Tommy Marquez offers a mirrored burger menu, including The Baddy Patty in meat, left, and vegan versions, right, at Badd Burgers, located in Strummers in the Tower District. Photographed Thursday, July 30, 2026 in Fresno.

Tommy Marquez offers a mirrored burger menu, including The Baddy Patty in meat, left, and vegan versions, right, at Badd Burgers, located in Strummers in the Tower District. Photographed Thursday, July 30, 2026 in Fresno.

ERIC PAUL ZAMORA

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Tuesday’s top stories from The Fresno Bee span City Hall, the courtroom and the Tower District dining scene. A rushed term-limit push drew sharp criticism from a councilmember, testimony began Monday in the juvenile murder trial tied to Caleb Quick’s death, and a new gothic burger spot with a fully vegan mirror menu opened.

Here are The Fresno Bee’s top stories from Tuesday to catch you up The Fresno City Council board president Nelson Esparza is seen during a council meeting Thursday, July 30, 2026 in downtown Fresno. Fresno City Council Board President Nelson Esparza is seen during a council meeting Thursday, July 30, 2026, in downtown Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com After Fresno’s failed term limit proposal, ‘public deserves an apology,’ city leader says: The Fresno City Council tried to fast-track four charter measures — including a term limit extension — with only 72 hours of public notice before a vote. District 3 Councilmember Miguel Arias said the public deserves an apology, calling the rushed process damaging to trust. The term limit proposal, which would have allowed sitting councilmembers and the mayor to pursue a third consecutive term, was indefinitely tabled Thursday night after public criticism.Friends feet from Caleb Quick describe shooting in Fresno County juvenile murder case: Testimony began Monday in the juvenile murder trial of Cassie Michael, who was 16 when Caleb Quick was shot in the back of the head on April 23, 2025, in a Clovis McDonald’s parking lot. Prosecutors allege Michael served as the getaway driver for her 16-year-old boyfriend, Byron Rangel, whom eyewitnesses described as dressed in all black. Clovis police have said the killing was tied to an alleged sexual assault Quick committed on a teen girl Michael called a friend.Do you want a burger, or its ‘twin’? Tower District’s new late-night spot offers both: Badd Burgers, described by its owner as the world’s only restaurant with a fully-mirrored plant-based menu, opened permanently in early July inside Strummers in the Tower District. Every burger has an identical vegan twin made with Impossible beef. Owner Tommy Marquez said the community response has been positive, with strong support from both the goth and vegan communities.

Original stories by Melissa Montalvo, Grace Gillio and Thaddeus Miller

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