C for Chaos? Ashjian Kicked Off Measure C Committee

Confusion mounts over Fresno's Measure C committee shakeup

The chair of Fresno’s regional transportation agency stood firm Friday on their decision to remove one of the city’s three representatives from a county tax advisory board. According to Fresno Council of Governments’ policy board chair Alma Beltran, the City of Fresno member, Brooke Ashjian, was removed from the Measure C steering committee for what she described as “lies and personal attacks” Ashjian made recently in local news programs and web…

C for Chaos? Ashjian Kicked Off Measure C Committee

Members of the Fresno City Council and mayor’s administration are incensed that Measure C executives removed a Fresno resident from an advisory committee. During a presentation on the countywide transportation tax at Thursday’s council meeting, Fresno Council of Governments Executive Director Robert Phipps and consultant Kendall Flint revealed they had removed businessman Brooke Ashjian from the group. The steering committee, with up to 38 membe…

Ashjian, lone roads expert, booted from Fresno’s Measure C committee

Former Fresno Unified School District trustee Brooke Ashjian has been kicked off of the Measure C steering committee.  Ashjian has been critical of the recent move to give social justice activists a dozen seats at the table in crafting Fresno County’s half-cent sales tax renewal.  The big picture: Fresno Council of Governments (FresnoCOG) Executive Director Robert Phipps sent an email to Ashjian on Thursday telling him that he has been removed f…