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Controversial activist Linda Sarsour to headline Fresno’s CAIR banquet
Sarsour, whose views on Israel have driven organizations to dub her as anti-Semitic, is a high profile surrogate for Sen. Bernie Sanders.
December 2, 2019
Fresno’s Convention Center roller coaster takes a new turn
The contract to manage the Convention Center and Chukchansi Park is back on the table. Expect a heated debate over past performance and money.
December 4, 2019
As battle for road funds rages, Measure C launches 2022 campaign
Supporters of a Measure C extension are busy drafting a game plan and putting together a team to make it a success before it hits the 2022 ballot.
November 24, 2019
In hotly-contested Fresno City Council race, candidates tackle the issues
In their first campaign forum, City Council candidates Nathan Alonzo and Tyler Maxwell tackled housing, crime, homelessness, and jobs.
November 21, 2019
Fresno attempted a test bus system to rival Uber. It couldn’t get off the ground.
Returning $500,000 in grants, Fresno's attempt to use on-demand minibuses with flexible routes is dead for now. But it could get the greenlight eventually.
November 18, 2019
10 shot, 4 dead: What we know about the Fresno shooting
The latest updates on the shooting in the backyard of a home near Fresno-Yosemite International Airport that left four Hmong men dead.
November 19, 2019
Caltrans backtracks on cuts to Highway 99 funding, yet wait for expansion continues
Caltrans officials announced the agency was restoring $23 million of $32 million in proposed cuts to Highways 99 and Highway 46 expansion projects.
November 18, 2019
Advocates appeal Measure P ruling confirming 2018 defeat
An advocacy group backing Fresno's failed 30-year parks tax appealed a court ruling holding the tax was defeated by failing to reach two-thirds support.
November 15, 2019
Fresno City Council approves new marijuana regulations
The fight shifted from who would grant dispensary licenses to whether the proposed social equity policy was too prescriptive.
November 14, 2019
Housing development flatlined in Fresno. Now it’s rethinking the future.
"This is a problem we can literally build ourselves out of," Fresno City Councilman Luis Chavez said of Fresno's stifled housing growth.
November 13, 2019