Fresno Bee Monday top stories. Here’s what to know
The Fresno Bee’s coverage Monday spanned reporting on a mega-casino’s dining lineup ahead of its Madera debut, a loaded gun left in a Clovis high school restroom by a state officer and a Fresno gated community’s frustration over missed trash pickups.
View from the Veterans Memorial Stadium in early August. ANTHONY GALAVIZ agalaviz@fresnobee.com Here are the top stories of the dayMega-casino reveals 8 dining options ahead of planned October opening in Madera: The North Fork Mono Casino unveiled eight dining options Monday for its planned fall opening off Highway 99 in Madera, with Fresno’s Fuego Taquería y Restaurante opening a second location in the food hall. The site will feature 2,400 slot machines and 40 table games, and the tribe plans to hire more than 1,500 workers. Options include a steak and seafood restaurant, Mexican food, Asian food, pizza, burgers and a craft coffee bar. An exact October opening date has not been announced.Gun found in Clovis school bathroom belonged to California DOJ officer: A loaded handgun found in a restroom at Veterans Memorial Stadium during Friday’s Buchanan High vs. Golden West High football game belonged to a special agent for the California Department of Justice, Clovis Unified confirmed Monday. Students discovered the gun inside a holster on top of a toilet paper holder and alerted staff without touching it. The officer has not been named, and the DOJ said it is actively investigating. Leaving a gun unattended in California can bring misdemeanor charges and fines starting at $250.Trash at gated community in Fresno is not getting collected. ‘A systemic failure’: Residents at Mansionette Court in northeast Fresno say Republic Services missed seven of nine scheduled trash pickups in May 2026, prompting the city to send the hauler a notice of default letter. Resident Neil O’Brien told the Fresno City Council the pattern reflects “a systemic failure” and noted residents have no alternative provider. Republic Services says it has responded to the city’s notice and offered to review the account of any resident who has raised concerns.
Original stories by Erik Galicia, Thaddeus Miller and David Taub
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