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 it just got harder for sex offenders to live in Fresno County
The Fresno County Board Of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a new law limiting the number of sex offenders that can live in a single-family home, following complaints from Old Fig Garden residents. The law caps the number of sexual offenders to six per home, matching regulations set by the state, with property owners facing…
Meet the candidates running for Fresno County Supervisor, District 2
Leer en español North Fresno is nice – containing the wealthiest zip codes in the San Joaquin Valley, waterfront property on the San Joaquin River and most of the region’s best parks, libraries and shopping malls. But in the race for the seat of Fresno County’s District 2, this quiet suburban quarter is putting nationwide…
Fresno Planning Commission denies appeal of care facility; rebukes ‘threat’ from resident
The Fresno Planning Commission denied the appeal of a congregate living care facility in the Van Ness Extension neighborhood and rebuked a threatening email from a resident opposed to the project.
Fresno Planning Commission postpones decision on Fig Garden nursing facility; community workshops slated on multi-jurisdictional housing element
At its Wednesday meeting, the Fresno Planning Commission delayed a decision on a Fig Garden nursing facility and learned about Fresno County’s multi-jurisdictional housing element update, which is now open for public comment.
Board of supervisors deny an appeal, approve another in Fig Garden
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted to deny an appeal for one building project in Fig Garden and approve an appeal for another from local real-estate developer Jeff Roberts, despite opposition from neighbors and the planning commission.
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