A nonprofit organization that helps low-income families purchase homes asked the Los Banos City Council on Wednesday to waive the impact fees for a home they built. However, for the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno City Council Candidate Brian Whelan Gets FPOA Endorsement
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 …
Read More »Atwater council changes requirements for police chief so interim chief can stay on
Atwater City Council waived the educational requirements this week needed to be police chief to allow the interim top officer to remain on the job. While city leaders brushed off … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno City Council Approves Incentive Deal For Gap Inc. E-Commerce Facility
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 …
Read More »Atwater city manager’s departure a mystery. ‘Frustrated’ council confronts more chaos
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 »
Read More »Los Banos council may change business license code. Here’s what it could mean for you
The Los Banos City Council is looking to change the way the city regulates business licenses so more people would be required to have one. City staffers presented a proposed … Click to Continue »
Read More »City Notebook: Fresno City Council Finds $8.6 Million Windfall; Approves Convenience Store
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 …
Read More »SOCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL NOTICE OF MEETING
The Mariposa County Social Services Transportation Advisory Council will meet at 10:00 a.m., March 8, 2018, in the Government Center Board Chambers, 5100 Bullion Street, Mariposa, CA.
Read More »Here’s who Merced City Council picked to be the finance director
Merced’s interim finance director was named to the full-time position this week. Venus Rodriguez has been in the interim spot since August, and was officially hired by the Merced City … Click to Continue »
Read More »White House to dump nominee to head environmental council
WASHINGTON –– The White House will withdraw the nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White, the former Texas environmental official named to lead the Council on Environmental Quality, a White House official … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cops shut down ‘suspicious’ massage parlors. The City Council is stepping in, too
Two massage parlors in Los Banos have recently been shut down because of code violations and suspicion of prostitution, according to law enforcement officials, and the Los Banos City Council … Click to Continue »
Read More »As Bakersfield Faces Budget Shortfall, City Council Looks At Possible Tax Increase
While the stock market is up, many cities in the valley are still struggling. Bakersfield perhaps faces the biggest cash crunch, as rising costs tied to health care and retirement expenses have coincided with a countywide economy that is struggling due to a decline in activity in the oil industry. …
Read More »Facebook post reignites controversy on the Atwater City Council
A social media post featuring a photograph of three Atwater City Council members and a local political operative was described as a joke, but not everyone is laughing. Mike Lynch, … Click to Continue »
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