Fresno is the sixth-largest city in California and the county seat of Fresno County, with an official Census Bureau estimated population of 481,035 as of July 1, 2006. It is located in the expansive Central Valley. The city is the cultural and economic center of the Fresno metropolitan area. Following Sacramento, Fresno is the second-largest metropolitan area in California's Central Valley with a population of 1,002,284. Government Fresno has a modified strong-mayor form of local government, with a Mayor (Executive branch) and seven City Council members (Legislative branch) elected for no more than two, four-year terms. The current mayor, Alan Autry was first elected in November 2000, re-elected on March 2 2004, and will serve until January 2009. Mayor · 2000-present Alan Autry · 1993-2000 Jim Patterson · 1989-1993 Karen Humphrey · 1985-1989 Dale Doig

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