USDA Supports California Federal Milk Marketing Order

According to Valley Congressman David Valadao, the United States Department of Agriculture released its final decision supporting the establishment of a Federal Milk Marketing Order for California. Under current California dairy pricing structures, dairy producers face an unfair disadvantage in the federal market place.Many California dairy producers have expressed interest in entering the Federal Milk…MORE

California MLB Fans to Consume a Lot of Hot Dogs This Season

  As a new baseball season is now underway, the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council estimates that Major League Baseball fans will consume around 19 million hot dogs this season. Fans will also consume up to 4.6 million sausages during the summer season. The combined hot dog and sausage total could stretch all the…MORE

Gap Agrees To Move E-Commerce Center To Fresno

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Hundred of jobs are coming to Fresno after Mayor Lee Brand and his administration have reached an agreement with Gap to move its fulfillment center to the city. The relocation allows Gap to place its e-commerce fulfillment center, currently located out-of-state, near its store distribution facilities in the vicinity…MORE

UPDATE: CPS Visited Family Prior to Deadly Plunge Off Mendocino Co. Cliff

[van id=”us/2018/03/29/family-killed-car-off-cliff-pacific-coast-orig-gs.cnn”] (CNN) – A Washington family was killed after their SUV plunged 100 feet off a coastal highway in California, landing on its roof in the Pacific Ocean, officials said Wednesday. The bodies of Jennifer and Sarah Hart, and three of their six children, were found Monday in and around the vehicle, Mendocino County…MORE

State Water Issues Top Upcoming CDFA Meeting

The California State Board of Food and Agriculture posted on its website that the CDFA Board will hear updates by federal and state officials on current water conditions and the outlook for this summer. That update is scheduled at the board’s upcoming meeting on Tuesday, April 3rd starting at 10 a.m. The meeting will be…MORE

Fresno Mayor Streamlining City’s Food Truck Permitting Process

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Mayor Lee Brand announces changes to the city’s food truck permitting process. Mayor Brand is eliminating both the $500 security bond and fingerprint requirement for all mobile vendor owners, operators, and employees. “After discussions this week with event organizers and staff, I have decided to eliminate both those requirements from…MORE