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TimeNameText CitationImage/Video Citation
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Early Beginnings of US
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1530Spanish Colonization of Indigenous West/Californiahttps://digitallibrary.usc.edu/asset-management/2A3BF15IV0W?WS=SearchResultshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas
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1619White Lion Ship arrives to Jamestown, Virginiahttps://1619books.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Lion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm7pluf_gEY
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1804Colonizing Indigenous California“University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
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1821Mexico's Independencehttps://www.loc.gov/collections/california-first-person-narratives/articles-and-essays/early-california-history/https://www.thecollector.com/mexican-war-of-independence/
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1826Americans Arrive to Mexican Californiahttps://www.loc.gov/collections/california-first-person-narratives/articles-and-essays/early-california-history/
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1830Trail of Tears and Indian Removal Acthttps://www.britannica.com/event/Trail-of-TearsFor Students: The Lasting Impact of the Trail of Tears
https://resources.newamericanhistory.org/for-students-the-lasting-impact-of-the-trail-of-tears
https://www.onthisday.com/photos/trail-of-tears
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Westward Expansion and Civil War
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1848California Gold Rushhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/California-Gold-Rushhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/books/review/gordon-h-chang-ghosts-of-gold-mountain.html
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1852Yokuts Treaty Rejectedhttps://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2013/fall-winter/treaties.pdfAny of the maps here: https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/yokuts/
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1861Civil Warhttps://aaregistry.org/story/the-american-civil-war-a-brief-summary/https://www.thepitchkc.com/civil-war-in-missouri/
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1869Transcontinental Railroad Completehttps://www.history.com/news/transcontinental-railroad-chinese-immigrants
https://www.history.com/news/transcontinental-railroad-changed-america
http://historicfresno.org/lrhr/011.htm
https://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/lincoln/nation_trans/index.shtml		https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/transcontinental-railroad/629320/media?assemblyId=220734
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1872Central Pacific establishes Fresno as a sitehttps://www.fresno.gov/darm/historic-preservation/history-of-fresno/
http://historicfresno.org/nrhp/sprr.htm 		https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/fresnos-segregation/567299/
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1880West Fresno's ReputationSilveira, Christopher. 2010. “An Urban Morphology of Fresno, California: Its Structure and
Growth.” http://publish.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=honorstheses. </p>		https://youtu.be/_V9rVgmVd_M?si=8KJ0X_xwQi5lL00u
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1881First Armenians in Fresnohttps://www.agos.com.tr/en/article/15790/being-armenian-in-fresnohttps://www.armeniansfresno.com/seropian-brothers.php
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1882Chinese Exclusion Acthttps://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/chinese-exclusion-act
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1885Harper's Bazaar Publicationhttps://youtu.be/9Ydu_bDkWcU
https://youtu.be/lITn4HpofdY
Google Maps
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1886Fresno's Waste Water Systemhttps://www.fresno.gov/publicutilities/sewer-wastewater/wastewater-facilities-infrastructure/#regional-wastewater-reclamation-facilityGoogle Maps
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1896Plessy v. Fergusonhttps://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/plessy-v-ferguson
https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/timeline/jimcrow.htm
https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/what.htm		https://youtu.be/slDT-ac8Ft4
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1899Migration of Sikhshttps://www.sikhcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/stockton-immigration-lesson-plan.pdfhttps://youtu.be/JVgoS_M1RaU
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1914World War I Beginshttps://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I
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1918Fresno's First General PlanZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.</p> pg. 32
https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/immigration-to-the-united-states-1789-1930/catalog/39-990088920830203941 		https://youtu.be/hrniEhETVLw
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1920Ku Klux Klanhttps://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/the-ku-klux-klan-in-the-1920s
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1929St. Agnes Hospitalhttps://www.samc.com/about-us/history-and-ministry/sisters-of-the-holy-cross#:~:text=Saint%20Agnes'%20story%20begins%20in,on%20Fruit%20and%20Floradora%20avenues.https://resources.newamericanhistory.org/for-students-the-lasting-impact-of-the-trail-of-tears
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1929Great Depressionhttps://www.history.com/topics/great-depressionhttps://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id230.htm
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1930Survivors of Armenian Genocide Arrive to Fresnohttp://www.armof.org/history/
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1932Mexican Repatriation Acthttps://www.history.com/news/great-depression-repatriation-drives-mexico-deportationhttps://roadtoliberation.org/extracting-the-truth-from-los-repatriados/
https://youtu.be/WpRK4vSZ7Nc
https://youtu.be/Nv2EoJ9RYXs
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1933New Deal Programshttps://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/franklin-delano-roosevelt-and-the-new-dealhttps://www.britannica.com/event/New-Deal/images-videos
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1933Federal Housing Authority and Home Owner's Loan Corporation Establishedhttps://ncrc.org/holc/
https://www.nber.org/system/files/chapters/c3206/c3206.pdf		https://youtu.be/O5FBJyqfoLM
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1936-1937Fresno's HOLC Map + Survey and ReportHOLC “redlining” maps: The persistent structure of segregation and economic inequality » NCRC

