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Porterville Recorder
KMPH.com
New parking restrictions are being enforced in the Tower District
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — New parking restrictions are being enforced in the Tower District on weekend nights. Parking will be restricted on Olive Avenue between Palm and Van Ness in both directions from Thursday through Sunday starting at 10 p.m. Parking will open up again at 6 a.m. Drivers...
Hanford Sentinel
Meet the Lemoore City Council District C candidates
The race for Lemoore City Council’s District C seat is on, and three candidates are competing to come up top: Curtis Barnhart, Mitch Couch and Kyle Griffin. We asked each candidate the same questions to give Lemoore voters more information about their potential representatives. Voters will decide between the...
midvalleytimes.com
Reedley to develop first environmental justice plan
REEDLEY — While environmental pollution has long plagued communities across the Central Valley, Reedley officials are turning to residents to pinpoint the local issues most affecting their daily life. The community input will help shape the city’s first Health and Environmental Justice element, which will factor into its developing...
YourCentralValley.com
Steve Hilton rallies in Fresno, hosts $3 gas event in Sanger days before Election Day
YourCentralValley.com
Steve Hilton hosts $3 gas station takeover in sanger
Hanford Sentinel
Lou Martinez explains his last-minute decision to run for Hanford City Council; Francisco Ramirez responds
Not too long ago, the outcome of the Hanford City Council District D race seemed like a forgone conclusion. But after current Councilmember Lou Martinez’s surprise announcement on Oct. 21 that he was running for reelection as a write-in candidate, this local race is back up for grabs with about a week until Election Day.
The Fresno Bee
Update: North Avenue road closure, sewer work delayed in Fresno for now
UPDATE: The city delayed construction scheduled for the North Avenue sewer main rehabilitation project “due to unforeseen delays in material delivery and to avoid construction-related closures during the holiday season,” the communications department told media Friday. An updated schedule will be provided at a later time. Original story: North Avenue from Cedar Avenue to Highway 99 will close to traffic for the first three weeks of November, the City of Fresno announced Thursday. The closure will be in place 24/7 for sewer main rehabilitation beginning Nov. 2 and is expected to continue through Nov. 20. Traffic will detour to Central Avenue. Additional closures will follow as construction progresses, and driver should expect delays in the area, the city said in a press release Thursday. Drivers traveling on southbound Highway 99 are recommended by the city to use Jensen or Central Avenue for destinations east of Highway 99. Drivers on northbound Highway 99 are recommended to use Central or Jensen for destinations west of Highway 99. The Cedar and North Avenue exit may still be used for destinations east of the 99. “Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead, use alternate routes or expect delays. Schedule is pending weather or unforeseen delays,”
The Fresno Bee
Councilmember calls for misconduct probe into now-dropped DUI arrest of council candidate
Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias on Thursday called for an investigation into the city attorney’s involvement in disclosing information about a council candidate’s now-cleared DUI arrest in the Tower District last weekend. The controversy relates to the handling of council candidate Naindeep Singh’s arrest on Oct. 24. A blood test cleared Singh of wrongdoing several days after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a drug. City Attorney Andrew Janz allegedly broke the news of Singh’s arrest in a comment to a local journalist’s blog , which quoted Janz as a source. “The fact is that there’s a lot of questions on why the city attorney, who has no authority and responsibility in announcing arrests, is publicly announcing arrests ahead of the police department (and) ahead of the administration whose responsibility is the implementation of law enforcement duties in our city,” Arias said. After Arias’s comments, Janz launched accusations of his own against the councilmember. “Next week, I am calling on the city of Fresno to open an investigation into Councilmember Arias for interference in the city attorney’s legal obligation to disclose public records and potential violations of the Brown Act,” said Janz, referring to the
fresnoland.org
‘Blurring the lines.’ Drivers question anti-union tactics from Central California Food Bank
On Friday, drivers for the Central California Food Bank will decide whether they want union representation. But in the lead-up to the vote that could make history at the Fresno nonprofit, organizers and drivers say the food bank has hired a consultant, known for advising companies in California on how to avoid unionization, to discourage them from exercising their rights.
Hanford Sentinel
Hanford City Council candidate Cheyne Strawn's former boss, Assemblyman Devon Mathis, endorses his opponent Victor Chavarin Jr.
An unusual endorsement in the Hanford City Council District E race between Victor Chavarin Jr. and Cheyne Strawn was sent to Hanford residents in a mass text campaign. Former Republican Assemblymember Devon Mathis, who employed Strawn about a decade ago, recently endorsed Chavarin Jr. for City Council over Strawn, who he described as a "horrible" choice for the position.