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Brand's rental housing inspection plan resets the battle lines at City Hall
With Mayor Lee Brand's newly-pitched Rental Housing Improvement Act, Fresno’s rental housing market may never be the same.
January 29, 2017
Brand launches search for new City Manager to replace retiring Rudd
Mayor Lee Brand met with a consultant to jump-start the national search for Fresno’s next city manager, eyeing a fiscal conservative and strong communicator.
January 26, 2017
Newest Downtown parking lot deal a sign of shifting tides at City Hall
The $420k sale pushed aside the Fresno Housing Authority, a key Swearengin ally, and opens the door for public-private partnership to aid revitalization.
January 25, 2017
Housing Authority, HSR Authority prepare bidding war for Downtown parking lot
Two public agencies are going toe-to-toe to drive up a sale price and burn taxpayer money in the process. Regardless, City Hall has its hand on the scale.
January 24, 2017
Trickle down water regs push Fresno into regional utility
Fresno has a bright future when it comes to water. That means Fresno has a water future full of challenges and, most likely, frustration.
January 22, 2017
Passing the bucket: Fees on new housing another piece of water financing puzzle
The new fees are tied to concerted efforts across various levels of government to permanently change our water consumption habits.
January 20, 2017
Looking to fund $429mil in infrastructure, Fresno saddles up to lucrative water market
Inside the deal inked by the City of Fresno to put its water allocations on the market.
January 19, 2017
Brand heads to US Mayors conference as Washington prepares for Trump
This week, Lee Brand is on his first official trip to the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C.
January 17, 2017
Math behind Fresno's pedestrian deaths is no cakewalk
I took a walk early Thursday afternoon. My destination: Fresno City Hall. My purpose: Eat a big serving…
January 13, 2017
Walking Fresno streets is just as dangerous as rankings say
According to a recent report from Smart Growth America, Fresno had 190 pedestrian deaths from 2005 through 2014.
January 11, 2017
