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Welcome to Fresno 4 Your new home

First Things First 6 Settle in, get connected

Neighborhoods 8 Fresno County’s home market: Beat the Silicon Valley exodus

Health Care 18 Big city care at home

Valley Children’s Hospital 20 Mission extends beyond Fresno County

Local brewing scene expanding 25 maintains family-friendliness

Business 26 The economy at a glance

Education 31 A place to learn, grow

Places of Worship 34 True diversity

In a tight rental market, 36 speed matters

Out & About 38 Sit back, unwind

Retail 39 A shopper’s guide

Fresno 40 A beacon for the Arts

Maps & Transportation 42

Advertising Index 44 Table of Contents

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44 Advertising index PUBLISHER 42 Airlines Gordon M. Webster, Jr. 39 Annual events 39 Art, culture and science GRAPHIC DESIGN 19 Assisted living Joe Verduzco 27 & 28 Average hourly wage Harold Foster, Jr 42 Bus service 7 Cable and satellite MANAGING EDITOR 29 Chambers of commerce Gabriel Dillard 34 Places of worship 6 City of Fresno utilities SALES & MARKETING MANAGER 9 Climate Kaysi Curtin Since opening our hospital in 1952, we have 12 Clovis 17 Coalinga MARKETING CONSULTANTS been privileged to serve generations of children and 29 Commercial real-estate brokers Brandie Carpenter 39 Convention venues Denise Champion 9 County Government Chris Pendergast families from every community in the Valley, 9 Distance to major markets 6 Utilities RESEARCHER the Central Coast and beyond. 39 Entertainment Edward Smith 29 Financial institutions 16 Fowler COVER DESIGN 43 Fresno metro-area map Harold Foster, Jr 9 Fresno County population Our greatest honor is the trust you have placed in us. 32 Higher education 18 Hospitals 17 Huron 12 Incorporated cities 16 Kerman Thank you. 16 Kingsburg 28 Labor force 27 & 28 Major employers 16 Mendota 11 Northeast Fresno 11 Northwest Fresno 17 Orange Cove 39 Outdoor recreation 39 Parks and amusement centers 42 Rail service 29 Real estate firms PUBLISHED BY 13 Reedley 16 Sanger 16 Selma 19 Skilled nursing facilities 38 Shopping malls 12 Southeast Fresno Pacific Publishing Group Inc. 11 Southwest Fresno 559-490-3400. Copyright 2016. 39 Sports teams All rights reserved. Any 7 Storage and moving companies reproduction, in whole or in 28 Tax rates part, without expressed written permission is prohibited.

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Often the people who live here are the worst critics. Gabriel Dillard is the editor of The former Fresno is the place I live, work The Business and raise a family. It’s a place where people Journal, and are mostly honest and trusting, where you works in can still purchase a home on a salary of Downtown $38,000 a year. There aren’t many places Fresno a few where you can bite into a fresh strawberry blocks from in the spring, a just-picked nectarine in the the hospital summer, big fat grapes in the fall and juicy where he was oranges in the winter. There aren’t many born. places within a three-hour drive of San Francisco, Los Angeles and Yosemite Fresno is one of them. This is Fresno: A center of gravity for chefs and If you have taken a job here, or are foodies who prefer to know the source of their considering a move to Fresno, let me be fruits and vegetables; an emerging tech center the first to welcome or encourage you. This where startups can land venture capital funding town has a lot to offer — more than any and students can learn the skills to compete one person can voice. on the global stage; a recreational home base for thrill seekers to explore California’s natural 58 Convenient Locations RV and Boat Storage We can use you as well. Not just your wonders; a big city with a small town feel where spending power or your tax revenues, but Open 7am-7pm, 7 Days a Week No Minimum Rental Periods the American dream is still within reach; a also your experiences, talents, brainpower cultural buffet where people can learn, adopt and collaboration. Today’s Fresno is in Small and Large Units Moving & Packing Supplies and admire customs from around the globe; a community-building mode. Great minds Available Onsite center for innovation where novel solutions to Temperature Controlled Available are open to new ways of doing things. The problems old and new are born. status quo is fast becoming obsolete. It’s amazing what a core group of people — This is also Fresno: A place burdened native born and transplants — can do to by unhealthy air quality, poor self esteem, make this place feel like home, all over poverty, addiction, crime, lack of education, again. discrimination and inequality.

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Fresno County’s home market: FRESNO COUNTY TOP 10 POPULATED CENTRAL DISTANCE TO MAJOR POPULATION BY RACE VALLEY CITIES ACCORDING MARKETS Beat the Silicon Valley exodus FROM THE U.S. CENSUS TO POPULATION ESTIMATES BUREAU, 2014 FOR 2018 City Mileage

surrounding land for horses or livestock, the prices here. White 77.2% Fresno 538,330 Sacramento 164 David Castellon – STAFF WRITER chances are you can find what you’re “It may not be as affordable as Texas or Visalia 136,246 San Francisco 196 looking for in Fresno County, say local real Omaha, but it is affordable for California,” Hispanic or Latino 51.9% estate brokers. Cavazos said of Fresno County. (of any race) Clovis 113,883 Los Angeles 214 If you’re relocating from “And we’re not as expensive as Northern Reno 298 another state — or some or Southern California, but we still have Black or African 5.3% Madera 66,225 The high-rise exception access — easy access — to Northern and “Depending on the kind of home you like, American San Diego 343 other part of California Southern California,” said Briana Ramirez, Tulare 65,982 you can find the pocket or neighborhood,” a Realtor with the The Isaac Ramirez Co. American Indian and 3% — Fresno County may with the only significant exception being Porterville 60,798 Las Vegas 392 in Clovis and president of the Women’s high-rise apartments and condominiums Alaskan Native surprise you. Council of Realtors for Greater Fresno. Hanford 58,176 Phoenix 597 Certainly, being at the that are common in Chicago, New York Asian 10.7% and other cities. But so far, the closest Sanger 26,648 Portland 767 heart of California’s farm approximation to high-rise living is some Native Hawaiian and 0.3% Changing workforce Reedley 26,390 belt generates some apartments above Downtown Fresno The demographics of workers locating here other Pacific Islander Salt Lake City 822 businesses, said Gretchen Sullivan, sales is changing, as industries are adopting new Lemoore 25,892 expectations: “Very ag manager for ReMax Gold in Clovis. methods and technologies or setting up Two or more races 3% Seattle 914 Fresno County total 1.07M shop here and bringing that technology Denver 1,166 oriented, very green, very and methodology with them, along with Not too urban the employees with the skillsets to handle lush, great earth,” said Another advantage to the county is “Most these new jobs, she said. people who move here from out of the CLIMATE Javier Cavazos, head area “We are bringing people from the San area appreciate that we are not a very busy Fresno County is subject to a Mediterranean climate. Low elevations are hot and dry in the summer and in Jose area,” attracted to the new job broker for Movoto Real city. Our traffic is relatively low, commutes the winter moderate temperatures and relatively light precipitation are common. Temperatures and rainfall for opportunities here and much cheaper cost are short, we have access to fun places, Estate in Fresno. of living,” Ramirez said. “We are building the city of Fresno are typical of that part of the county in which most people live. such as Yosemite,” along with being only those industries.” a couple of hours drive to three national Another example, in addition to the Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec parks, the Bay Area, Southern California e-commerce distribution centers, are Valley But what might surprise you is the variety of and the Coast, she said. Avg. High Temp Children’s Hospital and the University of types of homes and neighborhoods here, But the brokers agreed the big selling California San Francisco increasing their 56ºF 63ºF 68ºF 75ºF 84ºF 92ºF 96ºF 96ºF 91ºF 80ºF 66ºF 56ºF Cavazos said. point for people buying homes here tend presence here and adopting the latest Avg. Low Temp to be the prices. medical technologies, she added. 38ºF 42ºF 45ºF 49ºF 55ºF 61ºF 66ºF 65ºF 61ºF 53ºF 43ºF 38ºF Eclectic neighborhoods Interest in buying homes here is on the rise, “There are some very eclectic Affordability rules fueled in part by construction of the state’s Avg. Rainfall (Inches) neighborhoods — different types of “Affordability is a very big thing for Fresno high-speed rail line, which initially will allow 2.28 2.01 2.48 1.02 .55 .24 0.04 0.04 0.31 0.67 1.18 2.01 architecture — like in the Fresno High area. County, too. Our median price is running people to commute between San Jose and A lot of famous builders developed a lot at about $255,000, on average. If you look the much more affordable Fresno. of neighborhoods down there — a lot of at the whole of California, the median price Getting that line completed still is years (FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL Weather station, 3.61 miles from Fresno) ‘50s homes, urban homes, modern homes, is about $455,000. And in San Francisco and years away, but Ramirez advised that if craftsman homes. Just a lot of different its about $725,000 and Los Angeles at you want to buy a house to live in or as an flavors available. $550,000, Cavazos said. investment, “Buy it now, because as soon “And as we spread out into the newer In fact, he noted, the Valley corridor from as Silicon Valley can commute to a cheaper 15 INCORPORATED CITIES IN FRESNO COUNTY COUNTY GOVERNMENT areas, we’re talking a lot of Mediterranean- Bakersfield north to Merced generally area, then our [home] costs are going to style, Spanish-style homes — probably has the cheapest real estate prices in skyrocket.” a variety that people wouldn’t expect,” California, which is one of the draws to new Clovis Mendota District 1 particularly for an area regarded as a farm companies coming here — including Ulta Brian Pacheco town by many people from outside this Beauty, Amazon and electric car startup Coalinga Orange Cove area, Cavazos said. Faraday Future — the latter in Kings County District 2 “As you hit the outer boundaries, like but still within a commutable distance from Firebaugh Parlier Reedley, Kingsburg, you’ll definitely find Fresno County. Andreas Borgeas older architecture — kind of ranch-style homes — but definitely larger lots,” he Fowler Reedley District 3 said. Sticker shock Still, people coming here from outside “But you really have to search it out a bit to Fresno Sal Quintero the state do sometimes experience a sort San Joaquin find those neat little areas.” of sticker shock when they see housing So whether you search Fresno’s Copper District 4 prices in the Valley, as even here prices can Huron Sanger River area for a contemporary-styled home seem plenty high for people from other or for an older, but chic, craftsman-style Buddy Mendes states, where housing prices are largely home in the Tower District or go to rural Kerman Selma outdistanced by California prices — even Fresno County for a house with enough District 5 Kingsburg Nathan Magsig Photo by David Castellon | Dan Scordino, a Fresno realtor, stands next to a home for sale in east Fresno. He is on the board of directors of the California Association of Realtors. 8 FRESNO•COUNTY 2018/2019 FRESNO•COUNTY 2018/2019 9 Neighborhoods

