Update, 8/27/2020: the Fresno City Council tabled this item until the Sept. 17 meeting. Here is the original story: Ted and Deborah White don't care about Pride Park's sagging walls or diminishing amenities. Its shady trees offer an escape from the heat on a typical Fresno summer day. "We enjoy...
West Fresno Satellite Campus Gets Giant $1 Million Check
Fresno City College's West Fresno satellite campus is still a couple years away, but there should be plenty of training equipment for nursing and automotive students on opening day. On Aug. 16 Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula presented an oversized check representing the $1 million in state funds he obtained this year...
Take 5: Scharton Won't Ask for Contributions in District 3 Campaign
Craig Scharton has been down this road before. The interim director of the Downtown Fresno Partnership served on the Fresno City Council from 1987-1991. At that time, he represented District 1, which encompassed the Tower District and surrounding area. Now, 27 years later, Scharton says he'd like to give it...
Take 5: Scharton Won't Ask for Contributions in District 3 Campaign
Craig Scharton has been down this road before. The interim director of the Downtown Fresno Partnership served on the Fresno City Council from 1987-1991. At that time, he represented District 1, which encompassed the Tower District and surrounding area. Now, 27 years later, Scharton says he'd like to give it...
Take 5: Public Service Motivates Miller in District 3 Race
Daren Miller, running for Fresno City Council's District 3 seat, says he is not a politician. "I'm an educator who's going into politics. I'm a public servant," he says. District 3 is currently represented by Oliver Baines, who will term out of office at the end of 2018. Other announced...
Take 5: Public Service Motivates Miller in District 3 Race
Daren Miller, running for Fresno City Council's District 3 seat, says he is not a politician. "I'm an educator who's going into politics. I'm a public servant," he says. District 3 is currently represented by Oliver Baines, who will term out of office at the end of 2018. Other announced...