George Hostetter
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George Hostetter is The Sun’s Fresno Civic contributor – covering the City of Fresno, County of Fresno, and Fresno Council of Governments.
Facing water crunch, Clovis gets to work on drought resiliency
Fresno’s neighbor to the northeast is busy making sure it, too, is drought resilient during what figures to be a 21st century full of impressive growth.
August 18, 2019
Three years in, developers seek more cash from Fresno to build downtown project
Four years after striking a deal to build a live-work-play space south of Chukchansi Park, developers are looking for additional cash from taxpayers.
August 14, 2019
Solving Fresno’s HUD headache is pitting City Hall against itself
Fixing years of mismanaging Federal funds is creating new headaches as Fresno's City Council wants to nix the consultants tasked with charting a new path.
August 12, 2019
Fig Garden Financial Center expansion OK’d as City, County boost collaboration
The move to build a fourth office building comes as the City of Fresno attempts to increase collaboration on public works with the County.
August 8, 2019
Brand vetoes bar on retroactive pay raises for City Hall execs
In a veto message, Fresno Mayor Lee Brand said the City Council failed to collaborate with his administration and the policy broke with the City Charter.
August 6, 2019
Fresno County eyes extending Measure C five years early. Here’s why.
Fresno County's half-cent sales tax for regional transportation has been in effect since 1986. Leaders are looking to extend it in 2022, five years early.
August 5, 2019
Fresno PD Auditor highlights officer’s judgment in stopping potential shooter
One of Police Auditor John Gliatta's case studies on the Fresno Police Department reaffirms the amount of sound judgment it takes to be a police officer.
August 4, 2019
Fresno State’s Castro named to College Football Playoff Board of Managers
Fresno State's President will represent the Mountain West Conference on the body that operates the College Football Playoffs.
July 31, 2019
Voters need to know: How far will Fresno’s City Council power grab go?
Fresno's City Council looks to be conducting a power grab. You know how it is with power grabs in a big institution: once you start, it’s hard to stop.
July 29, 2019
Fresno City Council eyes doubling pay for interns
The Fresno City Council is set to draw a line in the sand between its district discretionary funds and district infrastructure funds.
July 23, 2019