SACRAMENTO (AP) – An effort to jumpstart California’s licensed marijuana retailers failed to clear a key legislative committee on Thursday, likely dooming its prospects for the year as the country’s largest legal cannabis industry continues to flounder in the shadow of the illegal and tax free black market. Recreational marijuana has been legal in California…… MORE
Gas Price Hike Could be Due to Outages, Manipulation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Energy Commission says refinery outages and potential market manipulation could be driving up state gas prices. In a memo to Gov. Gavin Newsom, the commission says price hikes since 2015 have ranged between 17 cents and 34 cents per gallon, after accounting for additional taxes and other program costs.…… MORE
SEN HARRIS BLASTS TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION PLAN
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CA Twins Born in Different Locations
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Tariffs on Mexico & Canada May Be Lifted Soon
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the administration is close to “an understanding with Mexico and Canada” to remove tariffs that have been in place for almost a year and have heavily impacted U.S. agriculture including the California farm industry. Politico says it’s not clear yet what the potential agreement between the three countries might…… MORE
Arambula Found Not Guilty of Child Abuse, Returns to Assembly Monday
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno jury on Thursday returned a not-guilty verdict in the trial Assemblyman Dr. Joaquin Arambula. The 41-year-old Fresno democrat was facing one count of misdemeanor child abuse following his arrest in December. He said his 7-year-old daughter acted out and he spanked her, the next day CPS was called…… MORE
Feds Strip High Speed Rail of $928 Million
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) California’s “bullet train” just hit another major speed bump. On Thursday, the Federal Railroad Administration announced it’s terminating its deal with the state of California to fund the controversial High Speed Rail Project because CHSRA has “repeatedly failed to comply” with terms of the 2010 agreement” the FRA said. CLICK TO READ…… MORE
Gov. Newsom’s ‘Water Tax’ Shot Down in CA Senate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Senate has rejected a new tax on most residential water bills, opting instead to use existing tax dollars to improve drinking water in some of the state’s poorest areas. State officials say in 2017, more than 450 public water systems did not comply with safety standards, affecting more than…… MORE
Farm Bureau Wants End to Trade Dispute
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall sent a letter to President Trump and trade was the big topic. He tells the president that American farmers need a swift resolution to the ongoing trade war with China. The six-year downturn in farm prices that has produced “near-unprecedented economic uncertainty and hardship” is getting worse as…… MORE
Arambula Found Not Guilty of Child Abuse
FRESNO, CA (KM) – A Fresno jury on Thursday returned a not-guilty verdict in the trial Assemblyman Dr. Joaquin Arambula. The Fresno democrat was facing one count of Misdemeanor charge of child abuse. If he had been found guilty, Arambula could have faced as much as six months in jail Developing… …… MORE
