Fresno Bee

fresnobee.com — Large plumes of smoke rise behind a house from the Carstens Fire in the Sierra National Forest near Jerseydale, Calif., in the Mariposa area on Monday, June 17, 2013. More than 700 firefighters are battling the Carstens fire which began Sunday afternoon and has burned about 1 1/2 square miles or 900 acres, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Daniel Berlant said.

fresnobee.com — Amtrak's San Joaquin route, the fifth busiest passenger train corridor in the nation, is getting more cars this summer to serve additional riders on the 12 daily trains. The California Department of Transportation, which underwrites the Amtrak San Joaquins and two other intercity passenger train services, expects to take delivery in the coming months of 14 renovated, 1960s-era Comet 1B rail cars.

fresnobee.com — Men's Wearhouse doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore. The men's clothier said Wednesday that it has fired the face of the company and its executive chairman, George Zimmer, 64, who appeared in many of its TV commercials with the slogan "You're going to like the way you look.

fresnobee.com — Fresno City Manager Mark Scott is leaving his job to become city manager in Burbank, and Bruce Rudd is being promoted to replace him, Mayor Ashley Swearengin announced at a Wednesday morning news conference at City Hall. Scott, who has held Fresno government's top non-elected job since April 2010, leaves July 19.

fresnobee.com — Incoming Fresno State President Joseph Castro has formed a 43-member team of campus and community members to help with his transition into office Aug. 1 and during his first six months. The Presidential Transition Team will be co-chaired by California State University trustees Peter Mehas and Hugo Morales.

fresnobee.com — California lawmakers will get a pay raise of nearly $5,000 this year while the governor will see an increase of nearly $9,000 after a citizens' panel voted Wednesday to restore some of the cuts it made during the recession. Gov. Jerry Brown's salary will increase to $174,000, up from $165,288 but still below the high salary of $212,179 in 2008.