February 3, 2012, 12:05 AM
Fourteen construction companies are on the short list of firms poised to bid for contracts to begin building California’s high-speed rail system in the Fresno area later this year. The list was revealed by California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Roelof van Ark at the authority board...
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January 12, 2012, 12:20 AM
If construction of California’s high-speed rail project begins this year in the central San Joaquin Valley, employment advocates want to make sure it provides jobs for unemployed workers in the economically ravaged region. Since September, the Fresno Workforce Investment Board has...
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January 8, 2012, 6:05 AM
High-speed rail may someday be the salvation of Fresno’s beleaguered downtown. From the look of things so far, though, you wouldn’t know it. Last month’s designation by the California High-Speed Rail Authority of a station site at Mariposa and G streets has been met with...
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February 18, 2011, 12:05 AM
In Fresno County, the financial crisis caused deep budget cuts at the sheriff’s office. The sheriff laid off corrections officers and reduced the number of jail inmates. And now, some argue, auto thefts are on the rise because there are more criminals on the streets. While this...
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February 8, 2010, 12:06 AM
Fresno earned a new distinction last week when USA Today reported that Men's Health magazine will recognize the city as America's drunkest, in its March issue. The magazine’s rankings reflected alcoholic liver disease deaths, arrests for driving under the influence and binge-...
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