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☀️ Good morning! It’s Friday, July 26. This is Rob. Expect a high today of around 104 — the last day of triple-digit heat for at least several days, the National Weather Service reports. Weekend temperatures are expected to reach the low 90s before gradually creeping back up during the coming work week.
🥳Fresno city leaders invite the public to celebrate the renaming of Cesar Chavez Boulevard, formerly Kings Canyon Road. The celebration is set for 3 p.m. Friday, July 26 at the Fresno Center, 4855 E. Cesar Chavez Boulevard.
🏛️ Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau on Thursday announced plans to bring an anti-camping ordinance to the Hall of Records, an effort critics say criminalizes homelessness, but that supporters say is needed desperately. The county’s news Thursday will be followed this morning with a similar announcement expected from Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer.
California approves delays in cleaning nation’s worst air pollution, angering San Joaquin Valley residents
Dozens of Valley residents protested on Thursday the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) unanimous approval for a slate of delays to clean the air in America’s dirtiest air basin. CARB board members approved multiple deadline extension requests for annual PM2.5 standards in the San Joaquin Valley, backtracking their initial timeline […]
Lawsuit ‘absolutely’ likely after Fresno City Council rejects apartment construction proposal
A northwest Fresno community scored a second win Thursday night in their fight to block the development of a large apartment complex in their neighborhood. Following an at-times contentious hearing, the Fresno City Council narrowly upheld the city planning commission’s rejection of the development permit application for a market-rate housing […]
Fresno City Council approves eminent domain actions, new contract for police body cameras, tasers
The Fresno City Council authorized acquiring land through eminent domain for the expansion of Radio Park in central Fresno, as well as for a traffic infrastructure project in the Tower District during a busy Thursday at City Hall. The council also denied an application from a Colorado-based company to establish […]
