In this episode of Fresnolandia, Danielle Bergstrom and Jordan Mattox sit down with Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias for a wide-ranging conversation about the controversy surrounding Measure P arts funding and the investigation into missing grant dollars. The discussion unpacks how the situation came to light, what safeguards were in place, and what happens next for Fresno’s arts community as the city grapples with questions of oversight, transparency, and trust.
Together, they explore the complicated balance between accountability and accessibility in public grantmaking, the role of nonprofits versus City Hall in administering arts funds, and the deeper tensions around who gets to define culture in a diverse city. The episode also looks ahead at how Fresno might rebuild confidence in the Measure P process, protect future funding, and ensure artists and organizations can continue their work despite uncertainty.
In this episode of Fresnolandia, hosts Danielle Bergstrom and Jordan Mattox sit down with investigative reporter and assistant editor Omar Rashad to unpack a...
The topics covered in this week's episode of Fresnolandia: Jordan discusses the upcoming book club with Henry Grabar discussing his book Paved Paradise Dani...
On today's episode, we cover the following topics: Dani and Jordan discuss headlines this week including further ramificaitons of the Border Patrol raid in...