Northwest Fresno From Old Fig Garden to the Bluffs — connected by the Van Ness Extension, Living in the Fresno’s northwest historic community is nestled among mature trees and some of the city’s most prestigious neighborhoods. A who’s who of Fresno’s oldest and most respected families reside in this section of heart of the town, technically a county island not part of the city of Fresno. Fig Garden Village is one of Fresno’s San Joaquin oldest and most upscale shopping centers. Expansion at the mall has netted retailers including Whole Foods, Ariat and lululemon. The center also includes several Valley restaurants where a number of Fresno’s movers and shakers can be found on any given day. The mall marks the northern end of the city’s annual Christmas Tree Lane, Northeast Fresno where residents along Van Ness Boulevard Fresno County is the The Woodward Lakes and surrounding compete to display the best-decorated area is anchored by one of the city’s house. Tens of thousands of residents from breadbasket of the world. largest parks, which touts an authentic all over the city enjoy the holiday lights From oranges to grapes, Japanese garden, equestrian paths each evening. and an annual Shakespeare festival. One of the city’s fastest growing almonds to figs — our soil Woodward Park’s first two-day music commercial centers is located in northwest probably had something festival, Grizzly Fest, was held in May, Fresno. Called Palm Bluffs, the area boasts with headliners including Nas, Foster a number of high-end automobile dealers, to do with your next the People and Snoop Dogg. It drew professional office buildings and unique meal. While residents nearly 20,000 people. retailers. Some of Fresno’s newest and It’s also known as a good place to most succesful businesses have taken celebrate this agricultural nature watch. Mountain lion sightings residence in the area. bounty with each bite, have been known to occur. Fresno’s newest shopping center, the And for the young and brave at heart, Marketplace at El Paseo, is located off they also enjoy the urban the park also features a BMX race Highway 99 and features anchor tenants track and mountain bike park that are including Target, Marshalls, Ross and Petco. offerings of Fresno, unrivaled in the region. the county seat and The area is also a common stop for folks heading north to Millerton Lake Southwest Fresno California’s fifth-largest and other recreational areas in the This historic section of town includes city. From its dusty origins Sierra foothills. Boutique markets offer Downtown Fresno, which is undergoing pre-made picnic baskets for those an urban renaissance. Long ignored as as a railroad town, Fresno, looking to spend a romantic day at the development spread north, downtown is population 538,330, has lake. starting to get the recognition it deserves. New high-end residential and Several mixed-use housing developments evolved into a thriving commercial projects dot the area, have been and are being built in the area, city whose cultural bordered to the north by the San Joaquin including urban-style lofts catering to young River. Further south sits Fresno State, professionals. In addition to government development matches a California State University school services, many of the town’s creative firms, its abundant commercial known for its nationally-recognized including advertising agencies and graphic business and winemaking programs. arts houses, call downtown home. and residential growth. One of the country’s busiest arenas, Downtown is also a haven for sports fans. the Save Mart Center, hosts Bulldog The Fresno Grizzlies triple-A baseball sporting events as well as national team calls Chukchansi Park — a jewel of

touring entertainment acts. Many folks a sports stadium — home. A fair number Fresno boasts 1,000 acres stop in at the Doghouse Grill across of the 2010, 2012 and 2014 World Series of parks, a symphony orchestra, an the street for their renowned tri-tip Champion San Francisco Giants played international airport, world-class museums, sandwiches and a few cold beverages stints with the Grizzlies before making the an evolving downtown and first-rate before events. One of Fresno’s newest bigs. And in 2015 came the unthinkable shopping centers. Each of its colorful movie theatres, Maya Cinema, and — the Grizzlies were the Triple-A national neighborhoods has offerings to fit any shoppping centers, Campus Pointe, champions. urban dweller’s taste, from high-end to is located right across Shaw Avenue. The Fresno FC professional soccer team, bohemian and everything in between. Northeast Fresno combines the charm known as the Zorros (Spanish for foxes) Though Fresno is changing to meet the of a college town with the convenience also competes at Chukchansi Park. Some challenges of tomorrow, it maintains that of an upscale village with prime dining of the most well-attended events at small-town character where people wave and recreational opportunities. Chukchansi Park hello to each other on the streets. are exhibition San Joaquin | Page 12

FRESNO•COUNTY 2018/2019 11 San Joaquin | From 11 matches between art galleries, nightclubs and a number have to set foot in a grocery store again. some of Mexico’s of locally-owned restaurants. It is known One of Fresno’s first affluent Valerie Shelton most popular professional soccer teams. as a bohemian section of town where neighborhoods, Sunnyside, is located Eric Santos, CEO of tech startup Downtown mixes the new with the old, rousing coffe shop conversations on art or on the city’s far southeastern side. The Benchmark Intelligence, accepts the with many of its active developers opting philosophy can be overheard. region is home to a number of new Ralph E. Brown award from Lynette for historic renovations of old buildings homes competitively priced for a part Garabedian, president of the Fresno instead of razing them and starting anew. Southeast Fresno of town on the move. An area called Advertising Federation. Downtown boasts several historical This is the area where Fresno lets its hair Fancher Creek is being primed for buildings and areas, including the down every October during The Big serious development that would rival newly restored Fulton Street. This retail Fresno Fair, which is your average county River Park. streetscape was designed in the early fair kicked up a few notches with big-time 1960s. It features several mom-and-pop entertainment, horse wagering, daring businesses as well as public art from carnival rides and fine foods. The event Clovis Just east of Fresno is the vibrant city of some of the country’s most renowned draws more than half a million visitors Clovis, known for its small-town values artists, including a bronze scuplture by every year. A short walk from the Fresno and cowboy personality. It features a Pierre-August Renoir. A number of new Fairgrounds is Huntington Boulevard, which charming Old Town section with many restaurants are in the works for the corner is lined with historic million-dollar homes locally-owned shops and restaurants. of Mariposa Mall and Fulton Street, which built starting in 1914. It is a popular and Nearby, the Clovis Rodeo Grounds is being branded as the Renoir Corner. inviting pedestrian haunt — a perfect place hosts one of the largest rodeo events Just north in downtown, the so-called for a morning jog. During the holidays, in California each year. The Clovis burgeoning Mural District boasts a number Huntington homeowners decorate their Rodeo just recently celebrated its 100th of murals painted by local artists. houses to capture the Christmas spirit, anniversary. Moving north from there, the Tower continuing a decades-long tradition. Clovis schools are one of the most District has made its mark as a vibrant The outskirts of southeast Fresno are attractive draws, offering a quality and culturally diverse area that centers lined with roadside farm stands offering education to K-12 students. Families around the historic Tower Theater, built in fresh Asian specialty vegetables and juicy, are also drawn by the city’s vibrant 1939. It includes several unique boutiques, delectable strawberries. You might never residential community. An example is Harlan Ranch, a master-planned development boasting luxury homes, Photo contributed by Nader Assemi | This $3.75 million home in northwest Fresno near San Joaquin Country Club was the most expensive home purchased in the area in 2017. At 11,681 square feet, it features five bedrooms and eight bathrooms. tree-lined paths and lush green space. The Valley’s only law school, the well- regarded San Joaquin College of Law, is situated in Clovis. 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Sustainably Planned Community Good Planning Results in Madera County Life Unprecedented at Tesoro Viejo Fire Station MADERA COUNTY, CA Nestled at the for residents and visitors to interact with approximately 7,800 square feet — that Madera County foot of Little Table Mountain, the Tesoro the natural beauty. will feature a neighborhood coffee bar Sheriff Substation Viejo community in southeastern Approved for up to 5,190 homes in and eatery plus multi-use offi ces. In Madera County just off State Route 41 nine distinct, walkable villages; the addition, the event lawn will deliver an and Road 204 is emerging. The award- community will be a vibrant hub with exceptional outdoor atmosphere for winning master-planned community is housing and business opportunities, a community entertainment and activities. at the heart of Madera County’s Rio walkable Town Center with open-air Located in the Town Center, the Mesa planned growth area that was plaza, thriving industry, and Madera County fi re station No. 7 and approved more than two decades ago. neighborhood parks and schools. The Madera County sheriff substation will “Good planning matters and to get to community will feature three million serve residents in Tesoro Viejo, as well as this point after many years of thoughtful residents in southeastern Madera County. planning is a real milestone for our “Good planning matters In addition to the Town Center, the region,” said Robert McCaffrey, CEO and to get to this point fi rst school, Hillside School at Tesoro Tesoro Viejo Development. after many years of Viejo, serves students in transitional Tesoro Viejo is being developed thoughtful planning is kindergarten through 8th grade, and under partnership by The McCaffrey opened in August 2018. The fi rst What if you were building a town from scratch? You’d want amazing scenery—like Group and Lyles Diversifi ed, two long- a real milestone for residential village, Hillside Village, is standing family organizations. The our region.” underway with the grand opening of the Little Table Mountain and the San Joaquin River. A wide open landscape with neighborhoods 1,600-acre site of rolling hills and vistas Robert McCaffrey, CEO fi rst set of model homes planned for fall has been designed to capture the scenic 2018. Construction on the resort-style Tesoro Viejo Development connected by trails and natural habitat. With a real main street in the center of town—and surroundings and natural beauty of community clubhouse and recreation the land. square feet of non-residential space for center will commence this summer. with boundless recreation everywhere you look. It would be like nothing you’ve ever seen, “Tesoro Viejo is an example of good commercial, retail, professional offi ce, Tesoro Viejo was designed with planning and partnership,” said Eric and light industrial opportunities. water conservation at the forefront, and and everything you’ve hoped for. Welcome to life, unprecedented. Fleming, Madera County Chief “There is a feeling that is being the on-site treatment facility will treat TM Administrative Offi cer. “The community’s captured here — and that feeling is one surface water and promote water design represents Madera County’s vision that you get from visiting Main Street of recycling and reuse. of planned growth that provides a small town,” Robert McCaffrey said at “Tesoro Viejo is a testament to smart economic and social opportunity, while the Town Center groundbreaking. “The planning,” Brent McCaffrey, President Hillside Village Grand Opening Fall 2018 protecting our natural resources.” Town Center will be the place where Tesoro Viejo Development, said. “We Tesoro Viejo will include everything you need and desire is here planned the construction of the school, New Homes anticipated from the low $300s approximately 400 acres of permanently — a place to gather with neighbors, family town center, and the water treatment Join our interest list at TesoroViejoLiving.com Life. Unprecedented. preserved natural open space, parks, and friends.” facility well ahead of homes, so that these recreational areas and miles of trails. The This fall the Town Center will essential services and amenities are ready community was designed to “lie lightly on celebrate its grand opening. Located in for our very fi rst residents.”

