State Budget Includes $100M for Downtown Fresno Work

State Budget Includes $100M for Downtown Fresno Work

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) The State of California has included $100 million in this year’s proposed state budget to continue the revitalization of downtown Fresno and Chinatown. “I want to express my sincere gratitude to the Governor for standing by Fresno and keeping his promise to invest in our community,” said Mayor Jerry Dyer. “This commitment comes at a critical time to ensure we maintain momentum in our revitalization efforts.” New funding will bui…

Dyer's Lobbying Works. Fresno Gets $100M for Downtown From State

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer’s lobbying paid off — a $100 million windfall from the state budget. The state pledged $250 million to the city two years ago to be paid off in three budget years. Fresno received the first $50 million installment in the 2023-24 budget. State financial woes delayed the rest. The original and revised versions of this year’s state $321 billion spending plan failed to fulfill the remainder of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise. At…

State budget adds $100 million for downtown Fresno revitalization

It appears that Fresno will receive $100 million pledged by Gov. Gavin Newsom to revitalize downtown after all.  California’s proposed state budget, which was passed by the Legislature last Friday, includes the promised money to Fresno after uncertainty given the state’s budget deficit for the third consecutive year.  The backstory: Newsom first proposed giving Fresno $250 million in his May 2023 budget revision in order to boost the city’s down…

Downtown Dollars: Fresno secures $100M from state to power core revival

Getting Downtown Fresno shovel ready has been a high priority for Mayor Jerry Dyer, and the announcement Tuesday of $100 million in the California budget represents the next stage of that commitment. California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a three-year pledge — beginning with the state’s 2023-24 budget — of $250 million to kickstart needed water, sewer and transportation infrastructure in downtown. After receiving an initial $50, the rest of the fundi…