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Labor Day Holiday Schedule for City of Fresno Offices
City of Fresno offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 4. The delivery of some City services may be affected by the holiday as well. Please see the list below for details. Here is the schedule for City of Fresno operations for the holiday: Airports: Administrati…
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Mayor Announces New Independent Police Reviewer & Citizens’ Public Advisory Board
Mayor Lee Brand introduced the new Independent Police Reviewer for the Office of Independent Review (OIR), John A. Gliatta, at a press conference this morning at City Hall. Gliatta comes to the City of Fresno from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, where he worked as a Crime Analyst for th…
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Fulton Street to Open in Stages
The City of Fresno announced today that it will open the northern and southern “superblocks” of Fulton Street to traffic in late August with the grand re-opening and celebration of the entire Fulton Street Reconstruction Project set for Saturday, October 21, 2017. The northern super block is the …
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Wilma Quan-Schecter Takes Over as City Manager
New Fresno City Manager Wilma Quan-Schecter begins her post today, July 10, 2017, replacing Bruce Rudd, who is wrapping up 41 years of service to the City of Fresno. Mrs. Quan-Schecter is the first woman to hold the top administrative post at Fresno City Hall. Mrs. Quan-Schecter previously…
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Cooling Centers to Open This Friday Through Sunday
The National Weather Service in Hanford has forecasted the temperature to be at, or above, 105°F in Fresno for Friday, July 7th through Sunday, July 9th, 2017. Therefore the City of Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department (PARCS) will be opening its cooling …
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Mayor Brand Statement on the Passing of Mike McGarvin
Mayor Lee Brand released the following statement on the passing of Poverello House founder Mike McGarvin: “As I have said many times before, collaboration makes things happen and Mike McGarvin was Fresno’s symbol of collaboration. When poverty and homelessness seemed impossible to change, ‘Papa …
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Independence Day Holiday Schedule for City of Fresno Offices
City of Fresno offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day on Tuesday, July 4. The delivery of some City services may be affected by the holiday as well. Please see the list below for details. Here is the schedule for City of Fresno operations for the holiday: Airports:…
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City Cancels “Movies in the Park” Tomorrow Due To Heat
Tomorrow’s “Movies in the Park” presented by the City of Fresno’s PARCs Department and Comcast at Eaton Plaza has been cancelled due to the record heat wave and the poor air quality that is impacting the valley at this time. The annual program offers a free movie every Friday night during the sum…
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Mayor Brand Presents His First State of the City
Mayor Lee Brand addressed a crowd of nearly nine hundred attendees, including elected officials, business and community leaders during Wednesday’s State of the City luncheon held in Downtown Fresno. The annual event, sponsored by the Fresno Chamber of Commerce, was the first State of the Ci…
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Cooling Centers to Stay Open Through Friday
The City of Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department (PARCS) will keep its cooling centers open through Friday due to the extreme heat expected this week. Cooling centers are activated when the temperature in Fresno is forecast to be 105°F or above by the National…