City of Fresno

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said Davu Village is part of the “rebirth” of a long-troubled section of the city.

“When we stop growing, we die as a city.”

Fresno's Hughes Hotel was destroyed on July 10, 1953, and numerous other buildings were damaged in an arson spree that remains unsolved to this day.

The world's first bank-issued credit card, today known as VISA, debuted in Fresno, CA on September 18, 1958.

Since 1924, the City of Fresno has run this rustic camp in the Sierra National Forest, east of Fresno.

Water diversions from the Kings River made Fresno's early growth possible. When a court case upended those water rights, developer Edward B. Perrin bought the Laguna de Tache ranch, and its water.

A couple in the Bay Area was unable to realize their dream of starting their own Mexican food business until they arrived in Fresno.

County islands are unincorporated areas surrounded by land that is part of an incorporated city. These "islands" often lack city-level infrastructure and services.

After a handful of crashes, Fresno city leaders are making changes to the intersection of Friant Road and Shepherd Avenue in North Fresno.

Fresno has a lot of things going for it - but residents also share the economic reality of living here.