial park. They claim the city failed to follow environmental review standards. The council passed a project proposed by Caglia Environmental on Jan. 25 with a 7-0 vote. The project is located on...
Two Central Unified Trustees Served Recall Notices
Central Unified School District Trustees Phillip Cervantes and Richard Solis have been served with recall papers. A grassroots group of parents served the two trustees at the Feb. 13 board meeting. The parents are unhappy about the secrecy surrounding whether Superintendent Mark Sutton will remain with the district. Raquel Camacho,...
Two Central Unified Trustees Served Recall Notices
Central Unified School District Trustees Phillip Cervantes and Richard Solis have been served with recall papers. A grassroots group of parents served the two trustees at the Feb. 13 board meeting. The parents are unhappy about the secrecy surrounding whether Superintendent Mark Sutton will remain with the district. Raquel Camacho,...
Fresno's Caglia Project Debate in 90 Seconds
The Fresno City Council unanimously approved a 2 million-square-foot industrial project in south Fresno. The facility, proposed by Caglia Environmental, drew opposition from neighborhood and environmental groups. But, the need for potential jobs outweighed concerns over air pollution and heavy traffic in the area on Central Avenue between Orange and...
Fresno's Caglia Project Debate in 90 Seconds
The Fresno City Council unanimously approved a 2 million-square-foot industrial project in south Fresno. The facility, proposed by Caglia Environmental, drew opposition from neighborhood and environmental groups. But, the need for potential jobs outweighed concerns over air pollution and heavy traffic in the area on Central Avenue between Orange and...
Poverty Pimps? Brandau's Low Blow from Dais
Is Steve Brandau worried about losing his conservative street cred? How else would you explain his excoriating of legal advocates for the poor from the city council dais? Thursday night (Jan. 25), the Fresno City Council debated whether to approve a 2 million-square-foot industrial park project. The result was so...
Poverty Pimps? Brandau's Low Blow from Dais
Is Steve Brandau worried about losing his conservative street cred? How else would you explain his excoriating of legal advocates for the poor from the city council dais? Thursday night (Jan. 25), the Fresno City Council debated whether to approve a 2 million-square-foot industrial park project. The result was so...