Downtown Fresno's renaissance will be on display Saturday during the Billion Dollar Tour. The event is sponsored by the Fresno Economic Development Corp. in an effort to showcase an astonishing amount of new construction and renovation in recent years. We wrote about the tour in an editorial today. Here's the earlier news story, and a link to the EDC's Web site with more info.
Too many people are blissfully ignorant of the big changes under way in downtown Fresno. I hear all the time from people who brag about the fact they haven't been downtown in ages. That rarely keeps them from having an opinion about it, though. Me, I stay away from the north end of town. I'm scared of all those murderous teen gangs roaming River Park.
I thought Mayor Autry wasn't get anything done while sipping Starbuck's on his stationary bike.Something must be happening or will this be The Magical Mystery Tour?