3 Ways of Thinking About Fresno — And Why You Should Care
by James Fallows
A beleaguered city shows the path toward revival. (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Fresno CA
Creating California’s New Bohemia — in an Unexpected Locale
Creating California’s New Bohemia — in an Unexpected Locale
by James Fallows
“It’s a great time to be an artist in Fresno.” This is a possibility I had never considered before visiting. And now … (Read it here.)
Downtown Fresno Kicks Off Its Campaign
Downtown Fresno Kicks Off Its Campaign
by James Fallows
Why “unapologetic” may be the most important word in a city’s recovery plan (Read it here.)
Stages of a Downtown Comeback: Fresno Begins the Long Climb
Stages of a Downtown Comeback: Fresno Begins the Long Climb
by James Fallows
Urban revivals require a shared narrative, private-sector partners, and a public official championing a far-sighted plan. (Read it here.)
Fresno’s Tiniest Citizens
Fresno’s Tiniest Citizens
by Deborah Fallows
An elementary school of and for the urban community (Read it here.)
California’s Centers of Technology: Bay Area, LA, San Diego, and … Fresno?
California’s Centers of Technology: Bay Area, LA, San Diego, and . . . Fresno?
by James Fallows
How would you build a high-tech center in a vast farming zone? You might start by applying tech solutions to farming problems of water use and sustainability in all forms. (Read it here.)
Reinventing High School
Reinventing High School
by Deborah Fallows
How Fresno prepares the kids in the middle. This is an amazingly innovative public high school. Read it here.
Welcome to American Futures 3.0
Welcome to American Futures 3.0
by James Fallows
A new season of reports on a renewing America (Read it here.)
Talking With Dan Richard about High-Speed Rail
Talking With Dan Richard about High-Speed Rail
by James Fallows
The chairman of California’s costly and controversial infrastructure project explains why (in his view) it actually will get built—and whether its champion, 77-year-old Governor Jerry Brown, is likely to be able to take a ride.
(Read it here.)
California High-Speed Rail: The Collector’s Edition
California HIgh-Speed Rail: The Collector’s Edition
by James Fallows
An index to the arguments pro and con about the most ambitious infrastructure project in the United States (Read it here.)
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