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.
Fresno County supervisors poised to reverse development restrictions, paving way for new foothill towns
Two new town developments in the Sierra foothills along the San Joaquin and Kings Rivers, along with a large new industrial park south of Fresno are planned.
Caltrans asks Fresno judge to toss highway interchange lawsuit on legal technicality
In a pivotal environmental lawsuit, the California Department of Transportation’s attempt to sideline state environmental law (CEQA) faced a major hurdle this week. At issue is the agency’s mitigation plan for a controversial highway interchange expansion project in south Fresno, which has been deemed a flagrant violation of CEQA by independent legal experts. Caltrans claimsā¦
Biden administration steps in on Caltransā highway expansion in Fresno
A decision by the Biden administration casts new doubt on a planned expansion of Highway 99 in south central Fresno, raising concerns about the project’s impact on air quality and prompting fresh scrutiny from the Environmental Protection Agency. Citing potential procedural mistakes by the Federal Highway Administration, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has ordered aā¦
Clovis council questions planned closure of Shaw Avenue; reviews study on developer fees
At its first meeting of 2024, the Clovis City Council heard concerns about a long-planned closure of East Shaw Avenue, discussed the findings of a study on the city’s development impact fees, and voted 4-1 to allow delivery of medical marijuana.
Can California solve its water woes by flooding its best farmland?
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Fresnoland. The land of the Central Valley works hard. Here in the heart of California, in the most productive farming region in the United States, almost every square inch of land has been razed, planted, and shaped to support large-scale agriculture. The valley produces almonds, walnuts,ā¦
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