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Top Dyer admin. official on the move, will lead city’s bus system
The move leaves Fresno with no black officials among City Hall's senior administrative ranks.
November 7, 2022
Power Short: Fresno lawmakers hit brakes on Dyer-backed study of government takeover of PG&E service
After three hours of debate, the launch of Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer's latest battle with PG&E – exploring the creation of a taxpayer-funded power utility to supplant the company – didn't go as planned.
November 4, 2022
Democrats against DREAMers? New pro-Salas mailer indicates so.
Mailers from Democratic groups backing Asm. Rudy Salas (D–Bakersfield) express opposition to DREAMers, illegal immigrants who came to the country at a very young age.
November 2, 2022
Prosecutors charge ex-Bakersfield Condors trainer for contacting minor for sex
Chad Drown, the former head athletic trainer of the Bakersfield Condors was charged this week with two felonies for attempting to meet a minor to commit a sex act.
November 2, 2022
Fresno State student newspaper opposes Measure E, dubs it “rich man’s scheme to get richer.”
Days before the election, Fresno State's campus newspaper penned an editorial assailing the $720 million academic and athletics sales tax plan.
November 2, 2022
Fresno lawmakers counter Dyer, pitches housing plan with tiny homes, down payment assistance
Three members of the Fresno City Council revealed their plan to address the city's housing crisis.
November 2, 2022
With Measure C renewal in balance, Fresno Co. touts launch of $53mil Golden State Blvd. project
After nearly two decades of planning, Fresno County’s Golden State Boulevard Corridor Project broke ground on Tuesday.
November 1, 2022
Election headwinds are blowing hard for Calif. Dems. The Central Valley is the eye of the storm.
Things are starting to tilt away from Democrats in California's battleground districts as the state continues its tradition of breaking against national trends, writes north Valley political consultant Joshua Whitfield.
November 1, 2022
Fresno’s proposed Convention Center Marriott secures financing
The proposed Convention Center-anchored Courtyard Marriott in downtown Fresno secured its construction funding on Monday, bringing the project one step closer to breaking ground.
November 1, 2022
Jilted jolt: Fresno leaders vent frustration over energy delays, dub PG&E “criminal enterprise”
An electric press conference from Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer and Garry Bredefeld is the beginning of a pitch to study forming a city-run power utility.
October 31, 2022