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Clovis has a reputation for good schools, walking trails, parks and upscale neighborhoods. It’s also one of California’s faster growing cities. People want to live there. So as the city grows, pressure is growing for developers to add new houses, often converting farmland to subdivisions. So how do rural residents …

Atwater’s legal bill of about $ 100,000 after two months of work “shocked” some of the City Council members, who called it “a bunch” of money, but the attorney contends the … Click to Continue »

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Four of Fresno’s city council seats are up for re-election this year. While these are technically non-partisan races, many city issues are often decided along party lines. The stakes are even higher in one particular district that’s currently held by a conservative, and is a district where voters in the …

Two Delhi men were arrested this week with stolen handguns, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday. Deputies stopped a 2009 Jaguar near North Ballico Avenue and El Capitan Way … Click to Continue »

One candidate for a key Fresno City Council race has earned a big endorsement from local law enforcement. District 7 candidate Brian Whelan announced Thursday he has the support of the Fresno Police Officers Association. Damon Kurtz is president of the FPOA . “We did an interview process, spoke to …

The Fresno City Council has approved a tax incentive deal with retailer Gap Inc. that would move the company’s e-commerce fulfilment center to Fresno. City officials say the deal could result in as many as 500 new jobs. The thirty year deal rebates the company $ 15,000 for every full-time …

The interim Atwater city manager who quit this week had filed a “hostile work environment” claim with the city’s human resources department about two weeks before leaving, according to an … Click to Continue »

Reasons behind the most recent resignation of a city manager in Atwater remain uncertain and has left an information vacuum for residents, which – like many issues in the city … Click to Continue »

Atwater hit the reset button again Tuesday, hiring its fifth new city manager in two years, as Art de Werk, who was hired just three months ago, abruptly quit for … Click to Continue »

Atwater City Council called a special meeting to be held on Tuesday, when leaders will be asked to consider appointing yet another interim city manager – the city’s fourth in … Click to Continue »

Atwater City Council narrowly approved the first phase of the interim city manager’s plan to try to get the town to economic solvency, but not without pushback from an employee … Click to Continue »

The Fresno City Council is dealing with a good problem, an $ 8.6 million windfall. The council voted Thursday to spend the net balance of the funds – $ 5.8 million – on a variety of items, from repairs at parks and city owned parking garages to body cameras for …