Polls Archive

With allegations of $3.35M in over-billing by Caglia Environmental, should Fresno residents protest an impending trash rate hike?

Yes
No
Not sure

30 votes

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Do you think Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, harms customers with its market dominance?

Yes
No
Not sure

99 votes

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Which is the better operator to reopen Madera Community Hospital?

American Advanced Management Inc.
Adventist Health
Neither
Not sure

8 votes

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Which is the better operator to reopen Madera Community Hospital?

American Advanced Management Inc.
Adventist Health
Neither
Not sure

60 votes

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Should Fresno Unified trustees only consider internal candidates for their new superintendent search?

Yes
No
Not sure

105 votes

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Do you think Valley Children's Hospital will lose financial support due to CEO pay revelations?

Yes, very much
Maybe a little
Not at all
Not sure

242 votes

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Valley Children's paid CEO Todd Suntrapak $5.2M in 2021. What do you think?

He is overpaid.
He is worth it.
I don't care

384 votes

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As a customer, do you want to know if you're interacting with an AI chatbot?

Yes
No
I don't care

154 votes

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Should college athletes be able to join labor unions?

Yes
No
Not sure

178 votes

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Will Clovis follow through on its recent legal settlement to increase the city's affordable housing stock?

Yes
No
Not sure

109 votes

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Should California landlords be required to accept pets on their properties?

Yes
No
Not sure

299 votes

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How will you vote on Measure E, the Fresno State tax measure, on the March ballot?

Vote yes
Vote no
Undecided
I don't vote

291 votes

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Should California legalize the use of psychedelic drugs for mental health treatment?

Yes
No
Not sure

212 votes

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Should Fresno's city attorney pursue civil, criminal charges against employers in wage theft cases?

Yes
No
Not sure

245 votes

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Compared to this time last year, do you have more or fewer women in your company's executive team?

More
The same
Fewer

168 votes

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Should banks be required to cut back on the overdraft fees they charge?

Yes
No
Not sure

255 votes

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Should Fresno operate its warming centers longer each day and continuously through March 1?

Yes
No
Not sure

202 votes

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Do you think stores like Costco and Walmart will get rid of their self checkout options?

Yes
No
Not sure

258 votes

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You want tacos and are at the corner of Ashlan and Marks in Fresno. Where do you go?

Al's Ricos Tacos
Lola's Ricos Tacos
Whatever line is shorter
Not sure

106 votes

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Do you think Meathead Movers discriminated against older applicants for moving jobs?

Yes
No
Not sure

197 votes

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Are your health insurance costs going up in 2024?

Yes
No
Not sure

220 votes

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What's 2023's top local business story?

Bitwise implosion
Madera hospital closure
Reedley biolab
Labor Summer

255 votes

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Is Adventist backing out of a deal the last nail in the coffin for Madera Community Hospital?

Yes, it won't reopen
No, there's still hope
Not sure

186 votes

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Has the U.S. economy gotten better or worse since Joe Biden became president?

Worse
Better
About the same

389 votes

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Do you think the founders of Bitwise will serve prison time as a result of their recent federal fraud charges?

Yes
No
Not sure

305 votes

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Do you think the new FresnoHop trolley service will succeed in boosting downtown nightlife?

Yes
No
Not sure

298 votes

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Do you think the second version of Measure E, the Fresno State tax initiative, will be passed by voters in March 2024?

Yes
No
Not sure

304 votes

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Would you support the Fresno Teachers Association going on strike effective Nov. 1?

Yes
No
Not sure

314 votes

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Would you support an ordinance that would eliminate most tobacco shops in Fresno?

Yes
No
Not sure

285 votes

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Should a 99 Cents Only Store in Northwest Fresno give its OK for a library branch to open in the same shopping center?

Yes
No
Not sure

332 votes

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Do you think California's $20 min. wage for fast food workers will make it more difficult for other industries to hire workers?

Yes
No
Not sure

469 votes

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Are you happy with your company's access to high-speed internet service?

Yes
No
Not sure

210 votes

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Do you think the federal government will have to partially shutdown on Oct. 1?

Yes
No
Not sure

190 votes

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Do you agree with the City of Fresno City Hall paying $414K in late utility bills for Granite Park?

Yes
No
Not sure
No, we are not concerned

321 votes

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Are you concerned about how a COVID-19 surge might impact your operations this fall?

Yes, we have already implemented new protcols
Yes, we are thinking of ways to respond
No, but we will respond to a significant surge
No, we are not concerned

280 votes

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Would you be open to drinking highly purified sewage water under newly proposed state rules?

