Top stories: Pride parade permission. Another Costco lawsuit? ICE transfer approvals down
Fresno County made news on several fronts Tuesday, with developments in a contested big-box retail project, a county agency on Pride festival attendance and new data on immigration enforcement cooperation.
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What’s the problem with Fresno’s northwest Costco push? More litigation expected — A community group that successfully blocked the proposed Costco at Herndon Avenue and Riverside Drive in court last year is likely to sue again as the Fresno City Council prepares to reconsider the project Thursday. Attorney Daniel Brannick argues the 47,000-square-foot distribution space with 24 truck bays is an industrial operation that does not belong on a commercially zoned site without a code amendment. The city contends the space qualifies as an integrated delivery service allowed under existing zoning law. Click here for full story.
Two county departments approved to attend Fresno Pride after library staff blocked — The Fresno County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved requests from the Public Health Department and Department of Behavioral Health to attend the Fresno Rainbow Pride parade and festival. The vote came a week after the board blocked the Fresno County Library’s request to attend the same event. Supervisor Garry Bredefeld, who called the library’s potential participation “indoctrination,” said he supported the health departments’ attendance for medical and educational purposes. Click here for full story.
ICE requests for transfers of undocumented rise, but fewer OK’d by Fresno sheriff — The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office transferred 63 undocumented immigrants to ICE in 2025, down from 102 the previous year, even as federal requests for holds jumped to 634. Sheriff John Zanoni said transfers are governed by California’s SB 54 and that deputies do not check the immigration status of victims or witnesses. Zanoni also said ICE is no longer permitted to use the county jail vestibule to conduct interviews. Click here for full story.
Original stories by Erik Galicia and Thaddeus Miller
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This story was originally published May 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM.
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