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Fresno City Budget 2024
Tensions mount at City Hall as Fresno projects ballooning $37 million deficit projection
HOUSING
Black and Latino Californians face the greatest barriers to homeownership, new study says. That’s almost 60% of Fresno
Black and Latino households are lagging behind their white and Asian peers when it comes to homeownership throughout California, including Fresno. That’s according to a new report from the California Association of Realtors. The annual report, released in April, breaks down housing affordability by ethnicity. A median-priced home in Fresno County is $410,000, and the…
Fresno is now one of the hardest places to find an apartment in the nation, new report shows
After decades of famously cheap rent, the Fresno metropolitan area now finds itself among the hardest places to find a rental home in the United States. Specifically, Fresno is the ninth most competitive rental market in the nation, according to a new report from Forbes. The report details hard challenges ahead for prospective renters across…
This program helped Fresno renters find affordable housing in a competitive market. It might lose funding.
Some cash-strapped Fresnans lucky enough to receive federal assistance have had an easier time finding housing in recent months, but that luck might not last much longer. The redemption rate of the Housing Choice Voucher Program, formerly known as Section 8, has improved with the introduction of new initiatives by the Fresno Housing Authority. The…
Resources for Renters
How to report substandard housing conditions in Fresno
If you are a renter who thinks your housing might be in need of repairs that your landlord is refusing to fix, the City of Fresno’s Anti Slum Enforcement Team may be able to help.
ENVIRONMENT
Fresno City Council votes to sue Fresno County over controversial General Plan, escalating tensions over development
The county’s push to bring suburban development to the foothills has hit a new hurdle.
WORK
Will Fresno voters support another $500 million bond for city schools?
Fresno Unified last passed a bond measure in March 2020. Staff say another is required for additional maintenance.
Fresno near-last in ranking of small business lending, new study shows
A new analysis of the 100 largest cities and counties in the U.S. shows that when it comes to small business lending, Fresno comes in at almost dead-last. In an April report on investment patterns from the Urban Institute, researchers found that Fresno County and the city of Fresno ranked second and third from last,…
As California’s new fast food wage law kicks in, thousands of Fresno County workers set to feel impact
Labor leaders call the new fast food workers minimum wage a win for workers, while some worry how the law will affect local businesses.
DOCUMENTERS
Documenters program expands participatory civic media opportunities for all residents
We’re teaming up with City Bureau to expand our Documenters program with a third cohort this fall.
Fresno City Council approves Narcan ordinance for restaurants – and the largest Starbucks in Fresno coming to the west side
A new Narcan ordinance for restaurants and bars, Starbucks coming to Southwest Fresno, traffic lights delayed at Copper River, and more.
City Council will consider expanding the powers of Fresno City Attorney – again
The proposal to further expand the power of Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz, sponsored by Council President Annalisa Perea, comes on the heels of at least two other actions that expanded the city attorney’s power. It also comes about six weeks after the City Council gave Janz a 6% pay raise, bringing his annual salary to $255,000.
Will Fresno residents support higher trash collection fees? Debate begins this week
The first of a series of meetings begin this week ahead of a proposal to raise garbage collection fees across Fresno. The first meeting to discuss the Solid Waste Management Division’s five-year plan is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Additional meetings on Fresno trash rates are…
Fresno County Board of Supervisors March 5 meeting
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors denied the appeal of an 80-foot cell tower in Laton and approved the county’s state legislative platform.
