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| FRESNO – Mayor Ashley Swearengin today said she has directed City Manager Mark Scott to implement a “deeper layoff plan” over the next two weeks to address financial challenges faced by the City because of a delay in implementing a residential solid waste franchise.Mayor Swearengin made her remarks in response to a determination by the Fresno County Clerk and City Clerk that City unions were successful in collecting enough signatures to force the privatization of the City’s residential solid waste service back to City Council to determine whether the issue will be taken to the ballot.“Because of the delay in implementing the residential solid waste as budgeted, I have directed the City Manager to implement another layoff plan,” Mayor Swearengin said. “For the last three weeks, he has been working with his staff and the department heads to finalize that plan >more |
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| Fresno, CA – Mayor Ashley Swearengin today lauded the Downtown Fresno Partnership and its member property owners for their efforts in helping to revitalize downtown.“The exciting progress we’re seeing in downtown is because property owners said that, even in a down economy, we believe in ourselves, we believe in our city, and we’re going to put our money on the table to prove it,” Mayor Swearengin said at the State of Downtown Breakfast.”Mayor Swearengin said those efforts produced positive results during 2012, including: 162,950 people attended Downtown Fresno Partnership events during the year; Two-thirds of downtown businesses saw an increase in foot traffic because of the ice rink and one-third of downtown businesses saw an increase in sales. >more |
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| Fresno - The City of Fresno has expanded its State of California Enterprise Zone (EZ) designation. Effective January 10, 2013, the City of Fresno EZ now includes all of the indicated areas on the attached map.Businesses in the EZ can receive up to $37,440 in state tax credits for each eligible employee hired. >more |
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| FRESNO – Mayor Ashley Swearengin today issued the following statement on President Obama’s immigration reform remarks: "Today, the President put a spotlight on the critical issue of immigration reform. In the Fresno Region, we experience firsthand the impacts that a broken immigration system has on our regional economy. Our farmers suffer when they don't have a reliable workforce, and when our farmers suffer, we feel it in the City of Fresno. >more |
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| The San Francisco Giants World Championship Trophy Tour presented by Bank of America will continue its three-month public tour in Fresno this February 5, 2013. Fans will have the opportunity to have their photo taken with the trophies and to support their local Junior Giants Baseball League by making a voluntary contribution during the trophy viewing. This will be the second public trophy tour held in the past three years. >more |
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| FRESNO -- The quarterly report issued today by Rick Rasmussen, director of the City of Fresno's Office of Independent Review, is now available under the Office of Independent Review's area on the City's website (www.fresno.gov/oir). >more |
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| FRESNO -- Moody's International yesterday announced that it has downgraded the City of Fresno's lease revenue and pension obligation bonds from Baa1 to Ba1 and Ba2 ratings. This is another in a series of troublesome downgrades of the City's debt reflecting the financial community's ongoing concerns about the City's fiscal condition. The City's theoretical General Obligation (GO) debt rating was left unchanged at A3. >more |
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| FRESNO – City of Fresno officials today released the following statement regarding a lawsuit related to the City’s adoption of a residential solid waste franchise:“The City is prepared to address each issue raised by its residential solid waste labor unions and is confident the franchise process undertaken by the City was within its Charter and statutory authority. The proposal essentially maintains services involving the same routes and same trucks, although at lesser rates to the public.” # # # >more |
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| FRESNO, CA – Today Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner Carol Galante and Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin joined Fresno Housing Authority officials to announce the selection of Fresno Housing Authority as a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) site. RAD offers a long-term solution to preserve and enhance the country’s affordable housing stock – including leveraging public and private funding to make much-needed improvements.“This is a unique opportunity to reinvest in our properties in the City of Fresno and throughout Fresno County,” said Fresno Housing Authority CEO and Executive Director Preston Prince. “RAD will enable us to create communities that have a more distinct sense of place for our residents >more |
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| FRESNO – Mayor Ashley Swearengin today outlined an agenda for her second term with the goal of making Fresno “The Turnaround City.”“I am honored to continue to lead our city and am extremely enthusiastic about the direction of Fresno,” Mayor Swearengin said during a swearing-in ceremony at City Hall. “Everywhere you look, you see evidence of our city making a great turnaround. >more |
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