FRESNO (KMJ) — Rain is coming to the Central Valley, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford. A low pressure system pushing its way in from the Central Coast is described as the cause of the expected precipitation. As much as half and inch of rain could fall from Tuesday morning through to Wednesday,…… MORE
Brown Signs Bill Requiring Women on Corporate Boards
(KMJ/AP) California has become the first state to require publicly traded companies to include women on their boards of directors. Governor Jerry Brown approved the legislation Sunday that forces changes at California-based corporations by 2020. One fourth of publicly held corporations with headquarters in California don’t have any women on their boards of directors. The…… MORE
New Calif. Net Neutrality Law Sparks US Lawsuit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California and the Trump administration are feuding over the state’s new internet neutrality law that aims to ensure a level playing field on the internet. The U.S. Justice Department sued California on Sunday over the new law just hours after Gov. Jerry Brown signed it. The law gives California the nation’s…… MORE
11 Inmates Hurt in Avenal Prison Fight
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – California prison officials say weapons manufactured by inmates were used in a “large scale incident” that injured several inmates. Vicky Waters with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation tells the Fresno Bee that inmates at two of Avenal State Prison’s general population facilities took part in a large disturbance on…… MORE
Shark Attack Leaves Teen in Critical Condition
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Hospital officials say a 13-year-old boy is expected to recover after being attacked by a shark while diving for lobsters in Southern California. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego says in a statement that the teen is in serious condition Sunday, a day after he was bitten off Encinitas, a city north of…… MORE
Brown Vetoes ‘Safe Injection Sites’ Bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Jerry Brown has rejected legislation that would have allowed San Francisco to open what could be the nation’s first supervised drug injection sites under a pilot program. Brown issued a veto Sunday, saying “enabling illegal and destructive drug use will never work.” San Francisco could still choose to open…… MORE
Missing Hiker Found Alive in Kings Canyon
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Calif. September 30, 2018 – The missing hiker, Diane Salmon, 63, from Lafayette, California, who was reported missing has been found. She was seen by other hikers on her way to the South Lake Trailhead in Inyo National Forest. Ms. Salmon walked out with them and is currently being reunited with…… MORE
Trump Touts New Trade Deal with Canada, Mexico
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Canada Agrees to Revamped NAFTA
A late-night agreement Sunday offers a new NAFTA and new terms on dairy for the United Sates. Canada agreed to join the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement, now called the U.S. Mexico and Canada Free Trade Agreement, or USMCA. Canada has reportedly agreed to make concessions on dairy, giving U.S. farmers more market access…… MORE
Real Estate Minute 09/27/18
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