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
City of Fresno introduces tax plan to cover expected lost revenue once Measure C ends next year
The Fresno City Council will be asked at their next meeting to place a general sales tax proposal before voters on the November 2026 general election ballot to help cover a projected shortfall of tens of millions of dollars that will likely come after Measure C expires next summer, with no other replacement legislation in…
What one particularly stubborn vacancy in the Tower District tells Fresno about one of the city’s biggest economic challenges
Steve Wilburn studied theoretical physics in college. They don’t teach you in theoretical physics programs how to revitalize buildings in your Fresno neighborhood that have sat vacant for decades. But he tried anyway. Wilburn had been working remotely for a tech company from his home in Fresno’s Tower District when he started dreaming of putting…
City Council candidate placed on leave, quits Trump administration after Fresnoland investigation
Fresno City Council candidate Rob Fuentes says he quit his job as a federal prosecutor, saying he was “pushed out by the Trump administration” just 10 days after a Fresnoland investigation revealed Fuentes’ work on cases involving immigrants captured by ICE. First reported Monday by The Fresno Bee, Fuentes later confirmed his departure in a…
Fresno needs childcare. And better parks. There’s one fight brewing over both issues
Even the critics of Tyler Maxwell’s effort to create affordable childcare in Fresno think it’s a pretty good idea. They just want to know how he’s going to pay for it. And though the funding remains in limbo, lines are already being drawn in the sand. During the hectic rush of Fresno’s budget season at…
Fresno City Council passes legislation to make it easier to build affordable housing
The Fresno City Council on Thursday approved a policy to help streamline the building approval process for proposed developments that set aside at least one-fifth of their housing units to lower-income households. In short, developers who present the city with a housing proposal with at least 20% of their total units priced for low-income rental…
Fresno City Council adopts massive $2.56 billion budget
The Fresno City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a balanced budget of about $2.56 billion for the next fiscal year. The budget plan, another record-breaking amount for Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer and his administration, comes on the heels of the last 18 months worth of federal policies putting strains on local governments and organizations across…
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