Gavin Newsom’s new budget could add over $50 million to Fresno Unified
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Did Fresno leaders deliver on a promise to reform the city’s transparency? They’re almost there
Fresno Mayor Dyer’s proposed record-breaking $2.55 billion budget avoids layoffs, new taxes, for now
Judge says Fresno’s city council violated state law with illegal budget process first exposed by Fresnoland
Fresno Unified projects a $55 million deficit next year. Could Gov. Gavin Newsom fix it?
HOUSING
Fresno grants downtown housing project another last chance, citing ‘global military conflicts’
Before missing a “drop-dead deadline” later this month, the City of Fresno unanimously approved a two-week extension to the developers of a proposed high-density, downtown housing project, giving them more time to find out whether the bond market will finally finance the long-delayed project. Coming in at a sticker price of about $80 million, The…
‘Tens of millions of dollars’ could soon bring more houses to Fresno as City Hall regains a crucial designation
The City of Fresno is back in the good graces of the state’s housing regulators. That’s just one of the many announcements Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer shared on Wednesday during his 2026 State of the City address. The speech primarily focused on new housing and commercial opportunities the city can expect to see in the…
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…
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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 greenlights $5 million for San Joaquin River trail extension west of Highway 41
Fresno is very close to building a trail extension to connect Woodward Park to the Palm Avenue GB3. The Fresno City Council on Thursday authorized an application for $5.1 million in state climate-bond money toward a long-planned extension of the Lewis S. Eaton Trail into the River West area along the San Joaquin River. The…
WORK
Hundreds march in downtown Fresno in commemoration of May Day
Hundreds of Fresno workers and advocates gathered in downtown Fresno on Friday to commemorate May Day as the fight for employees’ rights take on new significance under the second Trump administration. “This May Day, we are at a historical juncture,” said Ana Padilla, executive director of the UC Merced Community and Labor Center that helped…
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…
Community
Fresno City Council westside candidates square off over development, ‘political elite’ in election forum
Residents living west of the 99 freeway got a glimpse of how the candidates running to represent them on Fresno City Council will advocate for their neighborhood in a forum at the Teague Community Resource Center on Monday. Organizers counted roughly 60 residents who turned out to hear policy positions from the four candidates competing…
With Fresno County partnership, Fresno Arts Council begins moving past embezzlement scandal
The Fresno Arts Council will remain the county’s primary arts agency. Fresno County supervisors unanimously approved keeping the Fresno Arts Council as its partner for state funding on Tuesday in spite of the arts nonprofit’s $1.8 million embezzlement scandal. Tuesday’s vote allows the council to serve as the county’s partner for the State and Local…
Fresno arts community gets its first look at how the city will run Measure P grants
Fresno’s arts community got its first peek on Wednesday at what the next Measure P arts grant cycle will look like with the City of Fresno holding the reins. City staffers with the parks department presented draft guidelines for the next cycle of funding at a meeting Wednesday night, which came with some proposed changes…
Ex-Fresno Arts Council manager to plead guilty in $1.82 million wire fraud case
Suliana Caldwell of Fresno is expected to plead guilty to one felony count of wire fraud in connection with a $1.82 million embezzlement case. As operations manager at the Fresno Arts Council, Caldwell was in charge of the books. The nonprofit arts organization’s bank accounts and finances were under her control. She also ran payroll. …