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12 articlesRecent coverage of Fresno County from local and regional media.
Fresno City Council approves $1 million for legal defense fund for immigrants
What’s at stake? The council approved allocating a record amount of funds toward legal aid for immigrants in the city facing threats of deportation on Thursday, as well as a new designated zone for vendors in t...
Oct 23, 2026Tower District residents grill Fresno city leaders on police presence at tense town hall in wake of recent shooting
Fresno’s Tower District residents brought the heat to city leaders on Wednesday evening, raising questions about the city’s policing strategies as more police presence hasn’t stymied a string of violence on the Olive Avenue corridor.
Oct 22, 2026Fresno County approves Friant Ranch despite unanswered questions on water
What's at stake: A new town could run out of water in a drought -- and county supervisors voted yes anyways. A new town the size of Fowler was greenlit by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday — de...
Oct 21, 2026Does Fresno County’s Friant Ranch new town have enough water to get through another big drought?
What's at stake? Friant Ranch is a billion-dollar new town proposal just south of the community of Friant, aiming to grow to the size of the city of Fowler. For three decades, developers have tried to build a ...
Oct 19, 2026Two new taxes without your taxes going up? How to understand Measure D, the City of Fresno’s proposed general sales tax
City of Fresno voters have a chance this November to weigh in on a new, half-cent general sales tax that could be used on anything from more police to fixing roads or building more homeless shelters. Rumblings ...
Oct 16, 2026Inside the new group hoping to shake up Fresno’s development politics (and make homes more affordable)
What's at stake? The Yes-In-My-Backyard movement, or YIMBY,has grown as more people have pegged California’s extreme housing affordability issues on a fraught, bureaucratic system that makes it nearly impossibl...
Oct 13, 2026Two experienced school leaders face off for one of Fresno County’s biggest and least understood jobs
Two candidates are in the running for the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools office, a role integral to supporting more than 30 school districts. Incumbent Superintendent Michele Cantwell-Copher was electe...
Oct 12, 2026It’s the district’s most crowded race, with five candidates packed tightly on the ballot for the Fresno Unified Area 1 seat
A current Fresno City Councilmember, a rancher, a retired school administrator, a social worker and an education advocate are running to represent the Edison region to the southwest of Fresno Unified, a seat he...
Oct 9, 2026Fresno councilmember representing SEDA comes out against it, reveals Sanger Unified opposes the project too
What's at stake? "Based on my recollection of the people who sent me here to represent them, they were loud and clear that they are against SEDA." - Councilmember Brandon Vang The political calculus of Mayor J...
Sep 4, 2026Need help paying your rent? Fresno can still apply for assistance despite state changes
March 31 was the last day renters and landlords in California could apply to the state’s emergency rental assistance program, but Fresno County and the city of Fresno residents still have time. SB2179 was signe...
Apr 6, 202210 things to know about rent control for Fresno’s mobile home parks
What's at stake? In Fresno, renters in mobile home parks can use a little-known policy to form a committee and vote on restrictions to rent increases, known as rent control. In 1987, the city of Fresno passed ...
Mar 25, 2022How do you get into a homeless shelter in Fresno? In most cases, you can’t just walk in
This story was originally published on fresnobee.com on November 24, 2021. People seeking overnight shelter in the city of Fresno cannot expect to walk into any homeless shelter and access a bed that night. In ...
Nov 24, 2021