Brand leaves door open to legalize recreational marijuana
Mayor Brand leaves the door open for legal weed dispensaries in Fresno, despite the same heat from the feds applied to sanctuary cities.
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Fanfare over, jobs become focal point of Brand's first year
Seven weeks into the gig, Lee Brand has finally hit his stride as Fresno’s mayor.
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$1.4bil in infrastructure fixes needed, wrangling begins over transportation plan
The much-delayed Active Transportation Plan figures to be our first hint of Lee Brand’s budget priorities in June.
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Is the City of Fresno prepared for Fresno State's rapidly-growing footprint?
Fresno State’s growth is undeniable. So are the impacts. Will City Hall get involved or serve as a bystander?
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The challenges in regulating, cleaning up Fresno's underground housing market
Michael Flores showed me how hard it is to clean up underground housing in Fresno. The Downtown library showed me how easy it is to fall into the trap of underground housing.
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Fresno capitalizes on wet winter, takes on water from Friant Dam
Now water bigwigs are begging us to take the stuff off their hands. That’s what a wet 2016-2017 season does to water policy.
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With Brand's housing initiative OK'd, key piece of Brandau-Olivier proposal gets axed
The Landlord-Tenant ombudsman doesn’t appear to long for this world.
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Dyer eschews sanctuary drama, keeps focus on police expansion and engagement
Chief Dyer spent 2016 pushing cops to avoid caving to pressure from political opponents in 2016, now he’s focused on the department’s growth and activity.
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Delays on recycled water project puts City Hall bureaucracy on hot seat
A reckoning is coming over delays regarding Fresno’s recycled water program. At stake: whether City Hall can manage its bureaucracy beyond water issues.
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Auditor: Fresno PD misconduct investigations at 5-year low in 2016
Dyer explains that the trend is being driven by “…increased positive interactions occurring between police officers and citizens.”
