FRESNO, CA – Mayor Jerry Dyer is happy to announce that the City of Fresno has been approved for more than $2 million in funding under the Prohousing Incentive Pilot (PIP) Program. The commitment, announced by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, will provide the City of Fresno with $2,064,891.45 to be put…… MORE
KMJ’s Exclusive Interview with Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr.
Democratic Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. joined KMJ’s Ray Appleton Show for an exclusive interview Monday. Guest host Clint Olivier quizzed the controversial candidate on several topics. Listen here:… MORE
California, Arizona, Nevada Offer Landmark Drought Deal To Use Less Colorado River Water – For Now
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a plan to significantly reduce their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next three years, a potential breakthrough in a year-long stalemate over how to deal with a rising problem that pitted Western states against one another. The plan would conserve an…… MORE
Biden, McCarthy To Hold Pivotal Meeting On Debt Ceiling As Time To Resolve Standoff Grows Short
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are to meet Monday afternoon at the White House at a pivotal moment as Washington works to strike a budget compromise and raise the nation’s borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially chaotic federal default. Negotiators for the White House met for nearly…… MORE
Fresno Yosemite International Airport Breaks Ground on Next Phase of Expansion
Fresno, CA – Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) on Friday celebrated the next phase of FAT forward, the largest airport development program in FAT’s history, with a groundbreaking on a $147 million major terminal expansion project to meet the current and future air travel demands for the city of Fresno and California’s Central Valley. This expansion will…… MORE
Celebration of Life Announced For Beloved Fresno Pastor H Spees
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A celebration of life is announced for a beloved Fresno pastor who died this month. Harold Spees, known as H, died at the age of 70. He fell after a cardiac event while in Florida on April 26th, and passed away in the Level 1 trauma center, there, on May 5th.…… MORE
Mayor Dyer Unveils Proposed City of Fresno 2024 Budget
FRESNO, CA- Mayor Jerry Dyer, along with City Manager Georgeanne White, announced the City of Fresno’s proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget at a City Hall news conference Thursday. The $1,850,771,100 budget prioritized community safety, economic development, public work improvements, housing, Beautify Fresno, and investment in our youth. The Mayor’s proposed budget flows from his core…… MORE
White House Vows More Federal Aid To Reduce Homelessness In 5 Cities And California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five major U.S. cities and the state of California will receive federal help to get unsheltered residents into permanent housing under a new plan launched Thursday as part of the Biden administration’s larger goal to reduce homelessness 25% by 2025. The All Inside initiative will partner the U.S. Interagency Council on…… MORE
California Lawmakers Block Bill Allowing People To Sue Oil Companies Over Health Problems
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday: One that would have ramped up the state’s emissions targets, and another that would have made oil companies liable for the health problems of people who live close to oil wells. They are among the hundreds of bills that did not survive the…… MORE
Meat Exports Show Mixed Results
A USDA report says a comparison between first-quarter 2023 exports of seven animal products with the exports from the same time last year shows some improvement. Four of the categories were year-over-year higher and three were lower so far during this year. In the first quarter of 2023, lamb and mutton exports were up 31%,…… MORE
