Fresno makes progress as leaders stand for justice

There is much work ahead, but Mayor Ashley Swearengin and other Fresno leaders have taken an important step in addressing concerns about racism and police shootings that led to recent public protests. The mayor, police Chief Jerry Dyer and Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims were among the participants in a closed-door meeting Saturday with several pastors at the Westside Church of God in southwest Fresno.