Effective immediately, all City public meetings, including but not limited to Planning Commission and Council meetings, shall be conducted electronically through web services and telephone. “In an effort to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 and flatten the curve, City Council meetings will be held electronically while providing the public several options to participate,” said [...]

An average of 5,500 unique students visit the Student Cupboard each month to obtain food and critical hygiene items. Amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) news in recent days, student visits have increased as the need during this unexpected and challenging time continues to grow. The Fresno State Student Cupboard launched in 2014 to meet the needs of hardworking [...]

United Airlines is commonly cited as one of the most hated companies. This video explores the reasons behind it.  

Fresno Mayor Lee Brand today announced that Emergency Order 2020-02 calling for all individuals living in the City of Fresno to shelter at their place of residence, except to provide or receive essential services or engage in essential activities, has been extended through midnight Sunday, April 12, 2020.  The new emergency order, 2020-08, was signed [...]

Fresno City Manager Wilma Quan today signed an executive order updating the City of Fresno’s state of emergency regarding workplace restrictions on persons 65 years of age or older. The Order states that businesses and institutions with employees 65 years of age or older, and those who are classified as vulnerable to COVID-19 by the [...]

The Mayor’s declaration of emergency encouraged outdoor exercise as long as the public maintains a physical distance of 6 feet from people who are not family members. In order to protect the health of the entire community and promote social distancing, the City is closing all parking lots to City parks where feasible until further [...]

This video attempts to explain the success of Build-A-Bear Workshop while taking a look at the some of their lesser known controversies of the past.    

Fresno Mayor Lee Brand today proclaimed a State of Emergency for the City of Fresno in a move to help the city receive state and federal funding connected to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.  Mayor Brand – who made the decision after recent announcements by Governor Gavin Newsom and the County of Fresno – asked the [...]

Based on recommendations from the Governor’s Office and the Fresno County Department of Public Health, Mayor Lee Brand and City Manager Wilma Quan today announced the City of Fresno is strongly recommending postponement or cancellation of all non-essential public community events, group activities with 250 or more participants,  and any gathering that requires close contact between vulnerable [...]

(This campus message went out from President Joseph I. Castro to the campus community at 12:52 p.m. March 12, 2020.) Dear Campus Community, As our University has communicated over the past few weeks, we have been engaged in ongoing planning since the emergence of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. While there are currently no cases of [...]

FRESNO, CA – The Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) has confirmed the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Fresno County. This is a travel-related case and was not community-acquired. Two travelers presented themselves for testing after returning from a Grand Princess cruise on March 6, 2020. One of these tests has [...]

FRESNO, CA -With a 51.81 percent vote over challenger Andrew Janz, Mayoral candidate Jerry Dyer has won the race for mayor. The latest returns from the Fresno County Elections office show Dyer with an 11,000 vote advantage– totaling 51.81 percent to Janz’s 39.91 percent. Dyer, the former Fresno Police Department Chief, has expressed making homelessness [...]

Fresno, Calif. (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) – St. Anthony’s School is once again partnering with the Fresno Grizzlies, the Triple-A affiliate of the World Series Champion Washington Nationals and ERI, the largest electronic waste recycling company in North America, to hold their annual spring e-waste recycling collection events at the school on Sunday, March 15th and [...]

In 2016, a fourteen year scandal at Wells Fargo was exposed. It involved employees creating millions of fraudulent accounts in the names of unwilling customers. This video provides a simple overview of the scandal.    

Senior agricultural education student Austin La Salle earned media notoriety last year as a campus farm student worker who helped raise one of the farm’s prized products, Fresno State sweet corn. That experience helped yield bigger dividends recently as the Firebaugh native won the California Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet held Feb. 29 at [...]

1994 – Snapple is sold for $1.7 Billion 1997 – Snapple is sold for $300 Million 2000 – Snapple is sold for $1.4 Billion (as part of a bigger deal) This video takes a look at how Snapple became so valuable in the first place, why it lost so much value, and how they’ve gained [...]

In the late 1990′s/early 2000′s, The Gap was one of the most popular clothing brands out there. They’ve clearly fallen pretty far from that point and this video attempts to explain why.  

Cinnabon has doubled in size over the past 10 years because who among us is able to ignore that cinnamony smell wafting over to us from the Cinnabon in the mall. This video talks about why they’re successful along with some other fun and interesting aspects of the company.    

State Center Community College District honored the 2020 Wall of Honor inductees during a special ceremony Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Fresno City College in the Old Administration Building, Room 251. This year’s inductees include Monique S. Kelley, Yolanda Randles, and Dolphas W. Trotter (posthumously). Monique S. Kelly MPAcc, CPA is a nationally recognized accounting [...]

This video compares two strangely similar stores that were once among the top retailers in the U.S. They’ve both since fallen but at different times and for different reasons. In this video I talk about what happened while highlighting some key differences that have lead to their separate fates.