MORE ON: Fresno

The California High-Speed Rail Authority says it’s still on track to start construction in early 2013 on the first stretch of its proposed line in the Fresno area – even though it essentially reset a major portion of its approval process. A revised draft environmental report issued... + read more

Three Fresno City Council members say they want immediate answers to more than two dozen questions about the potential effects of California’s proposed high-speed trains on businesses and tax revenues in the city. In a letter sent yesterday to the California High-Speed Rail Authority,... + read more

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... + read more

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... + read more