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Parks ramps up bid for PORAC leadership, but City Hall could be on horizon
The time may come when Jacky Parks is once again a fixture at Fresno City Hall.
April 6, 2017
Bredefeld v. The World: City Council devolves into high drama of chaos, crisis
Feuding Council members, behind-the-scenes smack talk, and political payback mark the climate at City Hall.
April 3, 2017
Granite Park operators pushing for permit to bring alcohol to the old ball game
Fresno City Hall’s planning department could make its recommendation by today (March 31) or Monday on an interesting…
March 31, 2017
Forgotten Fresno: Future of Veterans Boulevard down to simple pitch in D.C.
City Hall is gambling the project on a flight to Washington, pigeonholing top officials in the Trump Administration, and squeezing them for $45 million.
March 30, 2017
Vote for $80m Fresno State Student Union project is big test for Castro
Fresno State students will vote on a referendum for a proposed 100,000-square-foot, $80 million student union, posing a big test for President Joseph Castro.
March 27, 2017
Historic preservation chief Hattersley-Drayton leaves City Hall after 15 years
Serving Fresno for nearly 15 years meant being in the spotlight rather often to deal with questions of maintaining its aging buildings.
March 27, 2017
6 areas Mayor Lee Brand hopes to collaborate with the County of Fresno
Brand and City leaders have their first powwow (of many) with County leaders on April 6 to begin reconciling longstanding icy relations.
March 23, 2017
Brandau stakes fight against Sacramento's sanctuary state proposal
The looming storm of mass civil disobedience, if not civil war, comes to Fresno City Hall on Thursday.…
March 21, 2017
To some Fresno P.D. watchers, trust between community and cops never left
As the Council voted to create a Police Advisory Board, one longtime Fresno PD watcher clarified that the groundwork was laid decades ago and community trust was solid.
March 20, 2017
Celebrating 140 years, Fresno Fire Department focuses on modern mission and challenges
Fresno Fire Department's 14 decades of dedicated service to Fresno spotlights one key lesson – always get better.
March 17, 2017
