On Valley Edition: Fresno's Finances; Obesity & Soda; Eco-Friendly Art & Art Américas

Juanita Stevenson — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:00:37 +0000

On this week’s Valley Edition, host Juanita Stevenson takes a look into whether a tax to pay for public safety is right for the City of Fresno. Stevenson begins with a report from the South Valley discussing the City of Visalia’s decision to implement a public safety tax and whether Fresno should follow suit.

Joining a conversation about a possible public safety tax and the state of Fresno’s finances are Fresno City Manager Mark Scott and Fresno Bee Editorial Page Editor Bill McEwen.

Visalia's Public Safety Tax Spurs Talk for Similar Proposal in Fresno

Juanita Stevenson — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:38:05 +0000

The hustle and bustle of downtown Visalia, a place alive with activity. Local residents point to it with pride. City Manager Steve Salomon says it has a lot to do with the community’s vision for its city.

“The city council in this city for decades and decades has been able to have a long term view of what they thought this city should be, and done things that were not necessarily going to have an immediate result for them, but a long term result,” says Salomon.