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/fresnos-segregation/567299/

Zuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.		https://www.kvpr.org/community/2015-10-27/rare-maps-reveal-fresnos-overlooked-history-of-segregation
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Post-depression & Civil Rights Era
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1939World War II Beginshttps://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-IIhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-african-american-soldiers-saw-world-war-ii-two-front-battle-180964616/
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1942Internment Camps in Fresnohttps://lareviewofbooks.org/article/our-ghosts-on-japanese-internment-in-fresno/https://www.loc.gov/item/2007680373/
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1942U.S. Involvment in WWII and Executive Order 9066https://youtu.be/hI4NoVWq87M
https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/broadside-of-western-defense-command-instructions-to-all-persons-of-japanese-ancestry
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1942The Impact of Internmenthttps://discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2015/11/17/a-bitter-harvest/
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1942Bracero Programhttps://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/bracero-programhttps://youtu.be/6Aye9c4SgPw
https://youtu.be/AL5d9CWV0Xg
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1949Housing Act of 1949Statement by the President Upon Signing the Housing Act of 1949 | Harry S. Truman (trumanlibrary.gov)
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1950Civil Rights Erahttps://youtu.be/S64zRnnn4Po?si=kfVXFTZk5sAIqQCZ
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1950Freeway 99 ConstructionCourtesy of Dan ZackCourtesy of Dan Zack
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1953Fresno's Redevelopment Agency Created
Zuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzsSpHtVum4
City of Fresno logo
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1954Brown v. Board of Educationhttps://www.naacpldf.org/brown-vs-board/
https://www.britannica.com/event/Brown-v-Board-of-Education-of-Topeka/Decision		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBlqcAEv4nk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIMWdfSxoh8
https://www.sylviamendezschool.org/who-is-sylvia-mendez
https://www.naacpldf.org/brown-vs-board/
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1955Vietnam War, US involvement, and the Secret Warhttps://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
https://www.britannica.com/event/Vietnam-War		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2hLjsVmDVY

https://www.thirteen.org/blog-post/vietnam-war-questions-answered/
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1956Fresno State Moves NorthZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.
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1958Fresno's General and Community College Plan AdoptedZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.
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1959Resurgence of National Chicano/Mexicano Organizinghttps://www.valleyhistory.org/chicanostudentorganizationhttps://www.valleyhistory.org/chicanostudentorganization
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTL35zLkmSEcD-qfmTLg5I7KyNKil96ME
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1960Rapid Development and "Suburbanization" in FresnoZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RusKeYaMnB8
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1961Freeway 99 built out towards MaderaCourtesy of Dan ZackCourtesy of Dan Zack
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1963March on Washington1963 March on Washington | Smithsonian Institution (si.edu)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s
https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/1963-march-on-washington
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1963Advocating for Edison Highhttps://www.valleyhistory.org/activistmattiebmeyersExcerpts from Racial Discrimination in Federally Assisted Education Programs. Hearing...88-1....August 12, 1963.
https://www.kvpr.org/education/2019-01-23/civil-rights-leader-mattie-meyers-son-recalls-her-legacy
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1964Fulton Mall Openshttps://www.loc.gov/item/ca4187/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBdgNgk5W5A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdTS_LLJvcw
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1964Fair Housing March in Fresnohttps://www.valleyhistory.org/copy-of-central-ca-curriculum-1https://www.valleyhistory.org/copy-of-central-ca-curriculum-1
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1964Civil Rights Act of 1964https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/civil-rights-act		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQjNESlx5Zc
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1966Delano Grape Strikehttps://www.nps.gov/articles/000/workers-united-the-delano-grape-strike-and-boycott.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjH0UZGQag8
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/workers-united-the-delano-grape-strike-and-boycott.htm
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/50-years-later-remembering-delano-grape-strike-n433886
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1966Southwest Fresno/The General Neighborhood Renewal AreaZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.https://chhs.fresnostate.edu/cvhpi/documents/introduction_25138583.pdf
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1955Manchester Center Openshttp://www.lostfresno.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=292
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1967Model Cities ProgramZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt73pneC4Nc
Fresno Brochure courtesy of Ebay
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1968Fair Housing Act of 1968https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/aboutfheo/history#:~:text=The%201968%20Act%20expanded%20on,Housing%20Act%20(of%201968).https://www.open-communities.org/post/hud-takes-aim-at-fair-housing
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1970Fresno State Ethnic Studies Controversyhttps://omeka.library.fresnostate.edu/s/ethnic-studies-exhibit/page/introhttps://exhibits.library.fresnostate.edu/files/original/86c4963073ef539cac21c4914ba1f235ca03e67b.jpg - Special Collections Research Center in the Library of Fresno State
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1970Fashion Fair Openshttps://www.flickr.com/photos/12956306@N00/3583625425
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1970Freeway 41 Begins ConstructionCourtesy of Dan ZackCourtesy of Dan Zack
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1972Equal Rights Amendmenthttps://www.equalrightsamendment.org/the-equal-rights-amendmenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88igniqcFcA