Photos depicted do not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase real property at Tesoro Viejo. Persons shown do not refl ect racial preference. Based on the information presently available, the land,” incorporating the natural the Town Center is “The Hub” — Tesoro For more information, visit the developers of Tesoro Viejo understand that Tesoro Viejo will be served by the Chawanakee Unifi ed School District. Buyer should contact the Chawanakee Unifi ed School District to confi rm the identity and location landscape and maximizing opportunities Viejo’s innovative Welcome Center with TesoroViejo.com. of the specifi c schools planned to service Tesoro Viejo, including the TK-8 Hillside School located adjacent to Tesoro Viejo. Prices are effective date of posting or publication deadline and subject to change without 14notice. © 2018 Tesoro ViejoFRESNO•COUNT Development, Inc.Y 2018/2019 FRESNO•COUNTY 2018/2019 15

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San Joaquin | From 13 the Southern incentives, completed EPA certifications growing communities in Fresno County. oil field was considered the largest in facilities, plenty of retail stores and Pacific railroad and inclusive zoning. This area is ideal It is known as a business and commercial California. restaurants, mostly Mexican. The town snaked and spurred its way through the for the production of plastic products, center for west Fresno County, hence, While oil was the staple of the local was named for a local Indian tribe, and Central Valley. It started as a wheat supplier agricultural processing, machining and the “Gateway to the Westside,” a motto economy, agriculture always played an the town motto is “Together We Can.” for the gold-seeking 49ers. When gold metal fabrication, corrugated products and that is under consideration for change to important part. Before 1972, agriculture fever waned, the Kings River was diverted telecommunications cable manufacturing. reflect the town’s increasing reputation as a was limited to growing cotton and other for irrigation into the town’s outer dark and Sanger is ideally situated for the movement place for young families to find new starter salt-water-resistant crops. With the arrival of Orange Cove Orange Cove is located between two fertile fields, and the city blossomed into of goods by air, rail and highway homes. the San Luis Canal water, the area now has projecting spurs of the Sierra Nevada, a cornucopia of fruit, crop and vineyard transportation systems. Despite its recent growth, Kerman remains become a region of specialty crops. so it really does sit in a natural cove. production. Sanger is known for its award-winning true to its agricultural roots and local In May 1983, a 6.7 earthquake tore through And yes, there are abundant orange In 1903 the town built its first bank and schools, balanced budget and low crime history. Citizens and visitors enjoy Kerman’s Coalinga and gave the town a wake-up call. groves throughout and surrounding an Opera House that doubled as a rate. City officials are also working hard to small town flavor and community activities. Citizens rebuilt, and city officials convinced the hamlet. It is located 26 miles east town gathering place and community bring new businesses into town, offering The Harvest Festival brings the community the state Department of Corrections and of the city of Fresno, but it is still center. Today, Reedley is a multi-cultural incentives such as permit fee rebates and a together each September to celebrate the Rehabilitation to locate a major prison inside the Fresno County footprint. community that takes pride in its 25 places business license amnesty program. bountiful harvest and end of the hot Valley facility near the town. The incarceration Orange Cove is nestled at the base of of worships for myriad faiths, including summer. Other community events include industry is now the economic base for the Sierra Foothills. Armenian, Baptist, Buddhist, Catholic, the Christmas “Pageantry of Lights” Parade the town, replacing a fading oil income Prior to its founding in 1914, the land and many other congregations. Education Selma - Fowler - Kingsburg and the July 3 Festival of the American undergoing a minor boom now as rising Selma is a thriving town located less was owned by Elmer M. Sheridan, who is also valued, and for 70 years Reedley Spirit fireworks Show. oil prices have prompted drillers to make than 20 miles south of Downtown proceeded to subdivide his acreage. College has been offering its more than Kerman residents note its friendly people, new attempts pumping wells that were Fresno that is renowned for its peach Through a deal made with the Atchison, 5,000 students an array of classes. Reedley ethnic diversity and inviting neighborhoods previously believed not to be cost effective. and raisin production. In 1963 Selma population is as diverse as any Valley Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, the future also has seven elementary, three junior, and as to why they live in Kerman. Residents Surrounded by hills and ranches, Coalinga officially adopted the name “Raisin town, and a focus on education, parks, town soon had a railroad station running two high schools, both public and private. enjoy 44 acres of park space, and most is a quaint town that continues to grow. Capital of the World,” with 90 percent bike paths and community events through it. As the director of the new The Economic Development Corporation neighborhoods have a community park Civic pride has resulted in the R.C. Baker of the nation’s raisin crop being ensures it will thrive well into the station, Sheridan was asked to name the serving Fresno County describes Reedley within walking distance. The Kerman Memorial Museum, which focuses on all cultivated within eight miles of the city. future. new depot. In a sudden flash of inspiration, community has a legacy of taking pride phases of the pioneer life in the history Selma started forming in 1880 when he came up with “Orange Cove” — though in its hometown and caring for those in of Coalinga. The town also has a regional rural residents in the area established the land was covered in wheat fields for need. Local business employees can be hospital and a community college, and the Valley School District. In 1890 four Mendota miles around at that time. This growing town is conveniently located, seen wearing red shirts on game days in enjoys a low crime rate. farmers devolped a partnership and But as the town grew, orange trees just 15 miles east of Interstate 5, and about support of the Kerman High School Lions. began auctioning lots. In 1890 the city were planted to live up to Sheridan’s 40 miles west of Fresno on Highway 180. Local church leaders, managers of non- of Selma was incorporated, and the prophetic vision. Today, Orange Cove Known as “The Cantaloupe Center of the profits and local officials get together each Huron name “Selma” was chosen from a list of Huron sits in the San Joaquin Valley’s is home to more than 9,000 residents, World,” Mendota was incorporated in holiday season to provide food for more names offered by the Southern Pacific vast westside region, nine miles east of many of whom are field and orchard 1942. It started as a storage and switching than 200 families and toys for more than Railroad. Along with Fowler to its Interstate 5 and 60 miles southwest of workers or are working in ag-related facility for the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1,000 children. immediate north and Kingsburg to its Fresno. To the north and east are the industries. 1891. Kerman is also known for having one of south, Selma was a railroad stop where even smaller towns of Riverdale, Laton, The town has full services, including Traditionally, Mendota has been the most extensive recreation and service agricultural goods could be loaded for Caruthers, Helm, Wildflower, Raisin City elementary, middle and high schools, dependent on seasonal agriculture for its programs for youths of any city in Central shipping. As in the rest of the nation, and Easton. a skate park and library, stores and economic well-being. But now the town is California. Successful projects include a the railroad played a lesser role as the Huron contains many homes that have restaurants. With its elevation of 425 striving to shift into a year-round economy large community/teen center, a skate park 20th century progressed. been built in recent years. Singles feet, Orange Cove is cooler during the as having “long been recognized as with its Mendota Biomass Power project and a new library. The small-but-growing Today Selma is considered the “hub” just starting out could easily find an summer than the rest of the lower Valley a progressive community and a very and a new federal prison. The town also city is proud of its award-winning schools. of growth in the South Valley, and the apartment rental in Huron. The city is cities, and gets a dusting of snow in desirable community in which to live, work, partnered with Cleantech America to build In August 2008, the Kerman School District community has attracted many industrial reknown in California for having lower the winter and spring. The Santa Fe rail and to play.” Sandy beaches line the banks a new solar power plant, which along with opened new multi-purpose facilities at and commercial developments, rents than most places in the state. depot is now the Orange Cove City Hall. of the formidable Kings River, offering several other solar farms built by a variety Kerman High School and Kerman Middle including a new regional movie theater The local economy is primarily based in The town is just a half-hour drive to the year-round recreation such as swimming, of developers in the area, has provided School. A new Walmart Supercenter also and an auto mall. Located next to agricultural and ag-related industries. entrance of Kings Canyon and Sequoia boating, fishing, water-skiing, festivities much-needed jobs to the region. debuted in the last year. Highway 99, residents have easy access Huron has a middle school, medical National Parks. and picnics. Mendota is surrounded by much more to shopping centers. Selma residents than cataloupe fields. To the east is the and business owners are very proud of 12,000-acre Mendota Wildlife Refuge, Coalinga Sanger their community and strive to keep the teeming with snow geese and pintails. To Nestled in the Pleasant Valley on the edge Service that Exceeds your Expectations This busy town is located on the eastern small town atmosphere and quality of the west is the 85-acre Mendota Pool Park of the Coast Mountain Range, Coalinga outskirts of Fresno. Sanger is a little smaller life they have come to love. with playgrounds, picnic areas and a launch is 60 miles southwest of Fresno. Coalinga than Reedley. But Sanger is growing Fowler is a fast-developing city that ramp for boating. The park attracts many continues to thrive with a pioneering SHEILA KAMPS-FROWSING exponentially, and it has the resources to keeps drawing new commercial visitors for its legendary fishing of sturgeon, spirit; the town sprung up as a boomtown, keep pace. construction to its city limits, which salmon and bass. The city established three incorporated in 1906, and the scrappy Sanger is the heart of the world’s richest conveniently are served by some of the more parks, in addition to county and state community has changed its economic base 559-221-5160 farmland and the center of the world easiest Highway 99 on- and off-ramps park areas. several times to keep in step with the times. famous Blossom Trail. Now it is expanding in the state. New projects include a 70- Mendota completed an $8 million high It was coal that created the mining town, [email protected] into an industrial phase and invites room La Quinta Inn and a $10 million school, plus added 350 new homes to along with the Southern Pacific Railroad. entrepeneurs to plant their businesses in medical plaza under construction by its boundaries, a modern county branch In the late 1800s, the town was home to a new Industrial Park, which encompasses Adventist Health and Valley Children’s library and a new shopping center. Coaling Stations A, B and C. The name 600 acres. Hospital. was derived by combining “Coaling” and The park includes 73 acres in the new Kingsburg is known for its Swedish “A.” But it was oil that made the town Kings River Technology Park, owned by the heritage, as the town’s architecture, Kerman much more permanent. In 1909 the “Silver Sanger Redevelopment Agency. The park Swedish Festival and coffee pot water Kerman sits at the crossroads of Highways Tip” well blew in with a gusher so massive features full infrastructure development, tower can attest. Today Kingsburg’s 180 and 145, and is one of the fastest that an oil rush ensued, and the Coalinga

