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HOUSING
It’s been 16 months since Fresno outlawed camping to encourage drug treatment. It’s not going great
Responding to overwhelming criticism in the fall of 2024 that their new anti-encampment law would criminalize the homeless, Fresno leaders called a news conference to introduce a “creative solution” that they said would create a streamlined system to prevent the criminalization of the local homeless population. They called it the “Treatment First Program.” City leaders…
Is Fresno County’s new law targeting sex offender housing unconstitutional?
Three registered Fresno sex offenders are suing the county government over a new law prohibiting more than half a dozen registrants from living together in a single-family home. The lawsuit brought by the Sacramento-based advocacy group the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws, Inc. on behalf of the three anonymously named plaintiffs was filed Jan.…
Why the Fresno mayor says this LA investor will revolutionize the local housing market
The City of Fresno took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for a new affordable housing community full of three-bedroom rental homes, while also rolling out the red carpet for a new developer in the region. The Blythe Village is made up of 67 three-bedroom, two-bathroom modular homes located in west Fresno on 3572…
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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
Fresno County supervisor challenges local coalition’s efforts toward a new county transportation sales tax
The possibility that Fresno County voters will have to choose between rival transportation tax measures this November could be one step closer to reality. At a Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, the board’s chair, Garry Bredefeld, instructed county staff to complete a legal and fiscal analysis of placing a countywide general sales…
WORK
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.
‘We should be the best in the Valley.’ State Center faculty union pushing for big salary boosts
Instructors at State Center Community College District are seeking hefty raises in a move they say is needed to stay competitive with neighboring school districts. The State Center Federation of Teachers (SCFT) Local 1533 has been in contract talks with the central San Joaquin Valley community college district for almost a year. Union leaders say…
Did a Fresno homeless shelter break the law when it laid off its workers?
State officials in charge of protecting workers’ rights said that a recent local mass layoff incident may have violated federal law, potentially resulting in future fines and legal trouble. Some recently laid off workers could potentially be owed some money. Soul Housing, an LA-based recuperative care facility operator, abruptly laid off employees at their facility…
Community
City officials ‘consolidate’ Fresno’s long-range city planning division, stoking criticism
Fresno officials recently shuffled a key urban planning team, drawing sharp criticism from a longtime planner. On Jan. 15, city planners were informed via email that the long-range division of the city’s planning department would be consolidated into the current planning division, senior planner Casey Lauderdale shared with Fresnoland in an interview. “This really came…
Fresno bracing for massive cuts to child care programs
The Trump Administration effort to freeze billions in federal child care funding could cost Fresno County millions, and leave hundreds of infants, children, and families with even fewer options in a community where finding reliable childcare has never been easy. As the White House battles with the courts over the order, Fresno-area child care specialists…
Fresno holds protest against Trump to mark one year of presidency, amid concerns of more immigration enforcement
“One struggle, one fight, all unite for immigrant rights!” “Money for jobs and education, not for war and deportation!” These chants rang out Tuesday evening as more than 50 people gathered outside of the Immigration and Customs (ICE) office in downtown Fresno. The protest, Stop ICE Terror, was one of many across the country marking…
Fresno councilmember reverses claim of large-scale immigration raids coming to Central Valley
Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias shared during Thursday’s city council meeting that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has publicly posted about large-scale ICE raids coming to Fresno and Bakersfield.
