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.
Redevelopment oversight board puts on a slugfest
Fresno City Hall hosted all sorts of meetings on Thursday. I was at the best one – the…
February 26, 2016
Developers prep showdown over transit-oriented development cash
TOD as we’ve known it will soon be DOA. That’s another reason why Thursday’s Fresno City Council meeting…
February 24, 2016
12 insights into the City's push toward Fulton Street
Fresno’s Enterprise Capital Project Oversight Board held its second meeting on Monday at City Hall. A dozen observations:…
February 24, 2016
TRAILMIX: Welcome to the Grip and Grin stage
George Hostetter on the trail reports on candidate meet and greets, radio appearances and City Hall gripes over CVObserver's debate.
February 22, 2016
Derek Carr preaches optimism, hard work in City Hall stop
The best quarterback in Fresno State history turned into a political philosopher on Saturday. Derek Carr – once…
February 21, 2016
Chukchansi Park, the political football, is back
16 years after it was a campaign issue, the stadium is back. It might be too complex for 2016.
February 18, 2016
Brand courts Ag leaders as City embarks on wild water adventure
The battle for endorsements is heating up in Fresno’s mayoral race.
February 15, 2016
A missing apology for Fresno State's Title IX grief
Somebody at The Fresno Bee gave us only half of the headline. “Fresno State free of federal scrutiny”…
February 12, 2016
Why Fresno's northern crime shift matters
Fresno's crime wave is heading north. George Hostetter reports how the move has major implications for 2016.
February 11, 2016
Mayoral radio show previews brawl ahead
George Hostetter's inside look at H. Spees, Henry Perea, and Lee Brand's radio interview with Brooke Ashjian.
February 8, 2016