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Fresno’s hospitals Adventist Health Central Valley Golden Living Center Hylond Oakmont of Fresno and health care centers Network goldenlivingcenters.com oakmontoffresno.com adventisthealthcv.com (559) 277-4063 (559) 477-4466 are working hard and (559) 891-1000 spending money every Matchless in The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Sunrise of Fresno year to provide the level Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital humangood.org sunriseseniorliving.com communitymedical.org (559) 435-1999 (559)325-8170 of services that Valley (559) 433-8000 residents usually have to Orchard Park leave the area to receive. Coalinga Regional Medical Center ASSISTED LIVING orchardparkseniorliving.com Medicine coalingamedicalcenter.com (559) 325-8400 (559) 935-6400 same-day sick-child visits. Valley Children’s The Valley is home to a vibrant The Vineyards at the California Eagle Oaks Specialty Center — with 52,000 network of federally qualified health Armenian Home Vintage Gardens Fresno County is home to about 20 square feet of specialty care space — is centers that are also expanding at SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES lifeatthevineyards.org vintagegardens.org hospitals, and nearly all of these cutting- underway and expected to open in October. a record clip. Family HealthCare (559) 900-3375 (559) 252-4036 edge institutions have expanded in recent Other specialty centers are planned for Network recently took over operations Pacific Gardens Nursing & years — adding surgical wings, clinics, more Modesto and Fowler, where the 46,000 of the Deran Koligian Ambulatory Rehabilitation Center Kingston Bay Cottonwood Court (Pet friendly) beds, more research and development square-foot building will be run through a Care Center in the Downtown Fresno pgnrc.com kingstonbayfresno.com cottonwoodfresno.com facilities — rivaling medical vanguards as partnership with Adventist Health. Beyond Community Regional campus, and is 800-861-0086 (559) 474-4063 (559) 446-1266 venerated as Stanford in acquiring the latest that, facilities are also planned for Visalia working to convert three buildings in in big-ticket, life-saving equipment. and Fresno. the South County into Clinics. United Sierra View Homes-retirement community Palm Village Retirement Community Magnolia Crossing There’s been a special emphasis on The Community Medical Centers chain Health Centers is working on two new sierraview.org palmvillage.com magnoliacrossing.org pediatric care, with organizations bolstering — which includes Community Regional health centers in Selma and Huron, as (559)-638-9226 (559) 638-6933 (559) 765-4916 their services in order to meet the growing Medical Center in Downtown Fresno, well as a headquarters facility in north demand. Clovis Community Medical Center and Fresno. A good example is Valley Children’s Fresno Heart & Surgical Hospital — is Everywhere you look, hospitals and Hospital, which has drastically expanded its also expanding. A 190,000 square-foot other health care systems are standing footprint beyond its Madera County home, expansion project in Clovis was approved up to the challenge of providing where it has been located since 1998. In July this spring at a cost of $390 million. The quality health care to a rapidly growing brand ambassador and NFL quarterback Downtown Fresno campus just unveiled population. That means Fresno Derek Carr attended the opening of a a new seven-story, 1,440-space parking residents have even greater access new primary care center in Clovis that will garage, as well as a new 180,000 square- to systems that are ever-increasingly provide wellness check, immunizations and foot medical office building. rivaling big cities.

HOSPITALS

Community Medical Centers communitymedical.org (559) 459-6000

Saint Agnes Medical Center samc.com (559) 450-3000

Valley Children’s Hospital valleychildrens.org (559) 353-3000

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center kaiserpermanente.org (559) 448-4500

VA Central California Health Care System fresno.va.gov (559) 225-6100

Contributed by CHSU | California Health Sciences University in Clovis graduated its first cohort of pharmacy students in May.

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By Donald Promnitz With a well-established reputation built over the course of more than 65 years, Valley Children’s Healthcare has been hard at work in Fresno County to provide greater coverage and more opportunities for See your savings treatment to pediatric pa- add up tients. Founded in 1952 through the fundrais- ing efforts of five local women in Fresno, Valley Children’s has since expanded into a more than 350-bed hospital and has opened clinical centers throughout the San Joaquin Valley, including several sites in Fresno County. Most recently, they opened a primary care facility — JOSE PLASCENCIA (559) 638-8930 Magnolia Pediatrics — in Clovis. [email protected] The mission of the network to provide health care access to children in Fresno CA Insurance License #0D14415 !SVM 0027 0118 Children’s | page 24

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County and greater San Joaquin Valley area has also led them to collaborate Not your parents’ dive bar with other organizations like Adventist Health — this includes the work being done on a new facility in Fowler, which is expected to open in December. Local brewing scene expanding, maintains According to Valley Children’s Hospi- talist John Kinnison, the reason for this step-up in primary care was to fill a need family-friendliness in the community for preventative care, rather than waiting for a situation to arise. “It’s not about how well we take care of kids when they’re sick because we do that very well,” Kinnison said. “It’s how do we keep them healthy?” The main hospital for Valley Children’s, meanwhile, has gained a reputation not only for its prolific growth, but also for quality of care. Recently, the hospital was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top children’s hospitals in the country for orthopedics, gastroen- terology, gastrointestinal surgery, neona- tology and endocrinology for 2018-19. Valley Children’s Hospital also received verification as a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center by the American College of Sur- geons, giving it clearance to give defini- tive treatment for any injured patient. “We want to make sure families don’t have to commute outside of the Valley to get world-class care,” he said, “the care that they really should be able to get in their backyard.” One component of this success has been the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which also works to coordinate with other hospitals to ensure that Val- Photo contributed by Eddie Garcia Holguin | Full Circle Brewery in Fresno’s Chinatown district has enjoyed a resurgence of activity under new ownership. Here patrons enjoy ley Children’s staff is present to assist, as a “freak show” in July. there is no maternity ward at Valley Chil- dren’s. Stacie Venkatesan, the director for the NICU, said that one of the primary goals alongside care is peace of mind for to set about evolving the organization in and well-being.” By Edward Smith the parents who will already be stressed a way that can help even more kids.” Meanwhile, Valley Children’s has been by the birthing process, eliminating The ways they seek to help includes working to provide opportunities for new came out to FresYes Fest resemble the team, the Foxes. Tioga Sequoia is direct- some of the “what-ifs” along the way. some of the latest treatments available doctors as the region deals with an ag- When FresYes Fest first change going on in Fresno’s numerous ly across the street from the Chukchansi “Mom can start with her services for to fight diseases that hinder children. ing medical workforce. Recently, they breweries. Park, and the two celebrations occurred that baby even before birth, meet spe- One such drug has been the muscular began a residency program with their began in 2012 as an an- There were bands, games, award-win- hand-in-hand. cialists who are going be needed after dystrophy treatment Spinraza. There are academic affiliate in Stanford to retain niversary celebrating the ning food, and vendors selling goods Fresno Police even showed up to birth,” Venkatesan said. “So she can further plans to include robotics in the future doctors. Studies have shown that representing the Valley’s wide diversity. give the team’s booster crew — the Fire meet the neonatologist, who is the doc- surgical center for the hospital. physicians are more likely to remain in opening of Tioga-Sequoia And much like FresYes Fest, craft beer in Squad — an escort and a clear path tor that cares for the baby in the NICU.” For the last year-and-a-half, Valley the area where they worked as residents. Brewing Co., the event had Fresno has let the community of people through the thousands of fans to the sta- Valley Children’s is currently overseen Children’s has also been using extracor- This has the potential to bring in doctors and ingredients build it into what it has dium across the street from the brewery, by CEO Todd Suntrapak. Having what poreal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), that previously may not have considered not yet become what it is become today. according to Julian Bencomo, general he refers to as a “lifelong debt” to repay, a bypass that allows for the oxygenation Fresno County. today. “You’re not going to some dark bar,” manager of Tioga Sequoia, who put on Suntrapak was a frequent patient when of blood for sick patients with heart and “As a Bay Area native, for me, I don’t said Fresno promoter Mike Osegueda of FresYes Fest. he was younger and credits the health lung problems. Previously, children had know that I knew the jewel that we had Today, 12,000 people showed up to the breweries popping up across town. The craft beer scene in Fresno began care network with saving his life after his to be transported out of the Valley to re- here in the Valley in this hospital,” Kinni- the festival to celebrate food, music and “It’s more welcoming and more inviting with Butterfield’s in Tower District before appendix burst, along with seeing him ceive this level of treatment. son said. “And that’s what kept me here local business, but also Fresno culture to the community as a whole rather than it was purchased and turned into what through multiple asthma attacks. “What we’re focused on is breeding is working with a team of people that and its beer. just something for adults only. That’s the is now Sequoia Brewing Co. (not to be “We don’t really set our sights looking the best talent, the best technology and really care about the same things that I Some might expect a brewery party new craft beer scene.” confused with Tioga Sequoia — we love in the rearview mirror,” Suntrapak said. an unprecedented amount of discipline care about, which was taking great care to be an insular event of adults look- This year, the 2018 FresYes Fest hap- our trees in the Central Valley) “Especially over the last six or seven to bear in helping and healing kids,” of kids…and doing that regardless of the ing to catch a buzz. But the thousands pened to coincide with the opening day Breweries | page30 years, our board has redoubled its efforts Suntrapak said. “To improve their health ability to pay.” of men, women, children and their dogs for the Fresno’s first professional soccer

