FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Legislation calling for an increase in California’s tire change fee has been scrapped. Democratic Assemblyman Chris Holden has asked that his bill be tabled, following claims that raising the fee from $1.75 to $3.25, would hit lower-income Californians the hardest. The increase would have generated an estimated $55 million a year, which…… MORE
Investigation into 2018 Tulare Murder Leads to Illegal Drug Ring
TULARE, CA (KMJ) – An investigation into a 2018 murder leads detectives to an illegal drug ring in Tulare. On May 30, 2019, Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested five men while investigating the murder of Daniel Orta. Their investigation first began on October 23, 2018, when deputies responded to a shooting in the…… MORE
Town Hall to Tackle Future of Independent Contractors in California
Assemblyman Jim Patterson is hosting a workshop for Fresno business owners and independent contractors to talk about the state supreme court’s *Dynamex* decision, and the proposed state law AB 5, that will have a major impact on independent contractors like truck drivers, janitors, ride-share drivers and many others. “The California supreme court in 2018,…… MORE
Democrat Presidential Hopefuls In San Francisco this Weekend
FRESNO (KMJ) – Democratic presidential hopefuls will be in San Francisco this weekend for an annual convention of the state party as it faces a #metoo firestorm. Sen. Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are among the 14 candidates coming to court party faithful. This weekend’s party convention in San Francisco is a…… MORE
California utilities get new rules for cutting electricity to prevent wildfires
California regulators have given utilities new rules about intentionally cutting power to prevent wildfires, including how to prepare the public for the outages. Thursday’s move by the California Public Utilities Commission comes a year after California suffered its deadliest and most destructive wildfire, the Camp Fire. The commission had in recent years said the state’s investor-owned…… MORE
Warren vows to pass law if elected allowing for presidents to be indicted
Elizabeth Warren said Friday that she would, if elected in 2020, pressure Congress to pass new legislation effectively reversing current Justice Department guidelines and allow for the indictment of a sitting president on criminal charges. The Massachusetts senator and Democratic presidential candidate has repeatedly asserted that President Donald Trump’s behavior — as described in former special counsel Robert Mueller’s…… MORE
CA Moves to Require Smog Inspections for Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Senate has approved a bill that would subject heavy-duty diesel trucks to smog inspections. Over the next ten years, SB 210 would affect about 1 million big-rigs, which the legislation’s supporters claim are a significant contributor to air pollution. The trucks are said to be responsible for almost 60 percent…… MORE
Non-Profit Exec Balch Running for Mayor, Joining Dyer, Chavez and Janz
FRESNO (KMJ) – Elliott Balch is jumping into the Fresno mayor’s race. The 38-year-old is the chief operations officer of the Central Valley Community Foundation, and was one of the major supporters of the “Measure P” campaign. “I think the number one issue that we have to keep squarely in view is the fact that…… MORE
COO Elliott Balch Enters Fresno’s Mayoral Race
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Another candidate is entering the Fresno Mayoral race. 38 year-old Elliott Balch is the Chief Operations Officer of the Central Valley Community Foundation and was one of the supporters of the Measure P effort. Balch joins a number of candidates including former Congressional candidate Andrew Janz. Fresno…… MORE
Schiff: Mueller should testify as his ‘last duty’ as special counsel
[vemba-video id=”politics/2019/05/30/special-counsel-robert-mueller-statement-testify-congress-adam-schiff-intv-ac360-vpx.cnn”] (CNN) — Robert Mueller’s investigation may be complete, but House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff says the special counsel owes one final duty to the nation: congressional testimony. “Bob Mueller has one more service to provide to the country, much as he appears reluctant to do so, and that is he really should testify before…… MORE