Yes
No
Not sure

285 votes

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Do you agree with a Fresno Planning Commission decision to deny a Pinedale cannabis shop over neighbors' concerns?

Yes
No
Not sure

182 votes

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Do you agree with a Fresno Planning Commission decision to deny a Pinedale cannabis shop over neighbors' concerns?

Yes
No
Not sure

207 votes

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Do you think disputes in the Bitwise bankruptcy process can be settled through mediation?

Yes
No
Not sure

237 votes

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To monitor foreign buyers, should owners of ag land be required to submit reports to the state detailing their land ownership?

Yes
No
Not sure

249 votes

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Do you approve of how public officials have handled the illegal Reedley medical lab investigation?

Yes
No
Not sure

235 votes

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Do you use AI tools at work?

Yes, on a regular basis
Yes, on occasion
No, but I'm looking into it
Never have, never will

193 votes

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Should CEMEX continue mining gravel at its Rockfield quarry for three more years before updating its environmental impact report?

Yes
No
Not sure

239 votes

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Do you think the local business community could someday welcome back Bitwise's co-CEOs into its good graces?

Yes
No
Not sure

381 votes

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Do you agree with the Supreme Court's decision to eliminate affirmative action in college admissions?

Yes
No
Not sure

446 votes

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Who bears the greatest responsibility for the collapse of Bitwise Industries?

Jake Soberal
Irma Olguin Jr.
Board of Directors
Not sure

436 votes

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How likely are you to buy an electric vehicle in the next two years?

Already have one
Likely
Unlikely
Very unlikely

433 votes

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Do you believe a commercial real estate crash is coming for the U.S. economy?

Yes
No
Not sure

401 votes

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Do you think criminal charges will result from the collapse of Bitwise Industries?

Yes
No
Not sure

468 votes

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Do you think Bitwise will be able to bring its furloughed employees back to work?

Yes
No
Not sure

568 votes

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Will $250 million for Downtown Fresno survive the California budget process?

Yes
No
Not sure

376 votes

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Do you think Madera Community Hospital will ever reopen?

Yes
No
Not sure

394 votes

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Can Fresno State raise $250M to update its athletic facilities as part of the 'Elevate' campaign?

Yes
No
Not sure

400 votes

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Should Facebook's parent company Meta be barred from monetizing the personal data of children?

Yes
No
Not sure

347 votes

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Should the State budget $1.5 billion in emergency funding for California hospitals?

Yes
No
Not sure

303 votes

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Should the City of Fresno make it illegal to attend a reckless driving "sideshow?"

Yes
No
Not sure

359 votes

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Should growers think twice about farming in the Tulare Lake basin from now on?

Yes
No
Not sure

329 votes

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Do you think the descendants of slaves in the U.S. will receive reparations in your lifetime?

Yes
No
Not sure

447 votes

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Do you think oil companies operating in California should be subject to a cap on earnings?

Yes
No
Not sure

457 votes

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Do you agree with the Biden administration's move to ensure all deposits of Silicon Valley Bank?

Yes
No
Not sure

438 votes

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Should Fresno County sue the state over the renaming of Squaw Valley to Yokuts Valley?

Yes
No
Not sure

534 votes

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Should California lawmakers ban the purchase of land in the state by entities from China?

Yes
No
Not sure

547 votes

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Is Fresno County enforcing campaign finance rules to protect the seats of incumbent supervisors from challengers?

Yes
No
Not sure

315 votes

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Do you support a four-day workweek?

Yes
No
Not sure

551 votes

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What's the best course of action for Congress on the U.S. debt ceiling?

Raise it without conditions
Raise it only with spending cuts
Don't raise it at all
Not sure

448 votes

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If you were to retire today, how much money do you think you’d need in savings realistically to be comfortable?

$500,000-$1 million
$1-$1.5 million
$1.5-$2 million
More than $2 million

502 votes

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Would you support a ban on concealed weapon carrying in private California businesses (unless allowed by biz owner)?

Yes
No
Not sure

610 votes

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How do you feel about Congress’ vote to eliminate funding for 87,000 additional IRS personnel?

Approve or lean that way
Disapprove or lean that way
Somewhere in between

645 votes

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How much do you consider public reviews when considering whether to visit a restaurant for the first time?

Always
Often
Rarely
Never

548 votes

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Should the Fresno Convention Center cancel its scheduled calendar of events to house homeless people?

Yes
No
Not sure

656 votes

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Who or what bears the most blame for the shutdown of Madera Community Hospital?

