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Fresno City Council advances major pay bump, budget tweaks
The next wave of Fresno City Council members who take office are looking at a hefty pay raise.
June 23, 2022
Fresno lawmakers pitch eye-popping pay raise to match Fresno Co. Supervisors
A group of Fresno City Council members are pushing for a pay raise that would put them in line with the Fresno County Board of Supervisors.
June 22, 2022
Power outages persist, wildfire evacuation orders lifted after Wed. morning lightning strikes
Thunderstorms early Wednesday morning have forced evacuations in eastern Fresno County.
June 22, 2022
Judge clears path for Fresno to close Tower Theatre purchase
The City of Fresno’s attempt to purchase the historic Tower Theatre is now an inevitability following a favorable ruling from a Fresno County judge.
June 20, 2022
Dyer flips, opening taxpayer funds for gang program paying off shooters
Last week, Advance Peace was set to lose funding over a staffer's arrest and threats made against lawmakers. Monday, Mayor Jerry Dyer changed his tune.
August 8, 2022
Fresno Co. averts strike at jail, inking tentative deal with corrections officers
Heading into Father's Day weekend, it looked as if Fresno County's jail could be severely understaffed due to strike.
June 19, 2022
Fresno could finalize acquisition of Tower Theatre next week, judge says
An attempt by Fresno's Adventure Church to halt the sale of the Tower Theatre to Fresno taxpayers is likely to come up short, based on a tentative ruling issued Wednesday.
June 16, 2022
Report: Fresno Unified expels student who took racist photograph
Fallout continues from the Bullard High School incident involving a student who was photographed wearing a KKK-style hood in the school’s weight room in early May.
June 15, 2022
Fresno pulls support of Advance Peace over staff arrests in gang sweep, threats against lawmakers
Advance Peace, which pays would-be gang shooters to stop gun violence, has been controversial for years. Gang arrests and threats against lawmakers by staffers led the City of Fresno to pull its backing.
June 15, 2022
Donis, Fresno Fire Chief, surprises, announces retirement
Kerri Donis has helmed Fresno's fire department through three Mayors and nine years of good and bad times. Here's when she'll take her exit from the force.
June 13, 2022