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Formation of FCGG
Fresno Citizens For Good Government officially announced
its formation at a press conference on Monday, May 12, 2003,
at the Smittcamp Alumni House.
Click
here (PDF*, 0.4MB) to read the Fresno Bee article covering
this event.
Mayoral Candidate Interviews
On February 20, the FCGG board interviewed the candidates for Mayor of the City of Fresno. One candidate, Tom Boyagian, declined to participate. A second candidate, Jim Boswell, agreed to participate but did not show. All other candidates participated.
Each candidate was interviewed separately. All candidates were asked the same questions. The candidate responses are not verbatim but reflect the consolidated notes taken by two FCGG board members and one staff person. Candidates were advised before the interviews that because one of the mayoral candidates, Ashley Swearengin, is a past board member and officer of FCGG, the board would not endorse a candidate to avoid perceptions of a conflict of interest. While individual board members have endorsed candidates, those endorsements do not reflect the views of the FCGG board.
The interviews were conducted as a service to the FCGG members and members of the public who access the FCGG web site. You can access the questions and candidate responses by clicking on the link below:
Mayoral Candidate Interviews
(PDF*, 164KB)
Official Press Release
A group of Fresno leaders gathered today at Fresno States’
Smittcamp Alumni House to launch an organization designed
to give citizens more influence over the political affairs
of the Fresno/Clovis metropolitan area. The mission of the
organization, Fresno Citizens for Good Government (FCGG),
is to provide a powerful, non-partisan voice for citizens
...
Download
and Read the complete paper.
(PDF*, 80KB)
Fostering Success
at FUSD
published on June 5, 2007 in the Fresno
Bee
As a parent, grandparent, former teacher, and business person,
I am writing to add my perspective on the FTA leadership’s
latest divisive tactic. All of us, including the fine teachers
of the district, want the best for our children and we’re
not there yet.
Click here to
read the Fresno Bee article. (PDF*, 112KB)
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Hmong People Deserve
Better
published on June 29, 2007 in the Fresno
Bee
When our government needed help in Vietnam, the Hmong people
responded with valor and unquestioned loyalty. When we evacuated
the last Americans from the roof of our embassy, we left
the Hmong people behind to be persecuted by a hostile government.
Click here to
read the Fresno Bee article. (PDF*, 110KB)
Meeting
the Challenge
The City of Fresno created a Task Force, led by the Mayor's
Council of Economic Advisors, to provide recommendations
on how the City might continue to make progress despite
the economic turmoil created by California's State-level
financial crisis.
Here is their report:
Meeting
the Challenge (PDF*, 1.6MB)
Convention Centers
Co-Ed
published on June 22, 2003 in the Fresno
Bee
The future of the Fresno Convention Center is an important
current issue before the City Council that needs to be decided
based on these values...
There is broad consensus that maintaining the status quo
in the marketing and operation of the Convention Center
is untenable...
See the full
article (PDF*, 49KB)
'Dual path' Will
Get Valley to Clean Air Faster
published on May 8, 2007 in the Fresno Bee
On April 30, the regional air board approved a "dual
path" to clean up the Valley's air, which means setting
2024 as the official, legally mandated cleanup deadline,
but simultaneously working to speed up attainment to 2019,
perhaps sooner.
Click here to read the complete
article. (PDF*, 75KB)
July 9, 2007 Forum & Panel
Discussion on Literacy
published on May 10, 2007 in the Fresno
Bee
Here's a word problem for you: 75% of the third-grade students in the
Fresno Unified School District aren't proficient readers. That problem --
and the solutions to it -- drove a Monday night panel discussion for five
Fresno educators sponsored by Fresno Citizens for Good Government.
Click here to
read the complete article. (PDF*, 116KB) |
