Fresno Unified School District, like any laggard in the classroom, has learned a valuable lesson the hard way. If at …

Fulton Street transition delivers a City Hall reunion
Turning Fulton Mall into Fulton Street took some serious muscle at City Hall. The Big Three behind it reunited on Thursday.
Swearengin's unexpected legacy piece takes shape
Much of Fresno City Hall gathered Wednesday beneath a huge party canopy on the east side of town. The occasion: …
Fresno's "Tough on Slumlords" posturing runs into the Constitution
Fresno City Hall’s war on slumlords may be turning into a war on private property. Ed Johnson will weigh in …
Redevelopment oversight board puts on a slugfest
Fresno City Hall hosted all sorts of meetings on Thursday. I was at the best one – the Oversight Board. …
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 figures to …
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: 1.) Public …
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.
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 a Bulldog, …
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.