On the passing of former Fresno Bee reporter George Hostetter
Last Thursday, the news came that former Fresno Bee reporter George Hostetter died of prostate cancer at age 70.
If you read this blog, you’re most likely familiar with his work, particularly his “city beat” reporting of downtown Fresno news. For years, when Mr. Hostetter needed to go to City Hall, he would get there by taking a long walk around downtown from the Bee offices on E street. It doesn’t matter what the weather was, he would walk, making notes about any development (or lack of development) along the way. He would also talk to all sorts of people to get their perspective.