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Clint Olivier, eyeing a Fresno Unified board seat in 2018, hopes to jumpstart progress.

Bruce Rudd climbed from transit mechanic to City Manager in a 41-year career with the City of Fresno.

Fresnans are paying higher water rates and being pressured to conserve more, despite Recharge Fresno promises.

The Fresno Grizzlies are no longer a political punching bag thanks to a new lease deal and pending sale.

High-speed rail progress makes longstanding public and private malaise about Chinatown troubling.

Lack of appeal reigns as the Brand admin looks for more public safety board applicants from activist groups.

Council members Garry Bredefeld and Esmeralda Soria threw down over how to penalize fare evaders on Fresno's BRT.

Even post-Prop. 47, statistics show a dramatic drop in overall arrests coinciding at a time when voters continue to make public safety their main concern.

Looking to gin up revenue, Fresno Yosemite International hasn't given up on an Uber fee after the City Council dealt it a harsh defeat.