Medicare reimbursement rates
Attorney General Rob Bonta
The pandemic
Expensive travel nurses
Hospital management
Trinity Health

558 votes

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What's your most important business New Year's resolution?

Set new growth goals
Update online marketing strategies
Keep employees happy
Improve efficiency

328 votes

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Should the NFL give Google's YouTube exclusive rights to air the NFL Sunday Ticket?

Yes
No
Not sure

406 votes

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Should the U.S. adopt a carbon tax imposing tariffs on imports from countries that fail to take steps to curb their greenhouse gas emissions?

Yes
No
Not sure

425 votes

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Should the lame-duck Congress revive the expanded child tax credit?

Yes
No
Not sure

443 votes

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Do you plan to shop at a local business for Small Business Saturday (Nov. 26)?

Yes
No
Not sure

293 votes

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Do you agree with the City Council's decision to make Andrew Janz Fresno's new city attorney?

Yes
No
Not sure

442 votes

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Will you quit Twitter as Elon Musk makes changes to the social media network?

Yes
No
Already quit Twitter for other reasons
Never been a Twitter user

522 votes

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Should Fresno establish its own municipal power district as an alternative to PG&E?

Yes
No
Not sure

529 votes

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How will you vote on Measure E, the 0.2% countywide sales tax to support Fresno State?

Yes
No
Undecided
I won't vote

574 votes

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Where do you think the inflation rate will be in six months?

Higher
Lower
About the same as now
Not sure

544 votes

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How will you vote on Measure C, the Fresno County transportation tax, on the November ballot?

Voting yes
Voting no
Undecided
I don't vote

488 votes

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With Fresno State alum Aaron Judge's 62nd home run for the season, do you consider the Yankee the rightful holder of the record?

Yes
No
Not sure

425 votes

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Do you believe "quiet quitting" is a problem in your workplace?

Yes
No
Not sure

321 votes

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Do you believe "quiet quitting" is a problem in your workplace?

Yes
No
Not sure

299 votes

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Do you support a proposal to install blood alcohol monitoring systems in every new car to reduce the number of deaths on highways?

Yes
No
Not sure

577 votes

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Do you support Prop. 30, the Lyft-sponsored tax on high earners to benefit climate measures?

Yes
No
Not sure

505 votes

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Should online and mobile sports betting in California be controlled by Indian tribes?

Yes
No
Not sure

568 votes

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Did Community Medical Centers board members steer resources to Clovis for their own benefit?

Yes
No
Not sure

550 votes

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Do you support Pres. Biden's plan to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000?

Yes
No
Not sure

886 votes

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Should the Fresno City Council pass through $1M in state money for Planned Parenthood Mar Monte?

Yes
No
Not sure

798 votes

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Do you agree with a plan at Bullard High to restrict student access to their cell phones?

Yes
No
Not sure

812 votes

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Was the PGA right to suspend players involved with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit?

Yes
No
Not sure

663 votes

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Should Fresno bars be able to serve alcohol until 4 a.m.?

Yes
No
Not sure

885 votes

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Do you support changing the name of Bulldog Stadium to Valley Children's Stadium?

Yes
No
Not sure

947 votes

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Do you think Fresno Council President Nelson Esparza should face a felony extortion charge?

Yes
No
Not sure

743 votes

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Do you agree with Gov. Newsom's tax rebate inflation relief plan?

Yes, people need the help
No, it will make inflation worse
Not sure

773 votes

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Does Fresno State have a chance for an invite to the Pac-12 athletic conference?

Yes
No
Maybe

679 votes

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Do you agree with Gov. Newsom's tax rebate inflation relief plan?

Yes, people need the help
No, it will make inflation worse
Not sure

705 votes

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Should the FDA reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes to curb addiction?

Yes
No
Not sure

730 votes

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Should Fresno sever ties with Advance Peace over security concerns?

Yes
No
Not sure

610 votes

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Is the U.S. headed toward a recession?

Yes, a minor one
Yes, a major one
No
Not sure

871 votes

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Should a 30-year voter renewal for the Measure C transportation tax be delayed until 2024?

Yes
No
Not sure

648 votes

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Do you support a 15-year extension of Measure Z, the sales tax benefiting the Fresno Chaffee Zoo?

Yes
No
Not sure

836 votes

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Do you think Fresno City Council President Nelson Esparza attempted to extort City Attorney Doug Sloan?

Yes
No
Maybe

858 votes

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Have you or your family been affected by the baby formula shortage?

797 votes

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Should nuclear power be a significant part of California's future energy mix?

Yes
No
Maybe

900 votes

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What do you think of Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter?

