Judge Weighs Bail for Kings Co. Woman Who Used Meth Before Stillbirth

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A central California woman charged with murder after delivering a stillborn baby who tested positive for methamphetamine may be released to a treatment center pending trial. Chelsea Becker has been in a Kings County Jail since November 2019, where a judge on Tuesday will consider her request to move to a…MORE

Recall Threat Puts Pressure on Newsom Speech

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to give perhaps the most important speech of his political life Tuesday. The first-term governor has spent weeks laying the groundwork for an upbeat State of the State aimed at nearly 40 million people exhausted by a year of coronavirus restrictions. It comes as the…MORE

New Dairy-Based Sports Drink

  A Chicago-based start-up company launched GoodSport, a sports drink that’s 97% dairy and aims to compete nationally against leading brands. The first-of-its-kind natural sports drink is made with milk and backed by science. GoodSport will soon be available on Amazon and at www.goodsport.com, but broader retail distribution is planned for later this year. The…MORE

2020 Saw a “Dramatic Exodus from San Francisco”

By Kelly Murray and Jessica Myers, CNN No, Californians have not been packing up and leaving the Golden State en masse during the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s despite some headlines and anecdotal claims to the contrary, according to a new study published Thursday by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab. And as for the thousands of Californians who did move…MORE

Major Drug Seizure Made In Southeast Fresno

(Photo courtesy:  Fresno Police Department) (KMJ) – A joint operation by Fresno Police and the Drug Enforcement Agency leads to a major seizure in Southeast Fresno. Thanks to information developed by Multi-Area Gang Enforcement Consortium (MAGEC) detectives, Police and DEA agents were able to identify a location within the city where drugs and weapons were…MORE

Farmers Feel Threatened by Biden Administration

  A recent Farm Futures survey found why farmers feel threatened by potential policy objectives under the Biden administration. The survey shows nearly nine of every ten farmers believe taxes will go up under a Biden administration. Another 71% believe WOTUS will be overturned. Only 22% believe markets will stabilize with a new trade strategy.…MORE

Sacramento Mom Posts Sign Calling Neighbors “Karens”

[vemba-video id=”b3146ff60cc2d370bb697350f9b0d7a”] WEST SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A West Sacramento mother of seven put a sign on their family basketball hoop saying, “This neighborhood is full of Karens!” Raquel Davis said that she had reached her breaking point when a neighbor had a problem with her children and others skateboarding in front of their home…MORE

Senate Ag Plans Climate Hearing

  The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on Climate Change next week. Committee leadership announced the hearing, titled, Farmers and Foresters: Opportunities to Lead in Tackling Climate Change. The hearing, planned for Thursday, March 11, follows a similar hearing held by the House Agriculture Committee. Last week’s House Agriculture Committee hearing on climate…MORE