Andrew Kirby

New City Manager for Fresno

On Tuesday, Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearingen named Mark Scott, current city manager of Culver City, as the new city manager for Fresno, replacing Andy Souza, a hold over from former Mayor Alan Autry's administration, who resigned. Scott is...

Fresno D.A. fights wage theft

The Fresno County District Attorney's Office is leading a fight against dishonest employers who commit wage theft, which is keeping or not paying wages to employees who are owed and deserve them. In 2009, 313 judgments were issued...

City Manager's last day set.

Andy Souza, Fresno City Manager for the past five years, will officially resign on Monday Feb. 1st, after announcing he will leave office Dec 9th. Assistant City Manager Bruce Rudd, who was recently hospitalized and has since been released after...

Citizens Academy off and running

The Fresno Citizens Academy is off and running, and more and more citizens are signing up to learn how City Hall and the municipality works, and finding out how to get involved and be heard. The program, taken from a...

Assistant City Manager hospitalized

The Assistant City Manager of Fresno, Bruce Rudd, collapsed at City Hall on Thursday. Rudd, who oversees seven departments, including the Fresno Area Express, collapsed during a break from a meeting, according to the Fresno Bee. Rudd has been admitted...

Fresno City earns seventh consecutive budget award

According to the Fresno City Department of Communications, the City of Fresno has been awarded a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award given by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA), an organization dedicated to enhancing the...

Fresno Met closed

The Fresno Metropolitan museum, affectionately known as the Fresno Met, closed its doors forever after 25 years of community enrichment. The Met closed its doors due to the owing $5 million in debt, despite increasing revenue 45 % this past year...

Closure of mental health services have long reaching effects.

Mental health services and facilities are an important part of any community. The expertise, help, and security these services and facilities provide are vital to the people who take advantage of what is offered. Unfortunately, the Fresno County Board of...

Fresno city offices closed during holiday season for furloughs

In an effort to shrink the shortfall in the city budget, Fresno leaders have announced that most city administration offices will be closed from December 24, 2009 to January 3,2010 to accommodate worker furloughs that was part of the...

Fresno council approves lease agreement of triple-A Grizzlies

After the Thursday, December 17th vote of 6-1 by the Fresno City Council, the Fresno Grizzlies, the triple-A affiliate of the San Fransisco Giants, have been approved for their new stadium lease at city owned Chuckchansi Park. The...

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