Fresno Initiative Could Get $50 Million From Newsom’s State Budget

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Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed 2020-2021 budget on Friday , a $ 222 billion package encompassing homelessness, affordable health care and criminal justice reform. In an accompanying briefing, the governor gave a shout-out to a newly unveiled economic development plan known as Fresno DRIVE, a collaboration among 150 organizations which calls for investment in 19 projects ranging from affordable housing to medical education . “I have been so impressed by this DRIVE Initiative out of Fresno, this public-private partnership,” he said. Newsom backed up that praise with money—specifically $ 50 million, which he referred to as a “down payment” for two DRIVE projects. Receiving $ 33 million would be the Fresno-Merced Food Innovation Corridor, a partnership between Fresno State and UC Merced to modernize food technology and promote sustainable agriculture and ag-related jobs. “They’ve got great visions and plans to really come up with next-generation, innovative solutions for farming,
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