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6 areas Mayor Lee Brand hopes to collaborate with the County of Fresno
Brand and City leaders have their first powwow (of many) with County leaders on April 6 to begin reconciling longstanding icy relations.
March 14, 2019
Brandau stakes fight against Sacramento's sanctuary state proposal
The looming storm of mass civil disobedience, if not civil war, comes to Fresno City Hall on Thursday.…
March 14, 2019
To some Fresno P.D. watchers, trust between community and cops never left
As the Council voted to create a Police Advisory Board, one longtime Fresno PD watcher clarified that the groundwork was laid decades ago and community trust was solid.
March 14, 2019
City Council hands blessing, oversight to Brand's Public Safety Board
The Board, blessed by a 5-2 vote, is part of a wider mayoral effort to achieve the twin goals of reducing crime and securing more public trust in the Police Department.
March 14, 2019
Councilwatch: Police Board goes under the microscope
The legislation will give authority to nine Fresnans from all walks of life and all parts of town appointed by the Mayor to investigate Fresno P.D.
March 14, 2019
Council tees up plan for waste center to halt illegal dumping scourge
Fresno City Hall may finally do something about illegal dumping. The idea on the table is something like a do-it-yourself Operation Clean Up.
March 14, 2019
25 years later, reflecting on FCC Rams' state baseball crown
This spring marks another anniversary of Fresno City College’s last state baseball championship. To be more precise, this…
March 14, 2019
Sally Moreno, veteran prosecutor, enters race for Madera Co. DA
The longtime prosecutor announced her intentions to unseat Madera County DA David Linn at a fundraiser for Fresno County DA Lisa Smittcamp's reelection.
March 14, 2019
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.
March 14, 2019
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.
March 14, 2019