{"id":452415,"date":"2026-09-03T18:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/452415\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:38:12","slug":"fresno-bee-top-stories-for-wednesday-sept-2-2026-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/452415\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno Bee top stories for Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday brought a mix of consequential news across the central San Joaquin Valley, from a courtroom sentencing in a high-profile Clovis murder case to a leadership change in Tulare County government and a fresh sale attempt for a landmark downtown Fresno hotel building. Get caught up.<\/p>\n

\"The The Radisson Hotel building, center, on Van Ness in downtown Fresno is again listed for sale. It was listed last fall with a price of $14.9 million, then it was taken off the market. On Aug. 21 it was listed for sale again, this time for $19.5 million. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com Here are the top stories of the day\u201cTeen who killed Caleb Quick in Clovis sentenced. Father says \u2018lies\u2019 led to murder\u201d \u2014 Cassandra Michael was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in Fresno County\u2019s Secure Youth Treatment Facility<\/a> for her role as getaway driver in the April 2025 killing of Caleb Quick outside a Clovis McDonald\u2019s. Judge Brian Alvarez imposed the maximum sentence, rejecting a report that called the crime rash and impulsive and saying instead that it showed sophistication and planning. Quick\u2019s father, Stephen Quick, told the court his son was \u201cset up and murdered by Cassie and Byron based on lies.\u201d Alleged shooter Byron Rangel has a tentative transfer hearing scheduled Dec. 1 to determine whether he will be tried as an adult.\u201cTulare County announces new Health & Human Services director\u201d \u2014 The Tulare County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to appoint Natalie Bolin as the new director of the Health & Human Services Agency<\/a>, following the retirement of Donna Ortiz. Bolin, currently the agency\u2019s behavioral health director, is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years of experience and has secured more than $34 million in grant funding over the past five years. Her new role starts Oct. 3 with an approved annual salary of $244,640.61, plus a monthly auto allowance of $731. Board chair Amy Shuklian said the appointment \u201cbrings experienced, steady leadership to one of our county\u2019s most critical agencies.\u201d\u201cDowntown Fresno\u2019s old Radisson hotel re-listed for sale. Price up millions in a year\u201d \u2014 The nine-story, 197-room former Radisson building on Van Ness Avenue is back on the market for $19.5 million<\/a>, more than double what the ownership group paid in March 2023 and 31% higher than the $14.9 million asking price from last fall. The Aug. 21 Loopnet listing describes a \u201cdual-path\u201d opportunity for redevelopment as apartments or reopening as a hotel, and comes with a completed professional renovation design package. Downtown Councilmember Miguel Arias criticized the sale attempts, saying he still doesn\u2019t \u201csee a marketplace for that price point.\u201d The hotel closed in December 2022 because of fire code violations.<\/p>\n

Original stories by Fresno Bee reporters Thaddeus Miller, Maria G. Ortiz-Briones and Erik Galicia<\/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

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