23Oct

October 23, 2017

TOP POLITICAL STORIES​​​​​​​   Local/Regional Politics:   Fresno’s Fulton Street is ready to reopen Fresno Bee Nineteen months of construction – accompanied by consternation, anxiety and, in recent weeks, anticipation – will come to a formal end on Saturday as Fresno celebrates the complete reopening of Fulton Street to automobile traffic for the first time […]

20Oct

October 20, 2017

TOP POLITICAL STORIES​​​​​​​   Local/Regional Politics:   Downtown Fresno Property Owners Await Fulton Street Reopening Valley Public Radio For 53 years downtown Fresno’s main street was a car-free zone. But after a year and a half of construction, the six-block long Fulton Mall has been removed, and replaced by Fulton Street. Backers hope the project […]

18Oct

October 18, 2017

TOP POLITICAL STORIES​​​​​​​   Top Level:   Al Galvez will run against District 2 incumbant Supervisor David Rogers Sierra Star Al Galvez, current Madera Unified School District Board of Trustees president, and Central Valley executive with PG&E, announced Tuesday he will run for the Madera County Board of Supervisors District 2 seat currently held by […]

16Oct

October 16, 2017

TOP POLITICAL STORIES​​​​​​​ Local/Regional Politics: Will Fulton Street revitalize downtown Fresno? Let’s talk about it Fresno Bee The three men standing on Fulton Street near the Dancing Waters fountain on a recent afternoon definitely weren’t from Fresno. See also: Open Road – The Return of Fulton Street in Downtown Fresno Abc30 Lonely at the top in […]

13Oct

October 13, 2017

TOP POLITICAL STORIES​​​​​​​  Local/Regional Politics: Bredefeld apologizes for remarks on NFL protests and race Fresno Bee After a nine-minute speech two weeks ago in which he criticized NFL athletes for kneeling during the national anthem, City Councilman Garry Bredefeld was confronted Thursday by a two-hour backlash over his remarks that Fresno’s African-American community described as […]

12Oct

October 12, 2017

Receive the Maddy Daily in your inbox every morning! To subscribe or unsubscribe please send an email to Program Coordinator at mjeans@csufresno.edu TOP POLITICAL STORIES​​​​​​​ Local/Regional Politics: WHAT’S UP WITH THAT: Why does the city prohibit microbreweries? Bakersfield Californian Q: Why did the city ever prohibit microbreweries in the downtown area? — Larry Miller A: Breweries have […]