City of Fresno

The agreement represents a sea-change in city development policy, shifting financial incentives towards growth in the city’s southeast development area, called SEDA, with nominal changes to incentives to annex areas west of 99, formerly the city’s top growth priority.

The Jakara Movement has a team of five community health workers who visit Sikh temples, community events and Punjabi-populated neighborhoods to assist in accessing health care and other services.

Rios aims to publish a poetry anthology with the help of funding from the Academy of American Poets.

According to the city, third Wednesdays of the month will aim to give opportunities for artists, street vendors and performers to take over the streets of downtown.

In June, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that local governments can write laws allowing them to ticket and potentially jail people for camping on public land.

A controversial housing ordinance in the city of Fresno is moving forward. The new ordinance bans people from sitting, sleeping and lying in public spaces. Activists are afraid the law will create even more obstacles for the unhoused.

Fresno’s arts and culture festival known as Arthop saw a smaller crowd this month as the city rolls out a new plan to split the event. But it didn’t stop some vendors from still setting up shop last week.

An "Arthop" event taking place Aug. 1 in Fresno will not allow outdoor vendors — a move that has frustrated many. KVPR's Elizabeth Arakelian spoke with Fresnoland Reporter Julianna Morano, who has been following the story.

During a marathon Fresno City Council meeting this week, dozens spoke out against a proposed rule to ban “unlawful outdoor camping.” Despite the outcry, city officials plan to implement the ordinance.

A popular monthly arts and culture event in Fresno known as Arthop is moving indoors next month due to expected high temperatures. But are there more changes coming?