Fresno County Board of Supervisors Approval Process for County Celebrations Passes Initial Vote

Fresno County Board of Supervisors approval process for county celebrations passes initial vote

A fight that began over the distribution of condoms at the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade continues at the County Board of Supervisors.

'Yes' to Outreach, 'No' to Condoms. Fresno Supervisors Rein in County Holidays

“So ‘yes’ to doing outreach at the Gay Pride Parade, ‘no’ to the lube and condoms?” Fresno County Supervisor Luis Chavez asked of his colleague, Garry Bredefeld, at the Tuesday board meeting. “This is something very eerie to me to try and censor” — Fresno County Supervisor Luis Chavez And with that, the board voted 3-2 to develop a new ordinance requiring departments to get approval before spending money to participate in community events and n…

Fresno County holiday policy could change to exclude Pride Month

The days of Fresno County department staff celebrating non-scheduled holidays could soon come to an end following Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. In a 3-2 vote, supervisors directed staff to come back at a later meeting with a formal resolution forcing departments to receive board approval before officially participating in select holidays and celebrations across Fresno County. The new policy has yet to be fully fleshed out, but early dr…