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Olivier looks to rev up Fresno Unified with potential Trustee bid
Clint Olivier, eyeing a Fresno Unified board seat in 2018, hopes to jumpstart progress.
March 14, 2019
From a drag racing job offer to City Manager, Rudd delivered with trained eyes of a mechanic
Bruce Rudd climbed from transit mechanic to City Manager in a 41-year career with the City of Fresno.
March 14, 2019
Tinkering with watering rules should have us revisiting Recharge Fresno pitch
Fresnans are paying higher water rates and being pressured to conserve more, despite Recharge Fresno promises.
March 14, 2019
City OKs new Chukchansi Park rent deal for Grizzlies, green-lighting sale
The Fresno Grizzlies are no longer a political punching bag thanks to a new lease deal and pending sale.
March 14, 2019
Don't forget it, Jake: Fresno's Chinatown at a crossroads
High-speed rail progress makes longstanding public and private malaise about Chinatown troubling.
March 14, 2019
For Mayor's Public Safety Board, uneasy marriage with social justice activists is no picnic
Lack of appeal reigns as the Brand admin looks for more public safety board applicants from activist groups.
March 14, 2019
Debate on fare evasion on Fresno's BRT becomes decriminalization flashpoint
Council members Garry Bredefeld and Esmeralda Soria threw down over how to penalize fare evaders on Fresno's BRT.
March 14, 2019
Sticking point in selling the Fresno Grizzlies? Repairs at Chukchansi Park
Who pays the tab on repairs to Chukchansi Park is a big issue in negotiations to sell the Grizzlies.
March 14, 2019
Fresno wants to add cops to the force, but arrests are down as crime rises
Even post-Prop. 47, statistics show a dramatic drop in overall arrests coinciding at a time when voters continue to make public safety their main concern.
March 14, 2019
Blindsided by Council, Fresno's airport tries to figure out how to sell Uber fee
Looking to gin up revenue, Fresno Yosemite International hasn't given up on an Uber fee after the City Council dealt it a harsh defeat.
March 14, 2019