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The Business Scene MAJOR EMPLOYERS Median Mean Where are the best AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE RATES FOR Private Sector Employees SELECTED OCCUPATIONS Level Hourly places to work in Hourly Hourly Wage Wage Community Regional 8,400 Fresno? What does the Medical Center Management Occupations economic landscape Kaiser Permanente 2,747 Chief Executives $ 71.72 $ 83.50 look like? Fresno Marketing Managers $ 41.14 $ 49.81 Ruiz Food Products 1,825 Whether you’re looking in the public Financial Managers $ 44.93 $ 50.96 sector, private sector, or at large or small businesses, the forward-thinking strate- Human Resources Manager $ 37.63 $ 40.60 Mary’s Chickens 1,500 gies of companies in the Central Valley offer employees an ideal working envi- Business and Financial Operations Chukchansi Gold 900 ronment. Businesses on The Business Occupations Resort & Casino Journal’s Private Sector list offer such Claims Adjusters, Examiners and Investigators $ 31.78 $ 30.42 benefits as full medical coverage, den- Sun-Maid Growers of 800 tal and vision plans, retirement options, Financial Specialist $ 39.04 $ 43.72 flex time, personal time off, vacation and California holiday pay, tuition reimbursement and Accountants and Auditors $ 30.43 $ 34.31 leadership training, to name a few. AmeriGuard Security 740 Fresno is home to a nationally recog- Personal Financial Advisors $ 48.23 $ 57.39 Services nized entrepreneurial program as well. Computer and Mathematical Occupations The Lyles Center for Innovation and En- Producers Dairy Foods 600 trepreneurship located at California State Computer Programmers $ 38.56 $ 37.62 University, Fresno, assists both students Computer Software Engineers Systems The Nelson Group 479 and community members in pursuit of $ 47.44 $ 50.53 their entrepreneurial goals. The Lyles Software Center delivers assistance through ap- Wawona Frozen Foods 400 Database Administrators $ 35.50 $ 39.00 plied learning, professional consulting, and managed problem solving, using its Photo courtesy of India’s Oven | Chef Angrej Singh prepares aloo gobi, a vegetable curry of potatoes and Network and Computer Systems Administrators $ 32.09 $ 32.69 strategic position to leverage resources cauliflower cooked in Indian Spices at India’s Oven at the corner of Ashlan and Marks avenues. Turner Security Systems 310 from the entire university to assist inno- Architecture and Engineering Occupations vators and entrepreneurs in the develop- Betts Company 295 ment of their business. The Lyles Center Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $ 34.62 $ 37.31 acts as a bridge for the campus and Civil Engineers $ 48.32 $ 47.23 community, linking resources of both to National Raisin 251 achieve success in the marketplace. Architectural and Civil Drafters $ 23.38 $ 23.93 Company Bitwise Industries has emerged as an important hub for the burgeoning tech- Surveying and Mapping Technicians $ 34.02 $ 33.31 Sebastian 214 nology community. It rents office space Legal Occupations to startup tech companies in a variety Duncan Enterprises 166 of buildings in Downtown Fresno, offers Lawyers $ 59.87 $ 49.78 technology solutions through its Shift3 team of developers, hosts coding classes Paralegal and Legal Assistants $ 22.31 $ 22.92 Fresno Oxygen 151 through its Geekwise Academy and runs Fresno’s first coworking space, Hashtag. Legal Support Workers-All others $ 20.68 $ 22.10 Fresno Truck Center 150 Although agriculture is the economic Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $ 12.89 $ 14.18 base of the Central Valley, the landscape Palm Village 149 is evolving to include more businesses Librarians $ 35.68 $ 34.89 Retirement Community and professions in manufacturing, food processing, health care and technology. Instructional Coordinators $ 34.47 $ 35.69 What people moving from larger metro- Sierra View Homes 149 politan areas might be giving up in sal- Library Technicians $ 16.87 $ 16.64 Retirement Community ary, they’re making up for ten-fold in a Healthcare Practitioners and Technical quality of life that is unsurpassed. Fres- McCormick, Barstow, 142 Occupations no’s cost of living, easy pace and sense Photo courtesy of Wintons Vista Pharmacy | Three generations of the Winton Pharmacy family business, which Sheppard, Wayte and of community make it the perfect place recently closed after 86 years in business in Fresno.: From left, J. Martin, Michael and Jim Winton. Dentists (General) $ 84.89 $ 83.00 Carruth LLP for families to grow. continued on 28

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Fresno Chamber of Commerce Rabobank, N. A. London Properties fresnochamber.com rabobankamerica.com londonproperties.com (559) 447-7900 436-4000 Clovis Chamber of Commerce MAJOR EMPLOYERS clovischamber.com Cushman & Wakefield | Pacific AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE RATES FOR Union Bank, N.A. Commercial Realty SELECTED OCCUPATIONS (CONTINUED) Public Sector Employees unionbank.com cushmanwakefield.com Visalia Chamber of Commerce (559) 233-0591 visaliachamber.org (559) 433-3500 Pharmacists $ 70.14 $ 70.19 Fresno Unified 7,477 Central California Hispanic Chamber United Security Bank unitedsecuritybank.com Family and General Practitioners $ 79.02 $ 82.46 School District of Commerce Exit Realty Consultants cchcc.net (559) 225-0101 exithome.com Registered Nurses $ 38.21 $ 41.05 County of Fresno 6,929 (559) 256-7878 Porterville Chamber of Commerce Wells Fargo Office and Administrative Support Tulare County 4,354 portervillechamber.org wellsfargo.com Russell G. Smith, Inc. Occupations (559) 437-3151 russellgsmithinc.com Kaweah Delta 3,754 Tulare Chamber of Commerce (559) 449-2424 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering $ 14.03 $ 14.62 Health Care District tularechamber.org Services RC Commercial Clovis Unified 3,523 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE Exeter Chamber of Commerce Rcommercial.net Bill and Account Collectors $ 14.75 $ 16.01 School District exeterchamber.com BROKERS (559) 448-1500 City of Fresno 3,201 Tellers $ 12.35 $ 13.00 Dinuba Chamber of Commerce Fresno Income Properties dinubacommerce.org Newmark Grubb Pearson Commercial fresnoincomeproperties.com Receptionists and Information Clerks $ 12.58 $ 13.22 California State 1,806 ngpearson.com (559) 438-9410 University, Fresno Hanford Chamber of Commerce (559) 432-6200 Construction and Extraction Occupations hanfordchamber.com Boese Commercial State Center 1,425 boesecommercial.com Carpenters $ 19.93 $ 18.49 Community College Colliers International, Inc. Madera District Chamber of colliers.com/Fresno (559) 369-2750 District Construction Laborers $ 15.56 $ 16.74 Commerce (559) 221-1271 maderachamber.com Stumpf and Company VA Central California 1,400 Painters and Construction Maintenance $ 20.45 $ 20.56 stumpfandcompany.com Health Care System Greater Reedley Chamber of (559) 222-3058 Sheet Metal Workers $ 20.78 $ 21.16 Commerce Tulare County Office 1,354 reedleychamberofcommerce.com of Education Source: www.bls.go Fresno County 1,244 Sheriff’s Office FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Get Connected Preparing you for a career - that’s our job! County of Madera 1,200 Bank of America bankofamerica.com TAX FEATURES TYPE Central California 1,100 (559) 261-8622 Women’s Facility We’re Workforce Connection, and we are your rst LABOR FORCE Corporate Income 8.84% Bank of the Sierra JUNE 2018 Tax Fresno Police 1,054 bankofthesierra.com step to becoming a stronger candidate and Department (888) 454-BANK getting the job you want! Fresno County Total 456,100 Sub-Chapter S 1.5% Labor Force City of Visalia 594 Bank of the West Corp. bankofthewest.com City of Tulare 336 (559) 227-7777 Employed 421,100 Sub-Chapter S 3.5% City of Madera 265 Financial Corp. California Bank & Trust It all starts when you call the Unemployed 30,900 calbanktrust.com Fresno Housing 221 (559) 438-2600 One-Stop Center nearest you. Bank & Financial 10.84% Authority Unemployment 7.6% Corp. Central Valley Community Bank Rate City of Kerman 59 cvcb.com Manchester Coalinga: (559) 934-2424 (559) 298-1775 Mall - Fresno: (559) 230-3600 Personal Income 1% to Madera County 3 Mendota: (559) 655-5281 California Total Tax 12.3% Economic Citibank Reedley: (559) 637-2444 Selma: (559) 891-0135 Labor Force Development citi.com *Source: Commission (559) 549-9680 (as of June 2018) 19,356,200 California Franchise Tax Board JP Morgan Chase jpmorganchase.com Employed 18,486,800 (559) 688-6637

