City of Fresno poised to strengthen anti-encampment law by adding new penalties
The Fresno City Council on Thursday is expected to adopt a handful of changes to city code, with most aimed at granting the Fresno City Attorney more power to pursue legal action against violators of its anti-encampment law. The updates to city code will come through a single item with sweeping consequences, which passed its…
Fresno attorney mounts federal legal fight against city’s anti-camping law
A Fresno-based attorney looks to mount a class action lawsuit against the city over its anti-encampment law. Attorney Kevin Little plans to challenge the constitutionality of the City of Fresno’s anti-encampment policy in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of California. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, names Wickey TwoHands and Joseph Quinney as plaintiffs. …
‘Those were all houses.’ New report quantifies 99 freeway’s path of destruction in West Fresno
Kathy Omachi used to wonder why there was no D Street in Fresno’s Chinatown. The street names otherwise went in order from A to G in the West Fresno neighborhood, then continued through the alphabet in downtown proper. Omachi later learned that there indeed used to be a D Street — but that was all…
‘Devastating.’ About 80 Fresno residents face homelessness next month after federal housing cuts
In what could be a sign of things to come, two Fresno supportive housing projects will close next month following federal funding cuts. The Stasis Center on 4135 E Olive Ave, and Falcon Court on 4415 N Clark St — two supportive housing projects managed by Turning Point of California — will close in January…
Fresno city and county leaders tout ‘new era’ partnership to tackle local homeless crisis
Fresno’s city and county leaders joined a collection of unhoused service partners at a Friday news conference to tout what they described as significant progress toward a new local partnership aimed at solving the region’s homelessness crisis. The news is a major narrative shift on homelessness. Historically, the two parties have butted heads on who…
Fresno council approves new plan for the Tower District
A seemingly straightforward approval from city leaders on Thursday marks the end to years of arduous discussion and planning among Tower District stakeholders over the future of their community. The Fresno City Council approved the newly drafted Tower District Specific Plan, setting new rules for design and land use decisions in the city’s historic neighborhood. …
‘Big middle finger to Fresno.’ Commission narrowly approves $4 billion mega-development with no plan to pay for it
California’s fifth-largest city is coming apart at the seams over 9,000 acres of land. Fresno’s planning politics are about to go nuclear. The Fresno Planning Commission approved the 45,000-home Southeast Development area (SEDA) Specific Plan in a historic 4-3 vote late Wednesday night after a packed house of residents told them to vote no. The…
‘Brand new toy’: How Fresno Mayor Dyer resurrected controversial southeast mega-development
The Dyer administration has orchestrated a December showdown over the Southeast Development Area, pushing the 9,000-acre mega-project toward final approval despite a $3 billion infrastructure shortfall that has residents preparing for political war. Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer now has a potential majority at the Fresno City Council to approve the Clovis-sized mega-project, known colloquially as…
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