Fresno was always regarded (by those I knew, at least) as just a smidgen below Sacramento. That's not saying too much, but Sacramento is probably the stereotypical middle-class American city... so Fresno was almost in that same class - just a handful of years ago.
Five minute video here: http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1288182424001_2099978,00.html

Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months