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Board members attend the final full board meeting for the Fresno State Foundation Tuesday afternoon, June 30, 2026 in Fresno.<\/p>\n
ERIC PAUL ZAMORA<\/p>\n
ezamora@fresnobee.com<\/p>\n
Wednesday brought a busy news day across the central San Joaquin Valley, from governance upheaval at Fresno State\u2019s philanthropic arm to a Clovis restaurant\u2019s dramatic reinvention. Fresno\u2019s mayor floated a bid for a third term, while a long-awaited Title IX review at Fresno State delivered its verdict.<\/p>\n
Here are Wednesday\u2019s top stories Original stories by Robert Kuwada, Bethany Clough and Melissa Montalvo<\/p>\n This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence based on our own originally reported, written and published content. Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media\u2019s AI policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n This story was originally published July 30, 2026 at 6:29 AM.<\/p>\n CORRECTION: The headline was changed to remove a potentially confusing direct quote.<\/p>\n Corrected Jul 30, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Board members attend the final full board meeting for the Fresno State Foundation Tuesday afternoon, June 30, 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-419122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, at a July 27, 2026, news conference at Fresno City Hall, said he would run for a third term in 2028 if voters allow. David Taub The Fresno Bee After shakeup, Fresno State Foundation hit by resignations. \u2018I have overstayed my welcome\u2019<\/a>: Three board members \u2014 Eric Hanson, Carol Chandler and George Soares \u2014 resigned in the days following a June 30 board meeting that ushered in governance changes including term limits. The Fresno State Foundation, which manages $315 million in university endowments and post-award grants, is remediating 46 weaknesses identified in a CSU chancellor\u2019s office review released in January. Long-time chairperson Vinci Ricchiuti also termed out after 32 years, including a decade as chair.A Clovis restaurant tried to be like Sweet Tomatoes. Months later, it\u2019s pivoting<\/a>: Dosan Social Eatery on Shaw Avenue spent four months trying to fill the Sweet Tomatoes void with a $25 buffet and meat-carving stations before closing in February to reinvent itself. Owner Ranjit Dosanjh ripped out the 25-foot salad bar and reopened with an upscale \u00e0 la carte menu featuring a 14-ounce rib-eye, a French dip sandwich and specialty cocktails. Diner reviews on Google and Yelp have been primarily positive since the switch.Fresno State athletics Title IX gender-equity review is done. Is school in compliance?<\/a>: A comprehensive review conducted by Tulane sports law director Gabe Feldman found the athletics department generally in Title IX compliance on participation opportunities, benefits and treatment of student-athletes. The review stemmed from a lawsuit settlement with former women\u2019s lacrosse players whose program was cut in 2021; Fresno State agreed to pay $900,000 in attorneys fees and $25,000 for the review. It flagged facility issues at the North Gym that disproportionately affect female athletes and gave the school until the end of the 2027-28 academic year to implement a gender equity plan.Fresno mayor wants third term. Experts say idea is OK, but timeline \u2018self-serving\u2019<\/a>: Council President Nelson Esparza introduced a resolution Monday to let mayors and councilmembers serve three consecutive terms \u2014 12 years total \u2014 instead of the current two. Mayor Jerry Dyer, a co-sponsor, said he would seek a third term if voters approve the measure in November. Political scientists said the timing looked \u201cself-serving\u201d and should have been vetted publicly months before Thursday\u2019s council vote to place it on the Nov. 3 ballot.<\/p>\n