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The next target for Lee Brand: Reorganizing this DARM department
The time has come for Mayor Lee Brand to choose: reorganize Development and Resource Management or rename it to the "Grab Bag Department."
March 14, 2019
HUD inspector general probes Fresno's mismanaged $8mil in block grants
Fresno screwed up the spending of more than $8 million in federal grants, a HUD inspector general report reveals.
March 14, 2019
Chavez looks to keep focus on "booming" SE Fresno, reelection
Downtown has had its fling in the limelight. Fresno’s policy-making action these days is in Council District 5.
March 14, 2019
In City Hall's Hub, talk swirls of Bill McEwen's future
The scuttlebutt of The “Hub” – a popular gathering area on City Hall’s second floor – was focused on The Bee's opinion editor.
March 14, 2019
Fresno's Trump rally a focal point of public safety excellence
With few days to prepare, then-Captain Andy Hall and Lieutenant Richard Tucker were tasked for planning for a rally by Donald Trump. Here's how they did it.
March 14, 2019
Head-scratching on Fresno's marijuana vote stretches from City Hall to a Montana gas station
Paul Caprioglio holed up in a Montana gas station for one part of Thursday's City Council meeting, just not the most controversial part.
March 14, 2019
Jobs: The cure-all for the ailing city
The impact of job creation and work in Fresno is immune to hyperbole.
March 14, 2019
'Forgotten Fresno' looking for puzzle pieces to solidify its future
Fresno's west of Highway 99 population hopes to become a sustainable borough. Traffic and historically-bad planning stand in their way.
March 14, 2019
Thank you, City Council, for reminding us what Prop. 64 means
Fresno voted for Prop. 64, but it wasn't carte blanche for legal weed. The City's weed ban exposed inevitable outcomes and an irrational debate.
March 14, 2019
Esqueda aims to wrangle Fresno's surface, wastewater infrastructure
Fresno's Utilities Director is honing in on multimillion dollar crown jewels water projects, some which have surprising national security implications.
March 14, 2019