Unemployed 869,400 PROPERTY TAX Fresno First Bank fresnofirstbank.com Assessed value of tangible real and personal property 0.65% average (559) 439-0200 Unemployment 4.5% Rate *Source: Fresno County Tax Assessor’s Office Premier Valley Bank No one works harder to put you to work! premiervalleybank.com www.workforce-connection.com (559) 438-2002 *Source: www.edd.ca.gov

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Breweries from 25 “[Sequoia Brewing has] kept peoples’ interest piqued all this time until more breweries came in,” Bencomo said. Following Sequoia Brewing came Full Circle Brewing Co., in Fresno’s China- town, just a few blocks away from downtown. In 2016, the brewery changed ownership and in 2017, released an online public offering for equity into the business. “When we came in here, it was a good-old-boys club,” said Arthur Moye, president and CEO of Full Circle. “It was a smaller, more eclectic kind of deal. We’ve been amplifying it.” Now, they’re finding their niche. They had an old-fashioned freak show with 250 people showing up to watch clowns, comedians and werewolves dancing around the stage. They’re also the only California destination for the Gen-X tour, featuring Buckcherry, Lit, P.O.D. and Alien Art Farm, along with a host of local bands, according to Moye. Just a couple miles down the road on Van Ness Avenue is Hop P.K., a collaboration between the owners of a Sanger brewery, House of Pendragon, and a Visalia Mediterranean restaurant, Pita Kabob. “Even more are on the way,” said Ben- como, who also owns Bencomo’s Home- brew Supplies, selling brewing kits to many of the brewers around town. “Peo- ple think it’s exploded in the last year. The explosion hasn’t even happened yet. You’re probably going to see between 20-25 breweries in the next year- A WEALTH OF and-a-half in the Fresno-Clovis area.” Photo by Allison Morden | A woman holds a bouquet of balloons aloft at FresYes fest in Downtown Fresno in March. Wherever fun and excitement are in Fresno, beer never seems to be too far away. said Gail Zack, owner of Zack’s Brewing. an NPR article, Mas Masumoto recalled KNOWLEDGE For those enjoying a concert or event What has always made craft beer spe- making the decision to keep the acres of at Save Mart Center, Mad Duck Craft cial is its ingredients. Having access to peach trees that at one time weren’t sell- Brewing Co., with its broad variety of the hundreds of species of produce in ing in major markets. Today, Masumoto food and drink, is within walking dis- the Valley is huge for a brewer, Bencomo Farms grows seven varieties of organic tance. said. peaches and soon, some of those will Near River Park, Tap & Cellar opened The next big beer coming out is be- end up in the glasses of beer aficionados in March on Bedford Avenue. In Octo- ing made with peaches from Masumoto across the state. The most striking and high schools, ber, owner Mike Saviez said he’d begin Farms. Tioga’s owner, Mike Ruiz, had just It’s not just Tioga Sequoia using what’s his own brews to join the 25 beers on- gone out to Masumoto Farms to pick around them, either. At Riley’s Brewing features about Fresno’s to vocational and tap he has now. In 2017, Pine and Palm tubs of the stone fruits to be included in Co. in Madera, owner Dan Riley went Brewing opened just a few doors down. the next brew. through more than 12,000 pounds of educational matrix are business colleges, to In Clovis there’s Riley’s Brewpub, Tac- “The Masumotos are world famous honey last year to put into his ales and the sheer number and top-notch specialized tical Ops Brewing and Zone 9 Brewing for their peaches and nectarines and we his root beer. He sourced all that honey Co. went and picked them. They’re in our from apiarists in the Central Valley. diversity of schools it medical universities The next one for Downtown Fresno cold box right now,” Bencomo said. “In the craft beer world especially, the will most likely be Zack’s Brewing Co., Masumoto Farms gained fame when mood has changed,” Osegueda said. has to offer. Everything, are available for those just across the street from Tioga Se- the farm’s owner, David “Mas” Masu- “The scene has lightened a lot. Places from private and seeking the path to quoia. moto, penned the book, Epitaph for a like Tioga, you can bring your kids there. “The brewers are cool with each oth- Peach, a poetic memoir of a year in the They can play with the giant ‘Connect 4.’ charter elementary knowledge. er and it’s neat to see something that’s life of an organic peach farmer and a la- It’s a different culture than the bar culture uniting us together all across the board,” ment over the loss of heirloom flavors. In of 10-20 years ago.”

30 FRESNO•COUNTY 2018/2019 Education GETTING CONNECTED Education

CHARTER SCHOOLS Doctoral, masters, bachelor’s, State Center Community College The City of Fresno and its outlying A “green-built” campus, UC Merced has no trade schools offer accredidation in certificates, credentials North Centers areas — especially the family-friendly strong programs in health sciences and just about everything, such as the dis- Big Picture High School Madera & Oakhurst Clovis area — are renowned for high per- environmental sciences, with stellar fac- ciplines of beauty, culinary arts, notary (559) 420-1234 4 YEAR UNIVERSITIES AND AA, AS certificate of completion forming K-12 schools. Parents wondering ulty and research facilities. It’s schools public, aviation, general contracting, COLLEGES scccd.edu which grade, middle or high schools to include the satellite Sierra Nevada Re- real estate, home inspection and more. Crescent View West Charter High (559) 675-4800 consider may want to start by visiting a search Institute and the developing Bio- There are even two truck driving acad- School California State University, Fresno handy on-line site at www.schooldigger. medical Sciences Research Institute. emies. (559) 225-1106 (559) 278-4240 College of the Sequoias com, where they can view exactly what But if your destiny doesn’t include The possibilities are endless, the csufresno.edu AA, AS & various certificates each school has to offer and its rating. mom’s dream of becoming a doctor, scholarships in the thousands, and the The Fresno Unified School District (www. there’s always the myriad of vocational doors of Fresno-based education are Edison-Bethune Charter Academy Bachelor’s degree in 60 areas of study, cos.edu (559) 457-2530 fresno.k12.ca.us/) also provides a pleth- and specialty colleges to consider. Fres- open to everyone of all ages. masters, MBA, MFA, MSN, teaching (559) 730-3700 credentials ora of information to make the right Hume Lake Charter School choice for offspring. There are plenty (559) 305-7565 West Hills College, Coalinga of faith-based lower-grade schools Fresno Pacific University AA, AS certificate of completion Variety of BA, MA programs, teaching throughout the city, and unique learning Westhillscollege.com Aspen Public Charter School credentials centers such as University High School, a (800) 266-1114 (559) 225-7737 Fresno.edu 9-12 grade charter school on the campus (559) 453-2000 of Fresno State that features an emphasis University High Charter School ADULT AND TRADE SCHOOLS on academics and music. (559) 278-8263 National University Fresno’s ever-expanding higher edu- Variety of BA & MA programs, MBA, Clovis Adult Education cation facilities reflect the city’s growing Carter G. Woodson Public Charter ME, teaching credentials Certificates of competency, CNA, GED sophistication and vested commitment School nu.edu clovisadultschool.com in the future. Three of the better-known (559) 229-3529 (559) 256-4950 (559) 327-2800 colleges are California State Univer- sity, Fresno (often called Fresno State), Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary Fresno Pacific University and Fresno City 2-YEAR COLLEGES Fresno Adult School (559) 248-7060 College. For those with legal minds, the Certificate of completion, GED, CNA, San Joaquin College of Law is located in Clovis Community College LVN School of Unlimited Learning town. AA, AS certificate of completion fas.edu (559) 498-8543 Founded in 1911, Fresno State confers Cloviscollege.edu 457-6000 (559) 325-5200 bachelor’s degrees in a variety of fields: Sierra Charter School the arts and sciences, agriculture, busi- (559) 490-4290 Contractors State License Schools ness, education, the fine arts, applied Fresno City College (800) 490-8237 AA, AS certificate of completion technologies, engineering, child and contractorslicensingschools.com Kepler Neighborhood School fresnocitycollege.edu family studies, communications, comput- (559) 495-0849 (559) 442-4600 er science, law, performing arts, health Gurnick Academy of Medical Art sciences and technology, farm and ranch Valley Preparatory Academy Charter (559) 222-1903 management, fashion, range manage- Reedley College School AA, AS certificate of completion ment, real estate, recreation and leisure (559) 225-7737 Reedleycollege.edu ITT Technical Institute services, and social work. The university (559) 638-3641 (844) 220-4358 awards masters and doctoral degrees in HIGHER EDUCATION itt-tech.edu education. Professional schools Bachelor’s, associate Most outstanding in recent years is Fresno’s reputation as one of the leading DeVry University producers of health care professionals (559) 439-8595 in the state. The University of California devry.edu San Francisco (UCSF) in Fresno is one of Associate, bachelor’s, and 10 campuses of the University of Cali- master’s degree programs fornia educational system, and it is de- voted solely to health sciences with its UEI College Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry (877) 463-4472 and Pharmacy. Just this summer it an- uei.edu nounced the establishment of a “branch Diplomas in business office campus” at UCSF for medical students. administration, criminal justice, dental An affiliated institution also specializing assistance, HVAC and more in medicine, the UC Center, Fresno, is expanding educational access to students Alliant International University by using Internet and videoconferencing (866) 417-6770 technology to deliver UC course work alliant.edu conveniently and economically through- Doctoral, masters, bachelor’s, out the valley. certificates, credentials And the region shows no sign of slow- ing its health-driven momentum. Fresno University of Phoenix is about an hour’s driving distance from (800) 266-2107 UC Merced, where yet another medical phoenix.edu school is currently on the drawing board.

