In normal years, the State of the City is a formal affair, with fancy tablecloths, rolls and the obligatory rubber chicken lunch. After a year when the annual mayoral address presented by the Fresno Chamber of Commerce went virtual, the event returned in-person, in the morning and in a relaxed...
Fresno Developer Criticizes District Attorney as Council Delays Granite Park Vote
One day after Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp sounded a warning about a Fresno City Council vote on settling a lawsuit about Granite Park, Terance Frazier criticized the move. The City Council was scheduled to vote on settling a lawsuit Frazier and his nonprofit Central Valley Community Sports Foundation...
Fresno DA Probing Allegations Over City’s Granite Park Deliberations
The Fresno City Council is scheduled to settle a lawsuit stemming from an audit of the nonprofit that operates Granite Park. A vote in closed session and open session is scheduled for the council's Thursday meeting. Terance Frazier, president of the nonprofit Central Valley Community Sports Foundation, sued the city and several...
Fresno Councilwoman Soria Tests Positive for COVID
Fresno City Councilwoman Esmeralda Soria announced on Monday that she is self-quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19. "It gives me great sadness to share the news that no one during this pandemic wants to hear, I recently tested positive for Covid19," Soria announced Monday evening on her Facebook page. Soria...
Fresno COVID Contract Awarded Despite Objections Over Tweet, Lawsuit
The Fresno City Council approved more contracts to help the COVID-19 effort, but two councilmen objected to awarding $2 million to a community-based organization. The council voted 5-2 to award the contract to Fresno Building Healthy Communities for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing. Councilmen Garry Bredefeld and Paul Caprioglio voted...
Granite Park Lawsuit Accuses Fresno of Racism, Retaliation
Terance Frazier, the Fresno developer who has had a long-running disagreement with the city over Granite Park, filed a federal lawsuit Friday night. In the suit, Frazier claims the city of Fresno — which owns the facility — failed to live up to its obligations when he leased the Granite...
Deal Would Transfer Granite Park to New Foundation, Increase City Subsidy
(UPDATE — 4/23/2020: the City Council postponed a discussion and vote on the Granite Park lease to a future, unspecified date. Councilman Mike Karbassi removed himself as a sponsor. Original story Granite Park, the city-owned central Fresno sports facility operated by the Central Valley Community Sports Foundation, is expected to transfer...
Dyer's Granddaughter Stars in Debut Mayoral TV Ad
Have you seen Jerry Dyer's granddaughter Charlotte? She is the star of Dyer's $37,690 TV ad buy in his campaign for Fresno mayor. Dyer's holiday theme ad also features his wife, Diane. "Charlotte reminds us what's most important about the holiday season. Every one of us has a reason for the...
On a Gorgeous Weekend, Granite Park Is Big Hit With Families
The cooler weather complemented perfectly with two big activities taking place at Granite Park this past weekend — The Big Bounce America and a memorial softball tournament. Both drew sizable, yet manageable crowds, with a $3 cover charge to enter the facility. Each event had its own entry fees as...
What's Granite Park's Future? Letters Offer Clues.
Terance Frazier, the real estate developer and president of the nonprofit that runs a city sports park, says his public partner isn't doing all it can to help him. Right now, Frazier is preparing the Granite Park sports facility operated by his nonprofit — the Central Valley Community Sports Foundation...