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Fresno’s “Tough on Slumlords” posturing runs into the Constitution
February 29, 2016Fresno 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...
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Redevelopment oversight board puts on a slugfest
February 26, 2016Fresno 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...
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Developers prep showdown over transit-oriented development cash
February 24, 2016TOD 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...
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12 insights into the City’s push toward Fulton Street
February 24, 2016Fresno’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...
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Bubbling Fresno water crisis taps City Hall’s media nerve
February 5, 2016Confronted with discolored water, the City of Fresno opted for a proactive approach to the media. George Hostetter breaks down what that looks like.
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City, FUSD create inconvenient reality for McLane convenience store owner
February 3, 2016The 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 …...
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Meet the City’s new Capital Oversight Board, Old Armenian Town’s new developer
January 26, 2016Waste-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...
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Terance Frazier stepping in for parks with assist by Mayor’s husband
January 20, 2016In negotiating to operate Al Radka Park, developer Terance Frazier had a helpful assist: Paul Swearengin, the Mayor's husband.
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City Council poses with tiny houses, trains fire at Fulton budget
January 16, 2016Four 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...
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City Hall finally putting muscle behind homelessness rhetoric
January 12, 2016After 10 months, the business model of Fresno's homelessness program is failing. George Hostetter finds out why.