Fresno Unified cuts hundreds of positions despite $52 million state boost
Fresno Unified School District got $52.5 million in new state money. It cut hundreds of jobs anyway. The extra funding
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House Ethics Committee’s Male Majority Shielded Costa From Public Admonishment, Sources Say
The House Ethics Committee investigated Rep. Jim Costa (D-California) in 2023 over allegations he made inappropriate advances to two congressional
Federal Crackdown Pulls Commercial Licenses From Thousands of Truck Drivers, Including in Fresno
The U.S. Department of Transportation confirmed a nationwide enforcement operation targeting commercial driver licenses issued to individuals without valid immigration
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California Legislature Votes to Keep Cocktails-to-Go Through 2029
Your favorite Fresno restaurant might keep sending you home with that margarita a little longer. The California Legislature passed Assembly
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Fresno School Board Trustee Paid $90,000 by Campaign Behind Transportation Tax Measure
A Fresno Unified School District trustee received $90,000 over six months from the campaign pushing to put a half-cent sales
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Fresno City Council votes 6-1 to require tobacco retailer licenses, $1,000 annual fee
The Fresno City Council voted 6-1 Thursday to establish a tobacco retailer licensing program requiring businesses that sell tobacco products
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Planning Commission Advances 9,000-Acre SEDA Development Plan Without Public Financial Analysis
The Fresno Planning Commission voted 6-1 Wednesday to recommend approval of the Southeast Development Area plan, a multi-phased project covering
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Fresno Unified cuts $2.2 million in field trip funding — sixth-grade camp, aquarium visits now unfunded
Thousands of Fresno Unified elementary students are starting the 2026-27 school year without district funding for field trips, including the
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Fourth Judge Takes Fresno Transportation Tax Case, Ruling Due Friday
A Fresno County Superior Court judge set a Friday hearing on whether the county’s transportation tax measure appears on the
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Mayor Dyer’s Southeast Development Plan Advances Despite $3 Billion Funding Gap and Community Opposition
Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer has orchestrated a path forward for the Southeast Development Area — a massive expansion plan that
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Fresno County supervisors to weigh ordinance arming prosecutors on county property
Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld is drafting an ordinance, in coordination with Sheriff John Zanoni and District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp,
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