All true. While annexing Arden/Arcade would be a sensible thing to do, there would be a lot of political headwind. Not saying it couldn't be accomplished, but the fight would be there. Also, I bet the County would want the south area 'finger' included in the same annexation or timing thereof to make up for the lost revenue. Arden/Arcade has a lot of money comparatively and only taking this area (by the City) would be a huge drain on resources for the County.
Going back to the thread topic, I'll keep with my original prediction, and agree with others about Fresno being out of reach in the rankings for at least a couple more decades with out the aforementioned annexations.
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