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Did Fresno break the law for five straight years? The case is in the judge’s hands now
The messy inside story of how City Hall discovered embezzlement allegations at the Fresno Arts Council
An ex-Fresno Arts Council employee is under investigation in $1.5 million embezzlement case, city sources say
How Fresno passed reforms after a city contracts scandal, and why some leaders had objections
HOUSING
From Wall Street to Belmont Avenue, corporate landlords could be in the Fresno City Council’s crosshairs
From Trump to Newsom, there’s a new bipartisan culprit for escalating housing prices: corporate landlords. And last month, the Fresno City Council entered the chat, led by Councilmember Annalisa Perea. Her proposal – unanimously approved by the council – asks the city attorney’s office to study recent trends around corporate landlords, from rent to ownership…
Clovis Planning Commission clears way for mandatory affordable housing in new developments
The Clovis Planning Commission unanimously approved a new policy that aims to help the city build more affordable housing by leaning on developers of market-rate housing to include it in their developments. Among the biggest commitments that the new Mixed Income Zoning Ordinance asks of Clovis developers will be in making at least 5%of new…
‘This is dirty.’ Fresno City Council erupts over corruption allegations and legal threat
Fresno city councilmembers threw accusations of backdoor dealing and inappropriate decorum at one another Thursday in a case of mudslinging that also resurrected an old debate around a controversial city rezoning plan. Thursday’s testy council argument erupted during a hearing to adopt the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan. Specific plans are roadmap documents that City…
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Resources for Renters
How to report substandard housing conditions in Fresno
If you are a renter who thinks your housing might be in need of repairs that your landlord is refusing to fix, the City of Fresno’s Anti Slum Enforcement Team may be able to help.
ENVIRONMENT
Mayor Dyer pressured Fresno Unified trustees not to oppose SEDA. It worked.
Mayor Jerry Dyer wants to unleash a new Clovis in southeast Fresno — and text messages obtained by Fresnoland show he personally pressured the Fresno Unified school board to stay quiet about what it could cost the district. Hours before the board voted to shelve a resolution opposing the 9,000-acre Southeast Development Area (SEDA) plan…
WORK
Things keep getting worse for California farmworkers. Would a minimum wage help?
Four years after a landmark report from UC Merced painted a dire picture of health outcomes among California’s more than 900,000 farmworkers, a new study suggests not much has improved. If anything, matters seem to have only worsened since 2022, as the 21 farmworkers interviewed for the new study told researchers. As the prices of…
Whistleblower social worker says Fresno County is mishandling cases and kids are being ‘reabused’
In 2021, the Fresno County Department of Social Services made national headlines following the revelation of poor living conditions for its foster children. First reported by The Fresno Bee, whistleblowers described children sleeping on tables inside the department’s office building, relieving themselves in water bottles, and other subpar living conditions. Now, five years later, one…
Thousands of Fresno-area truck drivers in limbo amid legal fights with California and the Trump Administration
A December lawsuit filed by the Sikh Coalition and others on behalf of the Jakara Movement and five anonymous immigrant drivers challenges the DMV’s planned cancellation of nearly 20,000 commercial driver’s licenses.
Community
‘An opportunity to love people.’ Inside Fresno’s growing devotion to faith-based coffee
A wave of Christian coffee shops is emerging across Fresno and Clovis, serving affordable coffee, while doubling down as hubs of community care and connection.
Fresno County braces for impact to Medi-Cal and CalFresh following federal budget cuts
President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” punctured a nearly $300 million hole in Fresno County’s budget for the coming fiscal year. The most immediate effects of the federal bill will lead to millions of dollars in losses to funding for social services like Medi-Cal and CalFresh — two of the country’s premier social safety net…
‘Stand up for our nation.’ Fresno’s third ‘No Kings’ protest draws largest turnout yet
Thousands of Fresnans took to the sidewalks stretching over a mile on Blackstone Avenue to take part in Saturday’s “No Kings” protest.
Major leadership shakeup at Fresno Arts Council amid embezzlement scandal
The Fresno Arts Council has a new leader, months after the alleged embezzlement of $1.5 million in Measure P funds by the organization’s former employee rocked the arts community and lost the Arts Council its deal to administer the arts grant program. The Arts Council’s board shared in an email late Friday afternoon that Andrea…