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☀️ Good morning! Today is Thursday, May 22. Danielle, here. We’re still under a fire weather watch through this evening, according to NWS Hanford.
SEDA delayed at Planning Commission: this wasn’t on my bingo card. Planning Director Jennifer Clark cited ‘misinformation’ — including a reference to Fresnoland’s story on Tuesday — in her remarks to pull the item off the agenda. (We stand by our reporting.) Read more from Gregory Weaver here.
Too busy to read Dyer’s 466-page budget document? We’ve got you. Read Omar S. Rashad’s deep dive and his seven takeaways on what the city’s cooking up for this next year. Fresnoland
Will Fresno go full YIMBY? That’s “Yes In My Back Yard,” for those of you who don’t spend too much time online. The city council is contemplating a policy today that would make it much easier — and eliminate a good deal of public input — for developers who want to build homes in office zones or in mixed-use zones near transit and the city’s priority infill areas. Read more from Pablo Orihuela here.
Smoke shops sue Fresno over new regulations: The California Smoke Shops Association is claiming that the city council used ‘improper procedure’ in their April ordinance, which attempts to crack down on smoke shops operating illegally throughout the city. Fresno Business Journal
Fresno Planning Commission delays vote on southeast development plan
The Dyer administration is scrambling after a vote on one of Fresno’s most ambitious housing developments in decades was abruptly postponed Wednesday night. Fresno planning director Jennifer Clark blamed “misinformation” for derailing the planning commission’s hearing of the Southeast Development Area (SEDA), a plan for a massive 45,000-home string of […]
Fresno leaders contemplate policy to fast-track redevelopment of office-zoned land into homes
Fresno’s quest to make it easier to build homes in more established neighborhoods and in office parks could get a boost in the coming weeks. The Fresno City Council will hear a proposal Thursday that would allow for land currently zoned for offices to be more easily converted into housing […]
7 things you should know about Fresno mayor’s budget proposal
Mayor Jerry Dyer’s record-breaking $2.36 billion proposed budget came together a few months after projecting a multimillion dollar budget deficit. Key to coming up with a proposal that balances out the city’s expenses with revenue were a few strategies, including holding vacancies, making 5% cuts and minimally cutting back on […]
