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 Hall saves Advance Peace Fresno (for now), calls for greater local investment
The Fresno City Council extended a short-term financial lifeline to one of the most successful local criminal violence prevention programs, and hinted at additional support coming later this year. The council on Thursday approved a $250,000 grant for Advance Peace Fresno, extending the crime prevention program through October. Aaron Foster, program manager for Advance Peace,…
Can Fresno save one of its most effective gun-violence prevention programs?
An anti-violence program that researchers say played a major role in Fresno’s historic drop in gun violence and murder could get a second life this week at City Hall. The future of Advance Peace Fresno has been in doubt since last year when the White House gutted the program’s $2 million federal grant at the…
From Wall Street to Belmont Avenue, corporate landlords could be in the Fresno City Council’s crosshairs
From Trump to Newsom, there’s a new bipartisan culprit for escalating housing prices: corporate landlords. And last month, the Fresno City Council entered the chat, led by Councilmember Annalisa Perea. Her proposal – unanimously approved by the council – asks the city attorney’s office to study recent trends around corporate landlords, from rent to ownership…
‘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,…
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