Danielle Bergstrom

Fresno

Executive Director at Fresnoland

Mama x 2. Having fun in @fresnoland. Urban planner, always. Journalist, mostly. [email protected]

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Articles

Could Fresno voters see three local taxes on ballots next year?

2 weeks ago | fresnoland.org | Danielle Bergstrom

Voters in Fresno could potentially vote on three taxes funding transportation next year if local leaders can’t figure out how to get in the same lane. Efforts to renew Measure C – Fresno County’s multi-billion dollar sales tax funding roads, transit, bike lanes, and even the airport – have officially begun again, after a contentious showdown between two rival political factions resulted in failure at the ballot box in 2022.
Fresnolandia Podcast: Fresno leaders explain the anti-DEI backlash

2 weeks ago | fresnoland.org | Danielle Bergstrom

On this week’s Fresnolandia, we’re talking about the current backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives – also known as DEI – with local leaders, and how they’re working locally to close opportunity gaps for Fresno’s Black residents.
Join us on April 22 with California and Fresno leaders to talk about the future of high-speed rail

1 month ago | fresnoland.org | Danielle Bergstrom

10 years ago, every major politician in California trotted down to Fresno to break ground on the state’s first high-speed rail project. The ambitions for Fresno have been large. But while the project has hit some success despite the several obstacles, it’s over a decade behind the initial schedule projections, without a clear timeline to connect Central Valley residents with the Bay Area or LA. The stakes for the project couldn’t be higher right now.
Intro interview: Fresno District 6 Councilmember Nick Richardson talks speeding on Friant, CEMEX, and policing

1 month ago | fresnoland.org | Danielle Bergstrom

Fresnoland is holding intro interviews with incoming Fresno City Councilmembers and Fresno County Supervisors on our weekly podcast, Fresnolandia, starting with Supervisor Luis Chavez. A lightly edited version of our conversation with newly elected District 6 councilmember Nick Richardson is below. Listen to the full episode below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Fresnolandia Podcast: The innovative rural health program at risk

1 month ago | fresnoland.org | Danielle Bergstrom

On this week’s Fresnolandia podcast, Jordan and Danielle talk with Genoveva Islas, executive director of Fresno-based nonprofit Cultiva La Salud about recent cuts from the Trump administration’s Health and Human Services Department to Fresno County’s public health department.
Community health nonprofits in Fresno lose millions to Trump cuts

1 month ago | fresnoland.org | Danielle Bergstrom

Fresno County officials notified nearly a dozen nonprofits this week that $11 million in federal grants for community health have been canceled, according to a county memo acquired by Fresnoland. The immediate cuts – effective March 24 – are a result of the Trump Administration’s move this week to cancel more than $12 billion in funding to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control.
How to vote in the Fresno special election March 18

1 month ago | fresnoland.org | Julianna Morano |Danielle Bergstrom

What’s at stake? The March 18 special election is a showdown between four candidates to win the District 5 Fresno City Council seat vacated by Luis Chavez, who left the council to after winning an election to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. Early voting for the District 5 Fresno City Council special election is underway – and there’s several ways to make sure you can cast your ballot before polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Fresnolandia Podcast: Will Fresno still benefit from high-speed rail?

2 months ago | fresnoland.org | Danielle Bergstrom

Have thoughts or questions about high-speed rail’s future for Fresno that you want Fresnoland to explore? Fill out our survey here. On this week’s Fresnolandia, Jordan and Danielle speak with Egon Terplan, a senior fellow at UC Berkeley’s Institute for Transportation Studies and a former senior advisor for Gov. Gavin Newsom on high-speed rail and economic development, about what the project’s shaky future could still mean for Fresno.
Fresno, let's talk high-speed rail.

2 months ago | fresnoland.org | Danielle Bergstrom

10 years ago, every major politician in California trotted down to Fresno to break ground on the nations’s first high-speed rail project. The ambitions for Fresno have been large. A revitalized downtown, connected in just an hour to the Silicon Valley. Tech companies relocating to Fresno. Building an ag-tech hub in Fresno and Merced. Tens of thousands of construction jobs, paving the way to even more middle and higher-wage permanent jobs.
Peach Avenue park in southeast Fresno was years in the making

2 months ago | fresnoland.org | Danielle Bergstrom

Northeast Fresno has Woodward. Central Fresno has Roeding. At the edge of southwest Fresno, Kearney Park. And now, after a nearly 15-year long effort, southeast Fresno has broken ground on its own regional park. Northeast Fresno has Woodward. Central Fresno has Roeding. At the edge of southwest Fresno, Kearney Park. And now, after a nearly 15-year long effort, southeast Fresno has broken ground on its own regional park.