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Good morning! It’s Thursday, July 17. This is Rob, wishing you a happy National Tattoo Day!
In local news this morning, Fresno County’s top cops won’t see reelection until 2028 after a state appeals court refused to hear the county’s petition to overturn a recent ruling forcing the law enforcement campaigns onto the presidential election cycle. The state appeals court dealt the final blow to Fresno County’s case on Wednesday. Check out the full story at this link or below.
🖼️And Fresnoland’s Julianna Morano talks with Fresno artists and residents about recent creative changes to a South Tower park with a troubled legacy. They hope the changes make the park more welcoming and inviting, especially for families with children. Check out the full story at this link or below.
The Trump administration on Wednesday finally followed through with its long-promised pledge to yank federal funding from California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project. State officials say the loss of roughly $4 billion still won’t detail the Central Valley segment planned between Bakersfield and Merced, but uncertainty is growing. The Associated Press
The Fresno Bee reports a surge in detentions at ICE facilities in the San Joaquin Valley and most of the detainees have no criminal convictions. The Fresno Bee
🧺And, a new UC Merced study suggests the federal immigration crackdown is cutting into California’s farm labor workforce. KSEE
A former Fresno Unified principal asked for forgiveness at a sentencing hearing this week where he was ordered to serve time on probation for shoving a 10-year-old student to the ground in 2022. ABC30
🏌🏽Clovis golf superstar Bryson DeChambeau is moving forward with plans for a “golf centered community” on the city’s outskirts. The Business Journal
One of Fresno’s largest public art displays now covers the 180 freeway pillars in this South Tower park
Robert Amador’s eyes kept welling up when he was trying to work on his murals in Fresno’s San Pablo Park. It wasn’t because of lingering Fresno allergies. Or the exhaust from the semi-trucks barreling by above the park, which sits underneath the 180 freeway. Instead, it was at the sight […]
Fresno County’s next law enforcement races set for 2028 after state court deals final blow to county’s fight
It’s official. The next political contests for Fresno County’s district attorney and sheriff’s office won’t come up again until 2028 after a California appeals court on Wednesday dealt the final blow to the fight over local law enforcement election cycles. District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp and Sheriff John Zanoni will be […]
