May 2025 | Message from Fresno DRIVE Director Artie Padilla

Hello DRIVE Colleagues,

I hope you are ready for the warmer weather because it looks like it’s ready for us. Speaking of things heating up, so is our ongoing connectivity to our community.

As we have been sharing, DRIVE is much more than a collection of 14 different efforts that play a role in stimulating an equitable economy. We are also cultivating resident voice in neighborhood conversations, on issues that impact the quality of their lives, and in the building of social cohesion within our diverse communities. This latter strategy was the topic of this past Tuesday’s DRIVE Innovation event.

In this month’s newsletter, we’ll share more about Tuesday’s group conversation as well as another large issue that’s at the forefront of our community – Measure C.

Thanks for your continual connection, 

Artie Padilla