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Sept. 30, 2025
Fresnoland - Southwest Fresno candidate forum helps kickstart local 2026 election season
Candidates were also asked about their thoughts on the Fresno City Council’s recent $6 million allocation toward the proposed affordable housing development coming to the former Peacock Hotel in Chinatown. The scenario was used to gauge candidates’ thoughts on what type of housing should be prioritized in their district: affordable, market-rate, mixed-use or a combination of the three.
California Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula said he was in favor of both affordable and market-rate housing getting approved in the district. He said many of the issues to get housing in the district stem from aging infrastructure, and that he’s done his part already at the state level to work with the city on softening that burden.
“We got $100 million this last year in a bad budget year to help us to do water and sewer in downtown and Chinatown,” he added, “because we have 100 year old pipes in our city. For those who want to develop up, they’re not able to invest if the pipes underneath won’t support the density of housing we need.”
Nov. 22, 2024
GV Wire, Politics 101 - Assemblymember Arambula says he'll run for Fresno City Council
Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula will forgo a possible final term in the state Legislature to run for Fresno City Council.
“I am grateful for my community, for electing me six times to the Assembly, and I’m looking forward to a ’26 election when I can continue to serve my community,” Arambula told GV Wire.
Arambula lives in District 3, which covers southwest and downtown Fresno. Current D3 Councilmember Miguel Arias will termed out in two years.
Voters elected Arambula in a special election in April 2016 to fill the remaining eight months of Henry T. Perea’s term. Perea resigned to take a job in the private sector.