Downtown Fresno Gets 174 Apartments After Years of Starts and Stops
Construction has started on a 174-unit apartment building next to Chukchansi Park in downtown Fresno, a project Mayor Jerry Dyer
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Author: Maren Castillo
Fresno County Grand Jury Investigated $162,000 Severance Payment to Former District Communications Chief
The Fresno County Civil Grand Jury investigated Fresno Unified School District’s severance payments to non-certified, non-union employees, including a $162,000
Read MoreAutopsy Released for Afghan Veteran Who Died in ICE Custody After Dallas Detention
Dallas County released the full autopsy report this week for Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, a 41-year-old Afghan immigrant who died in
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Tower District vacant buildings still empty a year into city program — stronger rules coming
A year after Fresno launched a pilot program to tackle long-vacant Tower District storefronts, most of the empty buildings are
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Federal Watchdogs Conducting Far Less Oversight as Trump Administration Cuts Staff
The federal offices that investigate fraud, waste, and abuse in government programs are completing far fewer audits and investigations under
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Governor Flags Fresno for Failing to Use Mental Health Court System
Governor Gavin Newsom has called out Fresno County for underperforming on CARE Court, the mental health intervention system designed to
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Fresno Drops School Zone Speed Limits to 20 MPH — First in California to Beat State Deadline
Every school zone in Fresno now has a 20 mph speed limit, down from 25. The city became the first
Read MoreGuatemalan Man Died After Medical Emergency at ICE Facility in New Jersey — Agency Says It Doesn’t Have to Report Deaths After Release
Jose Chajon-Raxon, an immigrant from Guatemala, died in late July after experiencing a seizure-like medical emergency while detained at the
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After Years of Delays, City’s $80 Million Downtown Apartment Project Set to Break Ground
An empty lot outside Chukchansi Park that’s sat waiting for more than a decade is finally about to see construction
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Who’s Bankrolling Fresno’s Next City Council? Follow the Money Behind November’s Runoffs
Three Fresno City Council seats are headed to November runoffs, and the donors writing checks to reshape the council tell
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