Fresno City Hall’s war on slumlords may be turning into a war on private property. Ed Johnson will weigh in on one side or the other real soon. First, though, the city’s code enforcement judge...

Fresno City Hall hosted all sorts of meetings on Thursday. I was at the best one – the Oversight Board. A dozen thoughts on the slugfest: 1.) The main task before the seven-member board was...

TOD as we’ve known it will soon be DOA. That’s another reason why Thursday’s Fresno City Council meeting figures to be a doozy. TOD stands for Transit-Oriented Development. It’s one of the funding sources from...

Fresno’s Enterprise Capital Project Oversight Board held its second meeting on Monday at City Hall. A dozen observations: 1.) Public Works Director Scott Mozier and special projects engineer Randall Morrison said groundbreaking for the Fulton...

Confronted with discolored water, the City of Fresno opted for a proactive approach to the media. George Hostetter breaks down what that looks like.

The only practical judgment on the latest Fresno City Hall land-use controversy falls into one of two camps: 1.) The city has dramatically changed its philosophy for regulating the sale of alcohol … or …...

Waste-busting, hegemony-busting and sloth-busting kept everyone busy at Fresno City Hall on Monday. Let’s take a look: City Clerk Yvonne Spence administered the oath of office to eight members of the new Capital Projects Oversight...

In negotiating to operate Al Radka Park, developer Terance Frazier had a helpful assist: Paul Swearengin, the Mayor's husband.

Four quick thoughts on a quick Thursday at Fresno City Hall: 1.) A “tiny house” sat for about five hours along P Street for all to see. City officials are proud of their new development...

After 10 months, the business model of Fresno's homelessness program is failing. George Hostetter finds out why.