OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies. The nine-member committee, which first convened nearly two years ago, gave final approval at a meeting in Oakland to a hefty list of…… MORE
Smaller Cattle Herd Squeezing Meatpacker Profits
America’s beef cow herd hasn’t been this small since 1962. Drought and the high cost of feed forced producers to cut their herd sizes instead of keeping animals for breeding. Livestock producers who fatten cattle suddenly have leverage over meatpackers as they negotiate cattle prices with organizations like Tyson Foods, JBS, and Cargill. U.S. News…… MORE
Fresno Civic Leader, Former Mayoral Candidate, Champion for Underserved, Pastor H. Spees Died Friday
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Pastor H. Spees died in a Florida hospital on Friday, after suffering a fall last week. It was apparent that 70-year-old Spees was well-loved by many as condolences poured-in Friday evening after his wife and children announced his passing on the Caring Bridge page they had created to share updates…… MORE
California Lawmakers OK Emergency Loans To Failing Hospitals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Alarmed by the closure of a rural hospital earlier this year, California lawmakers on Thursday voted to loan $150 million to struggling medical centers in the hope of preventing a cascade of similar failures across the state. The only hospital in Madera County closed in December, leaving the community of nearly…… MORE
California Creates Website & Phone Numbers to Report Hate Crimes
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Californians can now report acts of hate through a phone number and a website. Governor Gavin Newsom’s office says the state is sending an unequivocal message that hate will not be tolerated here in California. The website CAvsHate is a direct response to increased hate, especially against people of Asian, Asian…… MORE
Farm Sector Chapter 12 Bankruptcies Drop For Most Of The Nation
New data from USDA’s Economic Research Service confirms a decline in the farm Chapter 12 bankruptcy rate for much of the nation. In 2022, the Chapter 12 bankruptcy rate reached the lowest level in nearly two decades, with 0.78 bankruptcies per 10,000 farms. But in California and Nevada which are counted together as a region,…… MORE
California Bill Advances, Requiring Big Tech To Pay For News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Big Tech companies such as Google and Meta might soon have to pay media outlets for posting and using their news content under a proposed California measure attempting to save local journalism. The bill, which cleared an important Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday with bipartisan support, would require Google and Meta…… MORE
Proposed Updates For Federal Milk Marketing Order
The National Milk Producers Federation submitted to USDA its comprehensive proposal for modernizing the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. The proposal follows two years of examination and more than 150 meetings to build consensus behind updates to a program that last saw significant changes in 2000. The NMPF proposal calls for updating the so-called “make…… MORE
Why Hollywood Writers Are Striking And The Immediate Impact
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms are now on strike. It’s the first writers’ strike — and the first Hollywood strike of any kind — in 15 years. Here’s a look at the storylines the fight has spawned. Hollywood Writers Strike picket lines begin out of…… MORE
Fresno Pastor Critically Injured in Fall, Family Asks Community to Pray
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno pastor with deep ties to the community is in critical condition after he fell last week. The family of Pastor H. Spees says he fell on Wednesday, while in Florida, and suffered a head injury His family has flown to be with him. Spees is currently in a Level…… MORE
