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The city vs county showdown gets a court date

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Fresno’s political tug-of-war: the fight over where to sprawl next

A court date has been set for a lawsuit filed by the city of Fresno and the Central Valley Partnership against Fresno County’s 2024 general plan update, adding tension to an already delicate relationship between the two jurisdictions. The county’s new general plan, which was unanimously approved by the Board […]

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The city vs county showdown gets a court date

by Danielle Bergstrom, Fresnoland
May 20, 2024

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<p>☀️ Good morning! Today is Monday, May 20. Danielle, here.</p>
<p>🎨 The Fresno Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission meets this evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers to review and approve the first round of Measure P arts grants. Read the <a href="https://fresno.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&amp;ID=1148777&amp;GUID=6238339A-D9AB-4EC6-985D-F81C62808D79" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">agenda and funding recommendations here</a>. For more background on the highly anticipated grant program, <a href="https://fresnoland.org/2023/11/20/fresno-art/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">read Julianna Morano's November 2023 story here</a>.</p>
<p>📸 The Downtown Fresno Partnership is hosting another downtown photo contest - for more information on submission details, <a href="https://www.downtownfresno.org/get-involved/photography-contest?mc_cid=8c2016278f&amp;mc_eid=8bff610a2c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">read on here</a>.</p>
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