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☀️ Good morning! It’s Thursday, Sept. 5. This is Rob. Today will be the hottest day in Fresno since yesterday. Expect a high of around 104 today and Friday as the National Weather Service’s heat advisory is set to expire. Weekend temperatures in Fresno will dip to around 103 on Saturday and 100 on Sunday.
🎥Arte Americas is hosting a screening event for a film featuring Mexican actress and singer Maria Felix. Portraits will also be on display during the event from 5 to 8 pm on Thursday, Sept. 5.
🆕A two-decade effort to bring a new casino to Madera County will culminate Saturday at a groundbreaking for the new North Fork Mono Casino & Resort, the Fresno Business Journal reported. “The project has been in the works for nearly 20 years,” the Journal reported, “having to pass through a multi-decade administrative approval process and delayed over the years by law lawsuits, including one from Stand up for California, a statewide activist group that opposes gaming developments.”
Will Clovis Unified expand into the Fresno County foothills? Not if one rural school district can help it
A fight for over 600 acres of territory is raising questions about the future of a small rural school district, as well as an upscale Granville Homes development in the foothills of Fresno County. Residents of Ventana Hills, a gated community of luxury homes east of Friant, are petitioning Fresno […]
Fresnolandia Podcast: Court ruling sparks development uncertainty
On this week’s Fresnolandia podcast, Dani and Jordan go deep on an August court ruling that throws uncertainty into as many as hundreds of development projects throughout Fresno — and the role that environmental impact reports play in housing and city planning decisions. They also discuss the week’s top headlines, […]
