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  • May Mash Up at Fulton 55

    With two recent successful events under their belts, the Downtown Business Bounce and Downtown Lofts Open House, the Fresno State Urban Entrepreneurship class is taking on a whole new project … May Mash-up!


  • I wanted to be a rapper: Or, R.I.P. MCA

    By now, ya'll probably know that Adam Yauch, aka MCA of the Beastie Boys has died. I'm no super Beastie Boys fan. Can't say I bought/owned any of their albums, though I did find a copy of "Licensed to Ill" on tape at my parents house, and in an odd coincidence I've been blasting it on my car stereo for the last week. But the band does have a place in my heart.

  • MTD CEK IMMIGRATION ICE

    Special report on illegal immigration in the Valley

    The contradictions are everywhere: Americans want illegal immigration to stop, but they enjoy its benefits of cheap goods and services. Lawmakers won't force businesses to verify their workers' legal status. And the government provides free services to illegal immigrants, whose taxes do not cover those services.

  • Denham, Feinstein seek deal on Calif. water bill

    Lawmakers have quietly begun efforts to work out a California water bill that can survive the Senate and become law. In recent days, Republican Rep. Jeff Denham met with Sen. Dianne Feinstein to set the stage, and soon he will join San Joaquin Valley Democrats Jim Costa and Dennis Cardoza in in a private meeting with the key senator.

  • Fresno community is making a gradual comeback

    Eager homebuyers once had to get on a waiting list for a chance at a house in Fresno's Vineyards neighborhood west of Highway 99. That was in 2006. In the five years since then, residents have seen what an imploding real estate market can do.

  • Track locations, trends of Fresno felonies

    The Crime Map charts the time and location of reported felonies in the city of Fresno. You also can search a neighborhood for crime reports, and track the frequency of crime types over a chosen period of time.

  • Data Center

    The Data Center makes available to the public many of the links and databases – including some developed by The Bee – that reporters and editors use for research. You can search records ranging from property assessments to public employee salaries.

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This time, Whalen says there's no conflict with developer donation

During Clovis Council Member Bob Whalen's unsuccessful 2010 Assembly campaign, he received a $2,900 campaign donation from a development company that is now building a Wal-Mart Supercenter-anchored project in the city. The donation came just as Whalen cast a key...read more »

Fresno Supervisor candidate alters Bee endorsement to suit campaign

Fresno County supervisor candidate Andreas Borgeas won an endorsement this month from The Fresno Bee. But apparently it wasn't good enough. A recent campaign piece for Borgeas includes an image of the newspaper editorial that supports him, displayed with the...read more »

Bank of America contacts customers eligible for settlement

Bank of America started sending letters to mortgage customers who may be eligible for a principal mortgage reduction under the national mortgage settlement. The first letters to more than 200,000 mortgage holders nationwide began arriving in homes last week, the bank said in a news release. Most of the letters should be mailed out by the third quarter of this year, the bank said. They letters provide homeowners with a description of the program and directions on how to begin the review process.read more »