Tag Archives: Ordinance

The Fresno City Council voted down an ordinance Thursday that would have fined people in their cars attempting to give money or food to those standing at busy intersections. The proposal in question is called the Safe Transfer of Objects to Pedestrians, or STOP, and was authored by Council President …

A split Merced City Council approved a cannabis ordinance on Monday that would allow commercial marijuana businesses in town, including dispensaries. The 3-2 vote approved dispensaries in zones around the … Click to Continue »

Adam Pluguez, 33, of Merced, speaks about his use of medicinal marijuana to help him deal with the side effects of opioids at his home in unincorporated Merced County, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. A newly proposed Merced County ordinance allowing six plants to be grown indoors, may result …

A series of hearings began today in Kern County in a lawsuit over an ordinance that could allow up to 70,000 new oil and gas wells there over the next two decades. All those wells could create 78 million pounds of air pollution a year says Catherine Garoupa White with …

City Council spent more than two hours Wednesday discussing a new animal control ordinance that is two years in the making. The ordinance makes sweeping changes to the city’s animal … Click to Continue »

Planning Commission supports medical cannabis proposal with some changes Members said patients should be allowed fewer plants than initially proposed City Council will see ordinance July 5 … Click to Continue »

City proposal would allow up to four dispensaries Cultivation would be allowed under certain restrictions … Click to Continue »

Leaders from Fresno County’s 15 cities, including law enforcement officers, gathered under one roof Monday in a special joint meeting called by the Fresno County board of Supervisors to talk about some of the county’s most pressing issues. Among the most pressing issues was illegal marijuana cultivation.  Sheriff Margaret Mims gave the various leaders a …

In a two hour public hearing Visalia city leaders heard arguments for and against allowing chickens and/or goats to live in the city limits. It wasn’t the typical venue for Visalia City Council, but inside a room at the convention center the Visalia city council sat on a stage and …

Window signage in Visalia may soon be reduced to only 30 percent on businesses and some owners aren’t happy about it. Monday the city council was presented with the ordinance. Many people including business owners and the Chamber of Commerce showed up to the city council meeting to voice their …