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Downtown Fresno
4:41 pm
Thu November 1, 2012

In Fresno, Downtown Planning Effort Faces Fiscal Crunch

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An artist's rendering of a revitalized Fulton Mall outside the Kern Street entrance to
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A rendering of Mariposa Plaza at the Fulton Mall
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A rendering of the proposed Fresno high speed rail station and surrounding development
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The City of Fresno's effort to draft a vision for a revitalized downtown hit a roadblock on Tuesday, after the Fresno City Council rejected a proposal to allocate an additional $70,000 to the project on a 4-3 vote. 

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Earthquake
12:19 am
Sun October 21, 2012

Earthquake Strikes Central California, 5.3 Magnitude

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A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck central California late Saturday night, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey. The quake, which was felt in Fresno and throughout the Central Valley struck at 11:55 p.m. and was centered 30 miles northwest of Coalinga.  Info from the USGS:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc71863625#summary

2:39 pm
Wed October 10, 2012

Hazing Suspected In Death of Fresno State Student

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The Los Angeles Times reports that a Fresno police investigation into the alcohol related death of 18-year-old Fresno State student Philip Dhanens is focusing on allegations of hazing. The Times reports that members of the Theta Chi fraternity, who held the party at which Dhanens reportedly consumed alcohol, are not cooperating with the investigation.
Fresno police are conducting a hazing investigation after leaders of a Fresno State fraternity where a freshman drank himself to death told 15 pledges they couldn't leave a room until they finished multiple bottles of liquor, the Fresno Bee reported, citing a court document.
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3:43 pm
Tue October 9, 2012

Missing Yosemite Park Employee Found Alive Near Wawona

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Jessica Rose Garcia
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Yosemite National Park officials announced today that missing 23-year-old park employee Jessica Garcia has been found alive. 

Search and rescue crews located the missing employee on Tuesday in a rugged area around two miles from the South Fork Drainage of the Merced River.

Garcia was reported missing after she failed to show up to work on Sunday. She was last seen near Wawona on Saturday. 

From the official press release:

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Community
5:17 pm
Mon October 1, 2012

President Obama to Visit Kern County, Declare César Chávez Site a National Monument

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The Chavez Memorial Fountain at La Paz in Keene, CA.
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President Obama announced today that he will visit Kern County next Monday to declare the headquarters of the late United Farm Workers union co-founder César Chávez a national monument. The Chávez compound in the small community of Keene, located in the Tehachapi hills east of Bakersfield served as the home for both the UFW and Chávez for several decades. 

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