32 FRESNO•COUNTY 2018/2019 FRESNO•COUNTY 2018/2019 33 Photos by Donald A. Promnitz | Calling itself the “United Nations of Orthodox churches,” St. George Church of Fresno features ornate frescoes on its ceiling completed by Valery Butyrsky, a Places of Worship Russian iconographer. The church and its grounds is the home of Places of Worship Photo by Donald A. Promnitz | St. John’s Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese in Fresno. the annual Fresno Greek Fest in Fresno. Completed in 1880, its twin steeples reach 90 feet into the air.

other religious organizations, most Ro- man Catholic churches cater to its mul- titudes with masses held every day of the week. A full list of churches in the Fresno area can be found at www.dio- ceseoffresno.or/parishfinder. Some of the oldest and most well known Catholic Churches in the Fres- no area include Our Lady of Victory Church, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Shrine of St. Therese Catholic Church, St. Anthony of Padua, St. John’s Cathe- dral and Holy Spirit Catholic Church. With more than 7,700 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christians in Fresno County, services are available in Slavic, Greek, Armenian and Coptic traditions. This includes St. George Greek Ortho- dox Church. Headed by Father James Pappas, the church hosts the annual Greek Fest, a popular event in August. Three elementary schools in Fresno were named for prominent philanthrop- ic members of the Jewish community— Greenberg Elementary, Powers-Gins- burg Elementary and Slater Elementary. Rabbi Rick Winer of Temple Beth Is- rael in north Fresno mentioned count- less stories of how longtime business- than 300 families attending Friday night welcomes members every Friday for its people and health care professionals worship services and Saturday morning weekly khutbah, or sermon, and also helped those in need, even when cli- Torah studies. Members also partake keeps its doors open for prayer time ents couldn’t pay. in several adult education classes and and annual celebrations. “You will find members of the temple study groups throughout the year and But the director of the center, Reza involved throughout the Valley in many the temple hosts a day camp experi- Nekumanesh, said there’s also a large different charitable organizations and ence each summer for its youth. focus on interfaith cooperation and un- social justice projects,” he said. Fresno’s Muslim community is fairly derstanding to multiple organizations. A Place of Faith Founded in 1919, Temple Beth Israel modest as well, with around 3,000 fol- “We spend a lot of time educating is Fresno’s oldest Jewish temple and lowers and four centers of worship, ac- the community and going out in the the only one practicing Reform Juda- cording to the U.S. Census. community and giving speeches and By The Business Journal Staff ism. The congregation includes more The Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno presentations discussing the differenc- es between Islam and groups like ISIS,” For many, relocating For Christians, there are numerous national Christians make up the larg- he said. options for Protestant, Roman Catholic est share in Fresno County, with some With that goal in mind, the center to an area has just as and Eastern Orthodox adherents alike. 36,000 adherents and 102 churches as hosts all-inclusive classes throughout Peoples Church in north Fresno can of the 2010 Census. Assemblies of God the year on issues like cultural aware- much to do with work as pack in 4,000 worshippers on an aver- added 27,000 and 50 churches, while ness, mental health training, domestic it does with the church, age Sunday, with three morning servic- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day violence training and basic Qur’an stud- es in the main sanctuary. Saints claimed 21,000 and 36 churches. ies. temple or synagogue Altogether, the church has 1,000 The Southern Baptist convention had A number of big changes have also where they worship. members attending its main campus at 15,000 churches and 15,000 followers. taken part in Fresno’s Buddhist com- Cedar and Herndon avenues and three Of course, all those pale in compari- munity. The Fresno Buddhist Temple These fellowships aren’t satellite campuses in southeast Fresno, son with the county’s most prominent in Chinatown has been transferred hard to find in Fresno. Selma and Biola. and underserved religious group: Ro- from the Japanese-American Betsuin But its influence doesn’t end there. man Catholicism. community to an incoming Myanmar According to the most Peoples Church was also instrumental With an estimated 288,000 profess- congregation. The temple will then be- recent U.S. Census in in starting Teen Challenge Fresno to ing to be Catholics and only 43 church- come a monastery for the housing and help young people overcome gang life es to serve them, that averages out to training of monks, and will be a com- Fresno in 2010, more and drug addiction. nearly 6,700 parishioners per congrega- munity meditation center. “We have extensive relationships tion. Located at 2690 E. Alluvial Avenue, than half of Fresno with many ministries and organiza- Bishop Armando X. Ochoa of the Ro- the Family Dharma Center opened in County’s population tions in the community,” said Terry man Catholic Diocese of Fresno said it’s 2010, boasting a gymnasium, com- Townsend, associate pastor at Peoples hard to reach all of its parishioners with munity room, commercial kitchen and of 930,000 belonged Church. “Our area has a legacy of trust- so few priests in the area. classrooms. to some 700 religious ing in God and we are fortunate to Large or small, the faith is well estab- many leaders who are people of faith.” lished, with many churches dating back congregations. Among Protestants, non-denomi- 100 years or more. And unlike many

34 FRESNO•COUNTY 2018/2019 FRESNO•COUNTY 2018/2019 35 In a tight rental market, speed matters

Angela Zuniga, right, a property supervisor for Regency Property Management, speaks with Lizette Del Rio of Fresno after giving the Fresno woman a tour of an apartment for rent in Clovis. Experts say Fresno’s rental market is so tight that people shouldn’t delay seeing apartments and rental homes they’re interested in, or other people likely will rent them first.

ent doesn’t get the rental or passes on “If you wait two days, it may be country — to some of the lowest rental it, and the completed application re- gone.” prices in California. mains in effect if a client rents another And don’t make just one trip to a The median rent for a two-bedroom home from her company. neighborhood, as “Some of these ar- apartment in the county is $895 a As for why available rentals are so eas are perfectly fine during the day month and $1,000 a month for a two- sparse, part of the reason is devel- but on the evening or weekend, they bedroom house, said Allen, adding Angela Zuniga, right, a property supervisor for Regency Property Management, opers have been slow to build multi- may be different,” said Bonnie Allen, that two-bedroom units are the most prepares to take Lizette Del Rio of Fresno on a tour of an apartment for rent in Clovis. family units in recent years, and the executive director of Regency Prop- in-demand apartments, while among Del Rio, 32, was looking for a new home for herself and her children. housing market is picking up to the erty Management in Fresno. rental homes its those with three bed- point that people who couldn’t afford “Plan to visit the area and drive by rooms, which have a median rental By David Castellon to sell their homes and speculators it.” price of about $1,400 a month. who bought housing cheap during the There are other timing issues to That makes rental prices here If you’re looking to rent an apart- underway, it likely will be a few years And that still might not be enough, recent recession have seen the home consider when seeking an apartment among the most manageable in the ment, condominium or house just before it significantly alleviates the said Webster, recounting how she market significantly bounce back. or rental home in the county. state for low-income workers, Allen about anywhere in Fresno County, shortage, she said. showed a rental home recently to eight “They’re finally able to unload them “Some can look too early. We don’t said. know that timing is everything. That doesn’t mean you should put people and the last person ended up and make a few bucks, and this is the hold a property more than a week or But because the tight market is If you see a rental you like online down your first month’s rent and a de- getting it because he filled out and first time in a long time that has hap- two,” said Webster, who recommend- pushing up demand for rentals, lease or in an ad, don’t wait until the week- posit based just on photos and online paid an application fee before seeing pened,” said Chris Darling, owner of ed beginning a rental search about 30 rates are going the same route. end to go see it, because chances descriptions, as things could look a lot the place and before the seven other Fox Property Management in Fresno. days ahead of your planned moving “Rents are probably up 15 to 20 are it already may be leased by then, different seeing the home and neigh- people, giving him first dibs. “I’ve probably lost three [rental home] day. percent compared to four of five years said Lori Webster, owner and presi- borhood in person. “If you see a home and like a home, clients in the last eight months. Despite the tight rental market, ago,” Webster said. dent of PM Services, a Fresno rental Instead, experts suggest using put in that application right away, be- If you can’t muster the time to see a Fresno county rentals have a lot going Darling added that just about any property management company. lunch breaks or arranging to take off cause if you wait, you’re going to lose place yourself, Darling suggested en- for them, from diverse neighborhoods time a rental is vacated, $100-$200 There’s currently a shortage of rental early from work to see an apartment out,” she said, noting that the $25 listing a trusted friend or relative who and settings — with options ranging can be added to the monthly lease housing throughout the county, and and then deciding quickly whether or application fee her company charges can look for you to offer their assess- from Downtown Fresno lofts to hous- rate, which is good for the property while there’s a lot of new construction not you want to live there. still stays in effect for a time if a cli- ments or to take photos and videos. es overlooking lakefront views in the owners but not for renters. GETTING CONNECTED Out & About Photo by Edward Smith | Chafic Dada, owner of Pita Kabob, Out & About teamed with House of Pendragon to bring the new HoP PK gastropub to Downtown Fresno this year.

