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☀️ Good morning! Danielle here. Today is Thursday, May 8. The National Weather Service in Hanford is expecting warmer-than-average temperatures over the next few days, with highs in the 90s.
Are we done talking about ArtHop yet? In an interview with Fresnoland reporter Julianna Morano yesterday, Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias announced that food and street vendors will officially make their return to the beloved downtown street fair, which brought upwards of 15,000 people to the streets on the first Thursday of each month before its sudden closure last August. Read the whole story from Julianna: Fresnoland
Trump roasts California high-speed rail, again: are we surprised? In an meeting with the new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, President Trump said he’d welcome Gov. Gavin Newsom to run for president in 2028, but his ongoing support for the fast train makes him “unelectable.” Politico
Newsom’s office clapped back yesterday with a table comparing progress on California’s project, already under construction, with lesser-developed plans for a fast train in Texas. Governor’s Press Office
And Trump also plans to yank federal financial support: Trump also added in the interview that the U.S. government won’t be paying for the high-speed rail project, although it wasn’t clear if this applies to future funding, or whether the reference was about a $4 billion grant to the project currently under inspection after Transportation Secretary Duffy announced a probe in February. Reuters
At Fresnoland’s high-speed rail event in April, the new CEO Ian Choudri told us that federal partnership is an essential part of the project — and what makes systems in other countries so successful.
Unsteady home insurance? While just under 2% of Fresno County homeowners didn’t get their policy renewed in 2023, more people are finding their insurance companies nitpicking details, locally. ABC30
But how are we doing, Fresno? Finally, today is the State of the City, with Mayor Jerry Dyer. Fresnoland’s Omar S. Rashad will be there to share what dramatic announcements or recession indicators the Mayor has in store for us.
Fresno greenlights return of outdoor vendors on ArtHop nights
The City of Fresno will allow the return of a street fair downtown on ArtHop nights starting in June, Councilmember Miguel Arias told Fresnoland in an interview Wednesday. The decision comes roughly nine months after the city abruptly put a stop to outdoor activity at the popular event every first […]
Community college board approves new Fresno City College student housing, rejects bid for a downtown project
The State Center Community College District Board Of Trustees unanimously approved a deal on Tuesday for an ambitious new development that district leaders hope will end their years-long journey to build a 360-unit student housing project on the Fresno City College campus. Texas-based developer Servitas was chosen out of a […]
President Trump slashed the Department of Education. What does it mean for the Valley’s multilingual learners?
President Donald Trump recently took aim at the federal Department of Education, casting doubt over the future of various forms of financial support to local districts across the country and San Joaquin Valley. In a “skinny budget” proposal released May 2, the president recommends slashing the federal department by more than 20% – […]
