The Fresno City Council makes decisions on the scope, direction and financing of city services, such as water, sewer, police and fire protection. It also establishes policy that is administered and implemented by city staff, as well as establishing land-use policies through the General Plan and zoning regulations.
Meetings usually occur at 9 a.m. on Thursdays at the Fresno City Hall, 2600 Fresno Street. They are also available to participate in via Zoom and are webcast.
In Fresno, the city clerk and the city attorney serve the council, not the mayor.
Who are the Fresno City Council Members:
Tyler Maxwell, President, District 4
Annalisa Perea, Vice President, District 1
Mike Karbassi, District 2
Miguel Arias, District 3
Luis Chavez, District 5
Garry Bredefeld, District 6
Nelson Esparza, District 7
(As of January 2023)
Meeting Notes
‘Hold them accountable.’ Is Fresno about to appeal a $15 million penalty for racism at City Hall?
Half a dozen Fresno residents had a very clear message Thursday about a $15.4 million verdict that the City of Fresno is on the hook for in a discrimination lawsuit. All of them, speaking during the March 26 City Council meeting, opposed the Fresno City Council’s appealing the the multi-million dollar verdict in the lawsuit…
Fresno hasn’t had a police auditor since last summer. Residents say it’s a big problem
Fresno’s independent police auditor in charge of issuing quarterly reports hasn’t released a single one in nine months. That appears to coincide with John Gliatta’s retirement last August. The former FBI agent held the top role at Fresno’s Office of Independent Review since former Mayor Lee Brand hired him in 2017. The independent police auditor’s…
Fresno police will (finally) host a public military-equipment meeting — but is it enough?
For the first time in Fresno’s history, the city’s police department will hold a required community engagement meeting about the military equipment in its possession Wednesday evening. The new meeting got on the calendar after Fresno residents sounded the alarm over whether Fresno police is in compliance with a state law known as AB 481,…
Major leadership shakeup at Fresno Arts Council amid embezzlement scandal
The Fresno Arts Council has a new leader, months after the alleged embezzlement of $1.5 million in Measure P funds by the organization’s former employee rocked the arts community and lost the Arts Council its deal to administer the arts grant program. The Arts Council’s board shared in an email late Friday afternoon that Andrea…
Changing Cesar Chavez Boulevard in Fresno — again
The Fresno City Council held a special meeting on Thursday to initiate the process of changing local streets named after Cesar Chavez following news earlier this week that the iconic farmworker advocate raped and sexually assaulted women and children. The city announced the special meeting following the publication of a New York Times investigation published…
Fresno council overrides southeast district member, delays community plan to keep southwest industrial rezone alive
The Fresno City Council on Thursday delayed a long-awaited land-use plan for southeast Fresno by 90 days — overriding the objections of the councilmember who represents the area — in a move that keeps alive a controversial effort to rezone 55 acres in one of California’s most polluted neighborhoods back to industrial use. The delay…
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