Gregory Weaver / Fresnoland

Behind closed doors, Fresno’s mayor strategized with builders to overcome citizen opposition and coach councilmembers into approving a 9,000-acre development that lacks any plan to pay for its infrastructure.

Federal immigration enforcement is contributing to slow Fresno County population growth, state demographer says.

A folk singer from the hills above Fresno has an answer to a set of questions shaking California to its core.

The new maps are the first to assess fire hazards in areas under local fire department control since 2011.

A string of industrial properties along Elm Avenue were rezoned to mixed-use in 2017 after a community planning process identified an over-concentration of polluting uses in residential areas. The developers and property owners say the new zoning has limited their financing options, a claim several finance experts dispute.

There's a meeting on Thursday night to discuss a proposed blast mine on the San Joaquin River. The town hall opens at 5 p.m. at the River Center, near Riverpark, with food trucks and beverages.

The Williamson Act costs a lot of money with little results. Supervisor Garry Bredefeld said he is going to be looking at the program this budget season.

Joaquin Arambula, one of Fresno's state assemblymen, is trying to stop a blast mine on the San Joaquin River. Federal officials say there is a "notable risk" that the mine will spill chemicals such as lead, arsenic, and other toxic chemicals into the river.

Fresno has a 200% gravel surplus. So why does CEMEX want to dig a pit deeper than Millerton Lake along one of America’s most over-extracted rivers?

The controversial 45,000 home proposed mega-development in southeast Fresno is now on its second round of environmental review.