The Fresno City Council makes decisions on the scope, direction and financing of city services, such as water, sewer, police and fire protection. It also establishes policy that is administered and implemented by city staff, as well as establishing land-use policies through the General Plan and zoning regulations.
Meetings usually occur at 9 a.m. on Thursdays at the Fresno City Hall, 2600 Fresno Street. They are also available to participate in via Zoom and are webcast.
In Fresno, the city clerk and the city attorney serve the council, not the mayor.
Who are the Fresno City Council Members:
Tyler Maxwell, President, District 4
Annalisa Perea, Vice President, District 1
Mike Karbassi, District 2
Miguel Arias, District 3
Luis Chavez, District 5
Garry Bredefeld, District 6
Nelson Esparza, District 7
(As of January 2023)
Meeting Notes
Fresno residents dodge city utility bill increases for now — but probably not for long
The city’s utility rates for water and sewage services have not increased in nearly a decade. The proposed increases, according to city documents, show that the increase would result in an additional $1.77 each month to a typical resident’s water bill. Sewage costs would likely decrease by about a dollar. But in a 6-1 vote…
‘Stay home.’ Anger and fear mount over the latest anti-immigrant crackdown in Fresno County
While the federal government remains mostly silent on the widely-witnessed and apparently ongoing anti-immigrant crackdown in Fresno and other parts of California, local watch groups and advocates estimate that around 70 people have been detained in Fresno and Madera this week. Huy Tran, executive director of SIREN told Fresnoland that the preliminary estimate comes from…
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…
Fresno council says ‘yes’ to tax measure – and ‘no’ on term-limit extension, redistricting and SEDA
A string of rushed ballot proposals received a chilly reception Thursday at Fresno City Hall, as three of the four just days-old ballot measures died on the vine, but not before a marathon 13-hour meeting where the proposals were criticized primarily as self-serving, hastily introduced and poorly planned. The four proposals were introduced by a…
Where’s the money? Fresno council clashes over SEDA mega-development, delaying the ballot measure
The Fresno City Council voted in a narrow 4-3 majority to remove a SEDA ballot initiative from their meeting agenda on Thursday. Councilmembers Miguel Arias, Annalisa Perea, Brandon Vang and Nick Richardson joined together as the voting bloc which gives the so-called “No Debt on Development” ballot initiative only one more week to be put…
Subsidies for SEDA? New Fresno ballot initiative could open door for city revenues to flow towards first phase of southeast mega-development
There’s an old adage in politics: never waste a good crisis. This week, Fresno’s financial rulebook is trying to be rewritten for its $4 billion mega-development plan, known as SEDA. The City Council will vote on Thursday on whether to put the “No Debt on Development” initiative on the November ballot. If approved, the initiative…
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