Archives: January, 2010
Fresno council OKs key part of downtown plan
The Fresno City Council voted unanimously Thursday to approve a centerpiece of Mayor Ashley Swearengin’s plan for reviving downtown — a $2.6 million contract to draw up two land-use plans. The vote sets in motion a three-year process that could remap a wide swath of central Fresno in what Swearengin’s downtown czar termed an effort [...]
Local briefs: Fresno police arrest 3 men in meth sales
Fresno police arrested three men Thursday in central Fresno on suspicion of selling crystal meth, Sgt. Mike Oliver said. Undercover officers met with the men — two from Fresno and one from Chowchilla — at Cedar and Shields avenues when the men tried to sell them one pound of crystal meth, Oliver said. Officers arrested [...]
Mix these with salsa
Might be some downtime during the Pro Bowl, SuperBowl, trips to baseball spring training. Here are some tidbits to dip into: 540 — the number of hospitals that offer a blog or have some presence on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. (Yep, Community Medical Centers is among them.) 2,469 — the number of people killed in [...]
Toyota recall boosts rival dealers in Valley
Fresno-area Toyota dealers are circling the wagons as the automaker recalls millions of vehicles worldwide — but other Valley dealers hope to capitalize on the damage to Toyota’s reputation for reliability. General Motors and Ford both announced discounts and special financing offers this week in hopes of knocking the Japanese automaker off its perch as [...]
Clovis police probe teen link to explosives
Clovis police are asking residents near Keats and Magnolia avenues to watch for suspicious activity related to reports of teenagers using homemade explosives. Janet Stoll-Lee, Clovis police spokeswoman, said residents in the area have reported hearing large firecracker-like explosions coming from a nearby park. On Sunday about 6 p.m., police responded to a report of [...]
$1.8m settlement in muffler shop suit
A $1.8 million settlement has been reached that bans a Fremont man from owning 22 Midas auto shops in California, including five in the Valley, the state Attorney General’s Office announced Monday. Franchisee Maurice Irving Glad “deceptively lured” customers with cheap brake specials and then charged hundreds of dollars for unnecessary repairs, according to the [...]
