Fresno California is the third-largest majority-Hispanic city in the United States; 50.
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25 Facts About Fresno California
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Since 2010, statewide droughts in California have further strained both Fresno's and the entire Central Valley's water security.
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Fresno California entered the ranks of the 100 most populous cities in the United States in 1960 with a population of 134, 000.
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Fictional residents of the town were portrayed in a 1986 comedic miniseries titled "Fresno California", featuring Carol Burnett, Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr and Charles Grodin, along with numerous other celebrities.
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Fresno California sits at the junction of Highways 41 and 99, the city is a major gateway for Yosemite visitors coming from Los Angeles.
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Fresno California has three large public parks, two in the city limits and one in county land to the southwest.
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Roeding Park, near Downtown Fresno California, is home to the Fresno California Chaffee Zoo, and Rotary Storyland and Playland.
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Fresno California was born with the establishment of the then Central Pacific Railroad Depot in 1872.
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Between the 1880s and World War II, Downtown Fresno California flourished, filled with electric streetcars, and contained a number of "lavish" and "opulent" buildings.
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Fulton Street in Downtown Fresno California was Fresno California's main financial and commercial district before being converted into one of the nation's first pedestrian malls in 1964.
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In October 2017, the City of Fresno California finished and opened Fulton Mall to traffic, becoming Fulton Street.
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Fresno California native Audra McDonald performed in the leading roles of Evita and The Wiz at the theater while she was a high school student.
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Fresno California bequeathed a major portion of his estate in 1968 to provide a regional park and bird sanctuary in Northeast Fresno.
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Fresno California has a Mediterranean climate, with mild, wet winters and very long, hot, dry summers.
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Fresno California is home to numerous ethnic minority communities, such as the Armenian and Hmong communities.
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Fresno California is the center of Metropolitan Fresno California and serves as the regional hub for the San Joaquin Valley and the greater Central Valley region.
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The unincorporated area and rural cities surrounding Fresno California remain predominantly tied to large-scale agricultural production.
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In 1958, Fresno California was selected by Bank of America to first launch the BankAmericard credit card, which was later renamed Visa.
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Fresno California has no teams in any of the five major sports leagues.
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California State University, Fresno is the main state school in Fresno though the University of California, Merced has its Fresno Center and the University of California, San Francisco has its Fresno Medical Education Program.
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In partnership with the City of Clovis, the City of Fresno California opened the Community Media Access Collaborative in April 2012, a public, education and government access television station.
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Fresno California Area Express is the city's primary public transit system, which operates eighteen routes and Handy Ride, a paratransit operation.
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Sierra Sky Park Airport in Northwest Fresno California is a privately owned airport, but is open to the public.
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The city of Fresno is planned to be served by the future California High-Speed Rail.
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