A day after filing a statement with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) revoked his request to allow a colleague to vote in his place Thursday. Using the standard form letter that more than 70 of his Democratic colleagues used, Costa wrote, "I am unable to...
Give Help Now for Local Nonprofits? Yes, People Are!
After one week, a charitable fundraising effort championed by Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer reached half of its $500,000 goal. “I can’t thank enough the hundreds of people who have given much-needed resources to these hardworking organizations during this crisis,” Dyer said. The Give Help Now fund has raised more than $150,000 in...
Brusseau Apologizes, Takes Grief Over Clovis Housing Comments
For Terra Brusseau, it was a "grin and bear it" moment. In the first Fresno Housing Authority board meeting since she made controversial comments about a public housing project in Clovis, her colleagues let her know how they felt. Brusseau apologized, somewhat, Tuesday night for her March 26 comments that...
Clovis Mayor Answers Housing Commissioner: We Welcome All
Clovis leaders are pushing back against comments made by a Fresno Housing Authority board member who questioned the agency's first-ever project in their city. Terra Brusseau serves on the 14-member Fresno Housing Authority board. Brusseau's remarks, made during a March 26 discussion about a 60-unit housing authority project at Willow...