Tempers flare over Fresno council candidate’s arrest as City Hall leaders threaten to investigate each other
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Elections 2026
Here’s what the Fresno Unified school board candidates have to say about school closures. Some refused to answer
Fresno City Council candidate insists on innocence in ongoing investigation, while police remain tight lipped
Trump’s Justice Department demands Fresno County identify non-citizens on voter rolls
Two new taxes without your taxes going up? How to understand Measure D, the City of Fresno’s proposed general sales tax
HOUSING
Inside the new group hoping to shake up Fresno’s development politics (and make homes more affordable)
Fresno seems like the rare California city where you’re more likely to see residents clamoring for more housing in older neighborhoods, than not. (Except, maybe in Old Fig. Or the San Joaquin River Bluffs.) So, it might be surprising that the Yes-In-My-Backyard movement, or YIMBY, hasn’t quite taken off here, just yet. The movement has…
Former Granville Homes controller files second whistleblower lawsuit. They say he stole company data
On the afternoon of Wednesday, April 8, Aleksey Dvorkin sat down and wrote to the leadership of Granville Homes, one of the largest homebuilders in Fresno, to say that its financial statements could not be relied upon. Granville’s reviewed reports for 2023 and 2024, he wrote, “may have been materially misstated.” He was the company’s…
Fresno councilmember representing SEDA comes out against it, reveals Sanger Unified opposes the project too
The political calculus of Mayor Jerry Dyer’s vision to build a new Clovis in southeast Fresno appeared to begin swirling the drain this week. The mayor’s margin of error grew slimmer on Thursday to gain the Fresno City Council’s approval of a $4 billion mega-project known as the Southeast Development Area (SEDA). Brandon Vang, the…
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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
Does Fresno County’s Friant Ranch new town have enough water to get through another big drought?
For three decades, developers have tried to build a new town at the foot of Friant Dam. On Tuesday, Fresno County supervisors may finally approve one, based on a water plan built on a claim the federal government says is false. Friant Ranch is a billion-dollar new town proposal just south of the community of…
WORK
‘Blurring the lines.’ Drivers question anti-union tactics from Central California Food Bank
On Friday, drivers for the Central California Food Bank will decide whether they want union representation. But in the lead-up to the vote that could make history at the Fresno nonprofit, organizers and drivers say the food bank has hired a consultant, known for advising companies in California on how to avoid unionization, to discourage…
The Fresno Bee slashes almost 40% of newsroom as part of nationwide layoffs from parent company
The Fresno Bee laid off up to 40% of its workforce today as part of a nationwide sweep of papers in the McClatchy Media Company. The Bee’s labor union lead worries the cuts are part of a push to have AI write Fresno’s news. Seven reporters and one editor were laid off Thursday, according to…
‘They had no plan.’ Former Bulle employees allege bounced paychecks, vendor issues, and declining standards as second executive chef resigns
Former employees of Bulle, Fresno’s newest high-end restaurant, disputed recent claims by the restaurant’s owners, telling Fresnoland that bounced paychecks and unpaid vendors have been a much larger problem than Bulle co-owner Tom Miller acknowledges. Since Fresnoland first broke the news that the city’s newest and seemingly swankiest restaurant was cutting ties with its founding…
Community
The blight came before the freeways. How Fresno’s road to the future carved up its past
Community members lined rows of seats during Thursday’s ArtHop to hear from the communities displaced by the construction of Fresno’s highways in an event co-hosted by Fresnoland. Facing Fresno is an initiative by the Central Valley Community Foundation and Fresno DRIVE to engage with the community to explore racism and its history within Fresno. Julianna…
Fresno County Planning Commission OKs a new $1.1 billion Friant-area city for seniors
A $1.1 billion mega-project for the Friant area is heading towards a final vote at the Fresno County Board of Supervisors next month after the county planning commission unanimously recommended approval Thursday. The project, known as Friant Ranch, is decades in the making and aims to build a new town roughly the size of Fowler…
Meet some of the Fresno food people stepping up to fill the hunger gap in the wake of Trump cuts
As CalFresh cuts put additional pressure on household food budgets, many Fresno County residents are struggling to access fresh food. Many food distributors have been stepping up to help fill the gap.
Join us at October ArtHop to talk about the legacy of freeways in Fresno’s historic neighborhoods
From Chinatown to Old Armenian Town to Germantown and the diverse communities of West Fresno, they all have stories. Before the 99 or 41 freeways were built, these neighborhoods were places of culture, history and belonging for communities banned from living in the housing tracts being built on the north side of town through a…