George Hostetter
624 posts
George Hostetter is The Sun’s Fresno Civic contributor – covering the City of Fresno, County of Fresno, and Fresno Council of Governments.
All you need to know about the Grizzly Fest agreement, public hearing, and vote
Grizzly Fest approval displayed Council Members leadership in addressing sensitive issues, now wait and see if promises come to fruition.
February 9, 2018
Fresno Council of Government leaders will pitch seven projects worthy of funding from Trump Administration
Local leaders head to Washington, D.C. hoping to capitalize on promise to upgrade infrastructure.
February 7, 2018
Fresno's numbers don't lie: Annual financial cites positive progress, but Fresno is stuck
Financial report has increases and decreases where needed, now strong growth in private sector is key to continue financial stability into the future.
February 6, 2018
Fresno's aggressive code enforcement scheme may hit legal brick wall
An appeals case out of Oakland could change how Fresno handles code enforcement appeals.
February 2, 2018
Borgeas finally makes State Senate campaign official
Andreas Borgeas is making official what was no secret among local observers of the political scene. Now the sweepstakes for his Supervisor seat begins in earnest.
January 31, 2018
Anti-camping ordinance struggling to connect homeless to services
The ordinance, now in full force by Fresno police, is hitting a big barrier: a stubborn population of homeless unwilling and unconvinced of the need for social services.
January 29, 2018
Fresno police target jaywalking in northwest Fresno after jump in death rate
A jump of 12 to 25 in pedestrian-related fatalities over a two-year period is cause for concern.
January 26, 2018
Focus on jobs, poverty are likely to put Fresno on the Capitol's radar
Fresno is destined to be increasingly on the radar of Sacramento lawmakers. A couple of events at City…
January 22, 2018
Whelan jumps into City Council race with straightforward pitch: quality of life
Small businessman and attorney Brian Whelan on Thursday officially launched his campaign for the District 7 seat. Incumbent Clint Olivier is termed out.
January 19, 2018
JP Marketing picks up Public Utilities media contract
[tps_title][/tps_title] The Great DPU Consultants War is far from over. That’s my prediction in the wake of an…
January 18, 2018
