This story was originally published by Fresnoland.
Mayor Jerry Dyer wants to unleash a new Clovis in southeast Fresno — and text messages obtained by Fresnoland show he personally pressured the Fresno Unified school board to stay quiet about what it could cost the district.
Hours before the board voted to shelve a resolution opposing the 9,000-acre Southeast Development Area (SEDA) plan in February, Dyer sent a barrage of text messages to trustees warning them not to take a position against his signature development plan, according to documents obtained by Fresnoland through a public records request…