Pine Flat Lake Rotary Storyland and Playland ART CULTURE AND SCIENCE Photo by Edward Smith | Fresno Grizzlies team officials and other pineflatlakemarina.com storylandplayland.com dignitaries, including Fresno’s most famous mascot Parker, break ArtHop ground on the team’s new left field social area. fresnoarthop.org ApCal Winery & Events The Island Water Park apcalwine.com islandwaterpark.com The Discovery Center fresnodiscoverycenter.org Huntington Lake Resort Wild Water Adventure huntingtonlakeresort.com wildwater.net Downing Planetarium Fresnostate.edu/csm/downing- Forestiere Underground Gardens Woodward Park planetarium undergroundgardens.com fresno.gov/parks/park-trails-facilities

Fossil Discovery Center of Madera Shaver Lake SPORTS TEAMS/VENUES County shaverlake.com maderamammoths.org Fresno Grizzlies AAA Baseball Bass Lake milb.com/fresno ENTERTAINMENT basslakeca.com Fresno Football Club – Soccer Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino PARKS & AMUSEMENT CENTER fresnofc.com chukchansigold.com Fresno Monsters -- Hockey Blackbeard’s Family Fun Center fresnomonsters.com Club One blackbeards.com clubonecasino.com Fresno State Athletics MB2 Raceway- Indoor Go-Kart racing gobulldogs.com Good Company Players 2nd Space mb2raceway.com Theater CONVENTION VENUES gcplayers.com Clovis Botanical Garden clovisbotanicalgarden.org Fresno Convention Center Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino fresnoconventioncenter.com tachipalace.com Fresno Chaffee Zoo fresnochaffeezoo.com Save Mart Center Save Mart Center savemartcenter.com savemartcenter.com

Reedley’s River City Theatre reedleyrivercitytheatre.com Photo by Edward Smith | Danny Valdivia lands a punch against Valdimir Hernandez in this Jan. 11, 2018 match at Tachi Palace in A FEW ANNUAL EVENTS JUL: Lemoore. Tower Theatre for the Performing Arts Source: playfresno.org High Sierra Regatta (Huntington Lake) towertheatrefresno.com July 4th Baseball Spectacular JAN: (Chukchansi Park) GETTING CONNECTED Warnors Center Bald Eagle Tours Series – Friant Various fireworks shows warnors.org California Food Expo Manchester Center TAX FEATURES TYPE thenewmanchester.com FEB: World Ag Expo – International FRESNO COUNTY SHOPPING TYPE RATE Table Mountain Casino AGRI-CENTER AUG: Anchors: Regal Cinemas, Sears, Foot tmcasino.com Blossom Trail begins Annual Blessing of the Grapes Picnic/ OPTIONS Locker State Portion 6% Grand Mardi Gras Parade (Tower Grape Stomp OUTDOOR RECREATION District) Fresno Greek Fest Fashion Fair Local Portion .25% fashionfairmall.com The Marketplace at El Paseo shopmarketplaceatelpaseo.com Anchors: Macy’s, Forever 21, JC Penney Yosemite National Park : Anchors: Target, Old Navy, Ross, MAR SEP: & Macy’s Men’s Special Sales 1.73% nps.gov/yose Blossom Days Festival Fresno Reel Pride Film Festival Burlington Coat Factory Tax Rogue Festival Safari Night-Fresno Chaffee Zoo Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Fig Garden Village shopfiggardenvillage.com Villagio Shopping Center Parks Total Sales Tax in 10.84% APR: OCT: Anchors: Whole Foods, Pottery Barn, Anchors: nps.gov/seki Clovis Big Hat Days Civil War Revisited Fresno County Talbots, CVS Barnes & Noble, Nordstorm Rack, Home Vintage Days Big Fresno Fair Goods, Pismo’s Coastal Grill Kings River Expeditions –White water Clovis Rodeo Bully Boo Walk – Woodward Park rafting Tulare County Renaissance Faire ClovisFest The Shops at River Park shopriverpark.com Riverpark Crossing Source: tax-rates.org (2016) kingsriver.com (Visalia) Anchors: Edward’s Theater, Macy’s, Ruth’s fresnohub.com NOV: Chris Steakhouse Anchors: Bed Bath & Beyond, Sprouts, Fishing-California Department of Fish Veterans Day Parades MAY: Ross & Wildlife Old Town Clovis Farmer’s Market Kearney Park Renaissance Fair Sierra Vista Mall wildlife.ca.gov Selma Annual Raisin Festival The Square at Campus Pointe campuspointe.com sierravistamall.com Universal Park DEC: Anchors: Maya Cinemas, Mad Duck Craft Anchors: Sears, Target, Kohl’s, Sierra Skiing/Mountain Bike Riding Clovis Children’s Electric Christmas fresnohub.com JUN: Brewing, Hino Oishi Vista Cinemas 16 skichinapeak.com Central Valley Rainbow Pride Parade Parade Anchors: Bev-Mo, Lowe’s, Sam’s Club & Festival Christmas Tree Lane Millerton Lake State Recreation Area Shakespeare in the Park (at Woodward Holiday Fun in the Tower The Marketplace at River Park Old Town Clovis Clovis Crossing parks.ca.gov Park) shopriverpark.com oldtownclovis.org retailassociates.com Anchors: Target, Best Buy, Michael’s Anchors: A variety of antiques & Anchors: Walmart, Dick’s Sporting collectibles Goods, Old Navy Source: playfresno.org

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Dancers under colored lights canopies in the Cultural Arts District Park on Fulton Street try out some swing dance moves during free public dance lessons that are open to anyone who wishes to join.

locally crafted beer. Downtown Club venue Frank’s Place hosts live musical Vendors line up on the sidewalks of Fulton Street to sell their original artwork to local art lovers during the monthly ArtHop. Vendors sell acts and FAB nightclub in the Tower anything from prints, to button pins, paintings, handmade jewelry, and much more. District hosts live painting sessions. Musicians often set up on the side- By Frank Lopez Thursday of each month, the streets of cal entrepreneurs, hosts movie nights walk outside of shops, along with art Downtown Fresno and the Tower Dis- and also serves as a venue for digital and food vendors. Crowds also gather While Fresno may trict bustle with people soaking in local and computer artwork. around on the sidewalk outside of art at ArtHop. For those who like a more hands-on the historic Warnor’s Theater to see be known for its Organized by the Fresno Arts Coun- approach, a visit to Fresno Ideaworks dancer’s tell stories through music and fertile landscape, and cil, ArtHop traces its roots to 1993 when would be ideal. Ideaworks is a mak- movement. the nonprofit received a National En- ers studio where people can see items While it may seem that a lot of the increasingly, its economic dowment for the Arts grant that allowed carved from wood, blown from glass event’s attractions are geared towards development, there is an it to facilitate exhibitions of local work, or shaped out of metal. They also offer adults, ArtHop was always meant to as well as add new venues. classes for woodworking, glass blowing be something for the whole family to integral part of the city In the 25 years since ArtHop started, and various other disciplines for a low enjoy. it has evolved into a mainstay event monthly fee, creating access to profes- “It was always the intention to that gives it its soul — art. that brings members of the community sional art equipment. make it accessible to everyone,” said downtown to enjoy all kinds of art, mu- With 47 venues in the downtown area Lilia Chavez, executive director of the sic and food created by locals. and 24 in the Tower District, there is a Fresno Arts Council. “We stress the im- Whether it’s the soil, sun or experi- The event is free to attend, and much diverse array of styles and mediums that portance of introducing young people ences unique to the Valley, Fresno has of the artwork displayed is available to will be appealing to all kinds of art seek- as soon as possible to art so they de- been producing renowned artists, musi- purchase. ers. velop an appreciation. We wanted to cians, writers and poets for generations, Art lovers can walk through Broadway Local breweries such as Tioga-Se- be inclusive of families because when all eager to tell stories of life in the Cen- Local art lovers admiring some paintings displayed at the JSA Gallery on Fulton Street during Studios and visit each of the 25 studio quoia and Full Circle Brewing also serve families share an activity together, kids tral Valley. ArtHop. The JSA Gallery is just one of the 47 venues in downtown Fresno that participate in rooms where artists display their work. as venues for artists to show off their grow up to value that more.” Twice a month, on the first and third the monthly art event. Bitwise Industries, a hub for technologi- work, and fill thirsty art lovers with some

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Even though most of the talk of transportation in California has centered on the GETTING CONNECTED proposed high-speed rail project, Fresno has a number of transportation options for its residents. For one, “low-speed” Airlines Serving Fresno County AIR CARGO INFORMATION trains in the form of Amtrak take residents flyfresno.org up and down the state in style. In addi- Federal Express tion, Fresno Yosemite International (FYI) Alaska Airlines fedex.com Airport can connect travelers to most of alaskaair.com the important transportation hubs around United Parcel Service the county, as well as Mexico with service Allegiant Airlines ups.com from both Volaris and Aeromexico airlines. allegiantair.com FYI just celebrated a record year for Rail service travelers, with 1.53 million passengers American/American Eagle amtrak.com during fiscal 2017-18. aa.com The Fresno Area Express bus system Bus Service provides service across the city, and this Delta Airlines/Skywest greyhound.com delta.com year rolled our its bus rapid transit service on key corridors. The service is called FAX Fresno Area Express (FAX) fresno.gov/fax Q. United Airlines/ United Express united.com [email protected] With the Valley as the state’s agricultural center, more than 200 trucking services AeroMexico Classic Charter operate in town ready to ship whatever aeromexico.com classiccharter.com needs to ship. Whatever your destination, you will find Volaris travel into and out of Fresno passenger- volaris.mx friendly.

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