Fresno County, DEI and Garry Bredefeld

Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld pushes to remove DEI language from county job applications
Fresno County Supervisor Luis Chavez tells Action News while these changes align with federal law, they could pose complications with state laws, possibly jeopardizing hundreds of millions of dollars in funding coming to the county.
Supervisor wants DEI language for Fresno County jobs removed. How would that affect hires?
On Friday, District 2 Supervisor Garry Bredefeld announced that Fresno County Human Resources is conducting an “audit” to remove what he called politically-driven language for Fresno County government job posts. “DEI, diversity, equity, inclusion should be replaced with equality, merit and color blindness,” he said.
Bredefeld Says Fresno County's Use of DEI Language Is Over
Fresno County Supervisor discusses DEI language removal from job postings, emphasizing legal and fair hiring practices.
DEI language removed from Fresno County government job applications
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Watch as Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld proposes eliminating DEI language
Fresno County District 2 Supervisor Garry Bredefeld, using a job description as an example, announced his proposal to eliminate DEI language from Fresno County paperwork in a press conference Friday,
Man accused of New Jersey homicide arrested in Fresno, officials say
A man was arrested in Fresno in connection with the homicide of a veterinarian in New Jersey, according to the Office of the ...
Flood advisory issued for Fresno County until Thursday morning, says the NWS
A flood advisory was issued by the NWS Hanford CA on Thursday at 6:39 a.m. in effect until 10 a.m. for Fresno County.
Fresno County officials criticize California law prohibiting ICE cooperation, consider lawsuit
Fresno County officials criticized a 2017 state law that prevents local law enforcement from cooperating with federal ...
Man arrested after domestic disturbance report in Fresno
A man was arrested following a domestic disturbance report in Fresno early Friday morning, the Fresno Police Department said.
New prescribed fire started in Fresno County on Feb. 12
A new prescribed burn, called Sequoia N.f./fy25 Hume Lake /feb 12, was initiated today at 2:49 p.m. in Fresno County. The ...
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Fresno Leaders Celebrate Completion of Blackstone Hotel Conversion Project
Families have already started moving into one of Fresno County's first motel-to-permanent-affordable-housing conversions.
Rodents at 2 Fresno restaurants lead to closures. In all, 8 fail county inspections
The market was closed for three days and allowed to reopen after the violations and concerns of the health department were addressed. According to a re-inspection report issued Jan. 31, the facility ...
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Fresno County eyes more than $65 million in state funds for affordable housing
Following the passage of Proposition 1 last year, the state of California is now rolling out funding for new housing ...