State of Downtown Breakfast

Posted by Veronica Stumpf on February 20, 2012 · 2 Comments 

  “We have been here in a land of uncertainty and neglect for long enough.” The State of Downtown Breakfast was located inside the Pacific Southwest Building. The new owner plans to renovate three stories into apartments over the next three years. Ben Baxter. The PBID Partners of Downtown hosted the State of Downtown Breakfast in the packed Fresno Ballroom. Fresno’s mayor, Ashley Swearengin, was the keynote speaker for the event. Mayor Swearengin... Read More

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Jackie Holmes, El Dorado Park Volunteer

Posted by Veronica Stumpf on August 20, 2011 · 8 Comments 

  “I much rather live in a place where there are differences than a homogenized community where everything is blah.” Jackie Holmes tours El Dorado Park. She says the area only consists of 2 1/2 blocks. It is amazing how such a small area can cause so many problems. Meet Jackie Holmes. She volunteers to improve El Dorado Park by cooperating with several organizations. El Dorado Park is one of the neighborhoods targeted in efforts to revitalize the Fresno... Read More

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