LOS ANGELES (AP) — The office of California Attorney General Kamala Harris has asked the state’s Supreme Court to strictly limit a lower court’s ruling that local water rates designed to encourage conservation are unconstitutional. In a letter to the Supreme Court, Harris’s office said the April decision by the 4th District Court of Appeal…… MORE
UC: ‘America Is the Land of Opportunity’ Is a Microaggression
Fresno (KMJ) “America is the land of opportunity.” It’s a phrase that’s been around for a few centuries. But now, according to the University of California, that phrase is considered racist – or a “Myth of Meritocracy”. Click Here To View the handout recently distributed to UC faculty titled: Tool: Recognizing Microagressions and the Messages…… MORE
American Farm Bureau Report: Final Waters of the U.S. Rule Worse than Proposed
The American Farm Bureau’s analysis of the Waters of the U.S. rule finds the final rule to be worse than EPA’s original proposal. American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman said the conclusions “are sobering.” The rule would give the EPA and the Corps of engineers the power to determine what falls under the regulation via…… MORE
Carlos Viera Foundation Expands Efforts Into Fresno County
FRESNO (KMJ) — The parents of a child with autism can now apply for grant funding to help give their children everything they need to flourish. Aid to help children with autism is being offered to Fresno county residents through the Carlos Viera Foundation. “It provides services, medical necessities, electronic devices, therapy, whatever the families…… MORE
Saving Salmon in Wine Country
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — California is taking desperate steps to save the last endangered salmon in Wine Country creeks that are going dry because of over-pumping and the drought, officials said Thursday. Water has run so low in the four tributaries of the Russian River in Sonoma County that state workers have been dispatched with…… MORE
Merced City Manager Bramble Announces Retirement
Merced City manager Bramble announces retirement Merced City Manager John Bramble has announced his retirement effective Dec. 5. Bramble, 69, was hired seven years ago when the City was facing the challenges of the recession. “I have enjoyed my career serving the public for 45 years, but now it is time to spend more time…… MORE
Caltrans Cuts Ribbon On State Route 198 Project in Lemoore
Caltrans held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a finished road project in Lemoore. Caltrans and Granite Construction have been working on State Route 198 for the past two years, and this morning (June 11, 2015), the completion of the Northeast Quadrant of State Route 198 and 19th Avenue, at the City Park was celebrated.…… MORE
Nobel Chemist Learns Why Chauvinism is Bad for Your Career
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — University College London and Nobel prize-winning biochemist Tim Hunt has resigned from his honorary post, after proclaiming that there’s “trouble…… MORE
California’s Economic Resurgence Continues
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Following a recession-era hit, the Golden State has gone from being the world’s 9th to 7th largest economy. The U.S.…… MORE
Hanford Girl Ejected From Drunk Driver’s Truck
Fresno, CA (KMJ) A Hanford girl is hospitalized and her friend is jailed on DUI charges after a crash early Thursday morning. Officers say the 17 year old girl was found lying in the street on Holt Ave and Lombard Street around 12:30am. The unidentified female was bleeding and suffering from numerous injuries after being…… MORE
