Fresno County supervisors remain divided on transportation tax future
With elected leaders and transportation experts now placing their hopes for Measure C renewal in the rearview mirror, two competing measures have begun a race to take the 40-year-old policy’s place ahead of its summer 2027 expiration. The Fresno County Board of Supervisors held a presentation for one of those plans at their Tuesday meeting,…
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…
‘How did you miss it?’ Fresno judge grills Caltrans over Highway 99 interchange expansion near juvenile facility
A court hearing that could have a decisive impact on Valley air quality was heard Friday afternoon at the downtown Fresno County courthouse. Fresno Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Wilson heard arguments for and against the approval of a new set of Caltrans interchanges at North and American Avenues in South Fresno along Highway 99 which…
‘Why the hell should you trust the city?’ Fresno packs City Hall to oppose southeast mega-development
A southeast Fresno mega-development known as SEDA is now on shaky political ground Thursday after residents packed City Hall to the rafters to tell the Fresno City Council that the project’s $3 billion shortfall and its potential to hollow out Fresno Unified with school closures was unacceptable. In a 5-2 vote, the City Council asked…
Valley has high air-pollution burden, also lags in zero-emission vehicles
This story was originally published by the Merced Focus. The eight counties in the San Joaquin Valley experience some of the highest levels of air pollution in California, with levels of several pollutants far above the statewide average. All eight counties rank within the top 10 among California’s 58 counties with the highest percentile scores…
Fresno Unified estimates closing 11 schools due to southeast mega-development plan, SEDA
Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer’s plan to open up land for nearly 45,000 homes in southeast Fresno, called SEDA, risks 11 school shutdowns and mass layoffs for Fresno Unified in only its first decade of build out, according to estimates from the district’s financial team and the Fresno Teachers’ Association, shared verbally with Fresnoland. For the…
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