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☀️ Good morning! It’s Thursday, Aug. 15. This is Rob. Expect a high today of around 94, with more (relatively) cooler temperatures over the weekend. The National Weather Service in Hanford expects Fresno to remain under the century mark well into next week!
💪 The Big Fresno Fair’s 13th Annual Job Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the fairgrounds. The job fair serves to hire for the nearly 400 positions available at the 2024 Big Fresno Fair, the biggest event in the valley. To work at the fair, one must attend the job fair and bring identification. For more information, visit this link.
🏛️ New today, a Fresnoland scoop this morning details the scramble amongst local officials to find a place for unhoused residents to go once anti-camping bans go into effect (see below!). The Fresno Business Journal reports that Fresno State football tailgaters will have less shade in the parking lot of Valley Children’s Stadium when the Bulldogs’ home opener kicks off next month, thanks to enforcement changes from the state.
Fresno city officials eye purchasing correctional facility for the homeless. The county has other plans
Fresno city officials are bringing forward a proposal to acquire a county-owned correctional facility to increase the number of homeless shelter beds in the Fresno region. The Elkhorn Correctional Facility near Caruthers, at least 15 miles south of Fresno, is currently owned by Fresno County, but Councilmember Miguel Arias said […]
Fresnolandia Podcast: Lawsuits and Taxes in Clovis
On this week’s Fresnolandia podcast, Jordan and Dani tackle two issues that have put Clovis in the news: A new 1% sales tax for public safety that the Clovis City Council just voted to put on the November ballot, and a lawsuit filed by two public health nonprofits against Community […]
Fresno dog and cat breeders could face fines and criminal charges under proposed law
The city will be taking a more aggressive approach to curb a rampant stray pet overpopulation problem. The City of Fresno held a news conference on Wednesday to introduce a new ordinance that will bring harsher penalties to residents found to be illegally breeding and selling pets. Penalties include $1,000 […]