https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/equal-rights-amendment
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1972Review of Fresno's Model Cities ProgramZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.
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1973Fresno begins process to update 1964 General PlanZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.
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1974City Adopts General Plan, Alternative 4Zuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.
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1975Arrival of Southeast Asian Refugees to Fresnohttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/books/review/great-place-to-have-a-war-joshua-kulantick.html
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1978Prop 13 Passeshttps://www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/pdf/pub29.pdf
https://www.nber.org/digest/apr05/lock-effect-californias-proposition-13		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF4xnxk0Oas
https://ballotpedia.org/File:Howard_Jarvis_magazine_cover.jpg
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Sparks of Change
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1982Macy MovesZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.
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1982Kaiser Opens by Fashion FairZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.
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1982Stop Reganism March and Rally at Fresno's Courthouse Parkhttps://www.valleyhistory.org/equalrightsamendmenthttps://www.valleyhistory.org/equalrightsamendment
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1985Freeway 41 Completed Up to Bullard AvenueCourtesy of Dan ZackCourtesy of Dan Zack
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1986Herndon Avenue is zonedCourtesy of Dan ZackCourtesy of Dan Zack
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1987Freeway 180Courtesy of Dan ZackCourtesy of Dan Zack
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1990Planning ControversiesZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.
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1990Freeway 41 to San Joaquin RiverCourtesy of Dan ZackCourtesy of Dan Zack
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1991Kaiser Permanente Builds at Herndon AvenueZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.Courtesy of Kaiser Fresno Medical Center
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1994Prop 187 Passeshttps://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/california-proposition-187
https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/187/the-fight-is-far-from-over-prop-187-a-new-jim-crow-and-immigration-today		https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-11-08/proposition-187-california-latino-voters
https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/187/the-fight-is-far-from-over-prop-187-a-new-jim-crow-and-immigration-today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IKTP-f0ZMQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmSvWPNR5IY
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1998Operation RezoneZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.
https://www.urbandisplacement.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Fresno.pdf		LA Times
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1998Smart Growth BuzzZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.
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1998Valley Children's Hospital Moves
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1998Fresno's FreewaysCourtesy of Dan ZackCourtesy of Dan Zack
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2000Smart Growth a realityZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.

https://smartgrowthamerica.org/what-is-smart-growth/
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2005Fresno's Concentrated Poverty Problemhttps://www.brookings.edu/articles/katrinas-window-confronting-concentrated-poverty-across-america/https://flickr.com/photos/joeandsarah/488639724/
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2001Land Use, Air Quality, and Health Inequities in FresnoZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.

American Lung Association. State of the Air. 2001.
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2001September 11th Attack and Patriot Acthttps://www.britannica.com/topic/USA-PATRIOT-Act
https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/surveillance-under-patriot-act		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fCJCF3Z2n8

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/9-11-anniversary/did-patriot-act-change-us-attitudes-surveillance-n641586
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2002Fresno City Council Passes 2025 General PlanZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.
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2002Department of Homeland Security Founded
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2003Darling Rendering Operates Above the LawZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.</p> pg. 55-56Fresno City Council votes to move Darling rendering plant away from Southwest Fresno neighborhoods | YourCentralValley.com | KSEE24 and CBS47, Fresno CA
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2003Central Valley Air Quality Coalition FormedZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.</p> pg. 61
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2003Worlds Apart, Futures Together
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2003Fire in West Fresno Goes Uncheckedhttps://information.auditor.ca.gov/pdfs/reports/2003-113.pdfLA Times and State of California - California Environmental Quality Act
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2005Concerned Citizens of West Fresno Foundedhttps://thestoryexchange.org/mary-curry-venise-curry-west-fresno-activists/jan 1, 2005 - Concerned Citizens of West Fresno Founded (Timeline)
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2006University Medical Center Closes in Southeast FresnoFresno County sells University Medical Center building - The Business Journal
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2007Global Financial Crisishttps://youtu.be/fXkeh8jiMdk
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2008Barack Obama, 44th Presidenthttps://youtu.be/vsPbmUhwUtg
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2010Fresno Ramps up on Social JusticeNew Fresno CA social justice groups change local politics | Fresno Bee
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2011Downtown Neighborhoods Community PlanZuk, Miriam Zofith. 2013. “Health Equity in a New Urbanist Environment: Land Use Planning and Community Capacity Building in Fresno, CA.” PhD, University of California, Berkeley. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pq5p68j.
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2011Fresno Building Healthy Communitieshttps://www.calendow.org/app/uploads/2021/04/The_California_Endowment_Decade_In_Review_2010_2020_Executive_Report.pdfhttps://www.fresnobhc.org
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2013Black Lives Matter Foundedhttps://blacklivesmatter.com/herstory/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Black-Lives-Matter