It will help the platform.
It will hurt the platform.
Nothing will change.
Who cares?

Custom Field

948 votes

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Should the City of Fresno purchase the Tower Theatre?

Yes
No
Not sure

995 votes

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Should California employers move to a four-day work week?

Yes
No
Not sure

1090 votes

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Do you agree with researchers at the Dallas Fed that a housing bubble is brewing?

Yes
No
Not sure

870 votes

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Should the City of Fresno move to block the sale of the Trails End Mobile Home Park?

Yes
No
Not sure

755 votes

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Did members of the Fresno City Council inappropriately use city-issued credit cards?

Yes
No
Maybe

866 votes

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In light of recent violence there, should Fresno's Fashion Fair ban gang members?

Yes
No
Not sure

856 votes

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Do you support Gov. Newsom's proposal to force some homeless people into treatment?

Yes
No
Not sure

886 votes

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Would you support legalized sports betting in California?

Yes
No
Not sure

918 votes

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Should the indoor mask mandate for schools be lifted in California?

Yes
No
Maybe

1099 votes

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Should Spotify take action against Joe Rogan for presenting Covid misinformation on his podcast?

Yes
No
Not sure

364 votes

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Should Fresno State students get $500 a month under a proposed Universal Basic Income pilot project?

Yes
No
Not sure

445 votes

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Have you ordered Covid at-home tests from the government website covidtests.gov?

Yes
No, but I intend to
No, I won't
Undecided

401 votes

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Has your company sent people to work from home since the recent Omicron surge?

Most staff is working at home
Some staff is working from home
All remain in the office

333 votes

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Would you attend a Fresno Fuego game at Fresno State's soccer stadium?

Yes
No
Maybe

392 votes

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How did your stock fund(s) fare against the S&P 500 this year?

Overperformed
Underperformed
Did about the same
Not sure
I don't own any stock

272 votes

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What are your business's goals for 2022

Hire more staff
Increase revenue
Launch a new product or service
Improve social media presence
We’re happy with where we are

219 votes

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Is Amazon liable for deaths, injuries due to tornado at its Illinois distribution center?

Yes
No
Not sure

334 votes

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Do you agree with the new indoor mask requirement in California?

Yes
No
Not sure

466 votes

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Is there a chance Rep. Devin Nunes' CA 22 Congressional seat could flip to a Democrat?

No way
It will happen
It's possible

397 votes

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Should Fresno State rehire Jeff Tedford to coach the Bulldog football team?

Yes
No
Maybe

383 votes

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Should Fresno have a guaranteed basic income pilot program ($500 monthly for 200 families)?

Yes
No
Maybe

488 votes

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Should the name of Fresno County community Squaw Valley be changed?

Yes, it is insensitive to some groups
No, the name is fine
Maybe

566 votes

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Should anything be done about alcohol sales at Bulldog Stadium?

Yes, ban them again
Yes, sales should be limited further
No, it's about personal responsibility
Not sure

608 votes

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Should California require Covid vaccines for children to attend school?

Yes
No
Maybe

891 votes

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Do you support a Billionaire Wealth Tax targeting the 700 richest Americans?

Yes
No
Maybe

798 votes

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Would you support an exemption from California's gas lawn equipment ban for commercial landscapers?

Yes, landscapers should be allowed to continue using them
No, gas-powered is too harmful to the environment
Maybe

780 votes

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Should the City of Fresno be granted access to inspect, appraise the Tower Theatre?

Yes
No
Maybe

681 votes

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Are supply chain problems getting worse or better compared to six months ago?

Worse
Better
The same
Not sure

728 votes

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Which party would you blame if the US defaults on its national debt?

Both parties equally
Democrats
Republicans

871 votes

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Is an FBI investigation into possible corruption with the Fresno City Council warranted?

Yes
No
Maybe

695 votes

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Have you ever worked with a sociopath (antisocial behaviors, lack of conscience)?

Yes, a boss
Yes, a coworker
No
Maybe

597 votes

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Do you think it's possible to fight and win against PG&E's proposed 22% rate increase from 2023-26?

Yes
No
Maybe

700 votes

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Do you believe drugs such as ivermectin are an effective treatment against Covid-19?

Yes
No
Maybe

788 votes

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Are you avoiding large, in-person events because of Covid concerns?

Yes
No
Only going if vaccination is required
Only going if vaccinations and masks are required
Only going if masks are required
Not sure

891 votes

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Will an LA developer make good on plans to create an "entertainment destination" in Downtown Fresno?

Yes
No
Maybe

687 votes

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