SPECIAL PAGE
Notable People
Meet the residents, leaders, artists, entrepreneurs, organizers, and community figures whose lives intersect with Fresno’s history.
PROFILES
History Through the People Who Lived It
Civic Life
Public leaders, advocates, organizers, and institution builders.
Arts & Culture
Artists, performers, writers, and cultural contributors.
Work & Enterprise
Farmers, entrepreneurs, builders, and innovators.
Community
People whose local impact deserves a lasting record.
PEOPLE STORIES
Profiles From Fresno’s Past
Peacock Building Fresno 2026: Why the Historic Vote Matters for Chinatown
October 7, 2026
The Peacock Building Fresno 2026 debate has become one of the city’s most interesting preservation stories this fall. On September 28, Fresno’s Historic Preservation Commission
Weinstock’s at Fashion Fair: What Fresno’s 2026 Demolition Says About Its Mid-Century Past
August 25, 2026
For more than half a century, the large department-store building at 755 E. Shaw Avenue marked the eastern end of Fashion Fair Mall. Generations of
The Fresno Bee Plant and the History We Lose When Buildings Disappear
August 25, 2026
One of Fresno’s most consequential historic-building debates of 2026 is unfolding at 1626 E Street, where the former Fresno Bee printing and production plant is