High Speed Rail Station. Fresno Declares Drought; worst recorded precipitation levels; 130 years. Water Use Reduction/Conservation Begins. 2017 – Fresno shootings. 2020 Population reaches 542,161 people. 2021 Former Police Chief Jerry Dyer becomes Fresno's 26th mayor. See also History of Fresno National Register of Historic Places listings in Fresno County, California Timelines of other cities in the Northern California area of California: Mountain View, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose References Further reading Books Published in the 19th century Published in the 20th century Waiczis, Michael R., and William B. Secrest, Jr. A Portrait of Fresno, 1885–1985: A Publication of the Centennial History Committee. Fresno: Centennial History Committee, 1985. Published in the 21st century Periodicals "Fresno Past and Present", Quarterly Journal of the Fresno City and County Historical Society. Fresno: The Society, 1959- (about Fresno's Southeast Growth Area) (series of articles about Fresno) Travel guides External links Items related to Fresno, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America) Materials related to Fresno, California, various dates (via US Library of Congress, Prints & Photos Division) History of Fresno, California fresno