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.
Fresno State marks ten years with more than 1 million hours of volunteerism
For the tenth year in a row, Fresno State has provided more than 1 million hours of volunteer service to the local community.
June 23, 2019
Facing the finish line, Brand looks to keep “pedal to the metal”
Fresno is making great strides forward but much more needs to be done, Mayor Lee Brand said last Wednesday in his State of the City address.
June 21, 2019
Valley cities face new issues amid recycling crunch
With China's restrictions on importing recycled material, Valley cities are beginning to have to pay processors to deal with your recycling.
June 17, 2019
After approving road spending, Fresno County begins eyeing Measure C extension
The original Measure C ran from 1987-2007. In 2006, voters extended it for another 20 years, ending in 2027. Now, groundwork for another extension begins.
June 16, 2019
Audit of Fresno P.D. moonlighting shows issues with timecards
The audit was commissioned in April after City officials received anonymous complaints of Fresno police officers teaching while on City time.
June 13, 2019
Fresno State begins major upgrades – including Bulldog Stadium
Fresno State will be busy this summer with infrastructure projects. All told, the university will spend tens of millions of dollars on upgrading buildings.
June 11, 2019
Fresno’s preparing for major disasters, whether or not they arrive
“Nothing ever happens in Fresno. Then it does happen. We need to be prepared and we need to know what we’re doing. Because it will cost lives if we don’t.”
June 11, 2019
Fig Garden Financial Center expansion decision postponed
I called Granville Homes Vice President Jeff Roberts on Thursday. I wanted to know what happened at Wednesday’s…
June 10, 2019
All eyes on Fig Garden Financial Center’s proposed fourth building
Fresno's Planning Commission will decide whether Fig Garden Financial will get another office building and whether Fresno can have its cake and eat it, too.
June 3, 2019
Fresno’s budget battle begins. Here are 13 things to watch out for.
Fresno City Hall will spend close to $1.2bil in the fiscal year beginning July 1. That’s a lot of moola. Here are a baker's dozen of interesting proposals.
June 2, 2019