The March 3 Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting opened with a typically zealous invocation, delivered by Pastor D.J. Criner of Fresno’s Saint Rest Baptist Church. Criner maximized appeals [...] Continue Reading
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Road Rage: Driving County Policy Off a Cliff
Nuts and Bolts What nuts-and-bolts tasks has the Fresno County Board of Supervisors managed to accomplish within the past month? Routine administrative actions include staffing the Office of [...] Continue Reading
The End Continues
In what was supposed to be a ritual start of a new year, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors’ first meeting of 2026 on Jan. 6 was notable for feeling like the last. Resignations were announced, and [...] Continue Reading
“I’m Gonna Make Sure This Fails!”
On Dec. 9, the last Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting of 2025, staff presented an update on Measure C renewal negotiations, also covering what would be required to advance a potential [...] Continue Reading
Sidestepping the Big Questions
At the Nov. 4 Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting, symbolic proclamations, vulgar humor and self-congratulation shared the dais with weightier matters—from homelessness management to executive [...] Continue Reading
Bredefeld Solidifies Role as Cock of the Walk
The Oct. 7 Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting centered on ruminations about roosters and ended with another Garry Bredefeld (District 2) crowing and squawking tirade—this time over Covid [...] Continue Reading
Culture Wars Eclipse Problem-Solving
Three Issues Dominate Three culture war issues dominated the August and September meetings of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, all fueled by MAGA Republican Supervisor Garry Bredefeld [...] Continue Reading
“Pride” and Prejudice
Bredefeld’s Homophobia Drives Policy Following the June 10 Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, when Supervisor Garry Bredefeld (District 2) melted down over the Pride Parade and his [...] Continue Reading
Budget Battles and Culture Wars
Recent meetings of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors have introduced new local policies and sparked intense political clashes. On the policy front, ordinances targeting the theft of copper wire [...] Continue Reading
Bredefeld Uses BOS as a Soapbox
Pride Month Sparks Outburst from Bredefeld June is Pride Month in the United States, officially recognized since President Bill Clinton’s Proclamation 7203 in 1999. Yet at the June 10 meeting of [...] Continue Reading
Measure C Battle Lines Drawn
At the April 22 meeting of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS), points of contention were delineated for the upcoming Measure C renewal vote, with truculent, implacable Vice Chair Garry [...] Continue Reading
Copper-Wire Theft Ordinance Advanced
In a unanimous vote on April 8, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors advanced a new ordinance, brought by District 2 Supervisor Garry Bredefeld and District 5 Supervisor Nathan Magsig, aimed at [...] Continue Reading