CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Council President Mike Karbassi
WHEREAS, The Fair Housing Act, enacted on April 11, 1968, enshrined into federal law the goal of eliminating racial segregation and ending housing discrimination in the United States; and WHEREAS, The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, and disability, and commits recipients of federal funding to affirmatively further fair housing in their communities; and
WHEREAS, The City of Fresno is committed to the mission and intent of Congress to provide fair and equal housing opportunities for all; and
WHEREAS, Our social fabric, the economy, health, and environment are strengthened in diverse, inclusive communities; and
WHEREAS, More than fifty years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, discrimination persists, and many communities remain segregated; and
WHEREAS, Acts of housing discrimination and barriers to equal housing opportunity are repugnant to a common sense of decency and fairness.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Mayor Jerry Dyer and the Fresno City Council, do hereby declare the month of April, 2025 as:
“Fair Housing Month”
in the City of Fresno.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 24 th
day of April 2025.
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JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ MIKE KARBASSI, Council President MIGUEL ARIAS, Council Vice President
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ ANNALISA PEREA, Councilmember District 1 TYLER MAXWELL, Councilmember District 4
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ NICK RICHARDSON, Councilmember District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7