SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law aimed at requiring private health insurers to cover more mental health and drug addiction treatments. State and federal laws already require health insurance companies to handle mental health treatments the same as physical health treatments. But those laws don’t define what is…… MORE
Calif. Seeks to Expand Financial Protections After Federal Rollback
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California is creating what supporters call its own nation-leading, state-level version of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after critics said the Trump administration significantly weakened national protections. The legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Friday changes the existing Department of Business Oversight into the Department of Financial Protection and…… MORE
What is Prop 15? Calif. Voters to Decide Property Tax Hike for Big Businesses
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Cal Farm Bureau Supports More Help For Farmworkers
More than 160 farm groups, including the California Farm Bureau Federation, are part of the Agriculture Workforce Coalition urging the White House Coronavirus Task Force to take additional measures to help protect farmworkers. In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, the coalition says, “We ask for your help as we continue to promote…… MORE
Premier Valley Bank Donates $10K for Creek Fire Relief
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Premier Valley Bank has donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross of the Central Valley in support of those affected by the Creek Fire. According to a news release the contribution from the Fresno-based bank will help fund temporary housing, supplies, and other resources for displaced families across the impacted communities. “We are proud to…… MORE
SLO County Deputy Wounded, “White Supremacist” Gang Member Shot, Killed
TEMPLETON, CA (KMJ) – The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office responded to an officer-involved shooting on Thursday. The shooting was reported around 10:40 a.m. near Templeton Cemetery Road in Templeton. Templeton is between Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo on Highway 101. A sheriff’s deputy was driving on the 3400 block of Theater…… MORE
Endangered Species Act Hearing
A Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing focused on efforts to modernize the Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Act Amendments Act of 2020 reauthorizes the ESA for the first time since 1992. Florida rancher Liesa Priddy says the legislation, “will be better for ranchers, better for states, better for the federal authorities,…… MORE
Forest Service Mobilizes Mexico Fire Crews to Help Fight California Wildfires
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has announced that 100 wildland firefighters from across Mexico will be coming to help with suppression efforts in California. After a welcome ceremony on Wednesday afternoon, the firefighters will receive some training before they are deployed to help battle the Castle Fire within the Sequoia Complex (SQFComplex). The SQF…… MORE
Fresno County Launches Recovery Website in Response to Creek Fire
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The County of Fresno announces on Wednesday the launch of their website, in an effort to help connect those wishing to support and donate to those impacted by the Creek Fire. The County has built out a website to help match donors with various local donation opportunities: https://www.co.fresno.ca.us/resources/creek-fire-donations Fresno…… MORE
Fresno State Prez. Castro Tapped to be CSU Chancellor
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Joseph I. Castro, Ph.D., to serve as the eighth chancellor of the California State University. Castro has served as the eighth president of California State University, Fresno since 2013. He is the first California native and first Mexican American to be appointed to oversee the 23-campus…… MORE
