SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s wealthiest residents won’t see a tax increase after voters rejected a measure Tuesday that would have boosted rates on incomes above $2 million to help put more electric cars on the roads. Proposition 30′s defeat marks a win for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who campaigned against it despite his administration’s…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Partial returns Tuesday showed closely matched contests in a string of competitive California U.S. House races that will play into control of Congress next year. As voting ended across the country Republicans were optimistic they would gain a solid majority in the House but Democrats showed surprising strength and by Wednesday…… MORE
Proposition Title YesVotes % NoVotes % Yes 1 Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom 245,336 72.6% 92,588 27.4% No 26 Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands 91,048 27.2% 244,227 72.8% No 27 Online Sports Wagering Outside of Tribal Lands 48,550 14.4% 289,318 85.6% Yes 28 Public School Arts and Music Education Funding 208,574 62.2% 126,791 37.8% No…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrat Gavin Newsom easily won a second term as California’s governor on Tuesday, beating a little-known Republican state senator by mostly ignoring him while campaigning against the policies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, two leading Republicans who like Newsom may run for president. Early returns showed Newsom with…… MORE
The most controversial tax measure before Fresno County voters is currently failing to muster the votes to pass after early returns were released Tuesday night. More than 96,000 votes have been counted so far. Measure E Fresno State transactions and use tax needs a simple majority to pass NO 49,599 51.65% YES 46,424…… MORE
Fresno County Sheriff’s Department: A total of 19men have been arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail on various charges related to arranging to meet with a child for sex.They range in age from 31to 49.The arrests are a result of the undercover effort called“Operation H.O.O.K.”(Hands Off Our Kids),which was a multi-agency operation conducted…… MORE
California’s roads are rife with bad drivers, according to a new study released by QuoteWizard. In fact, eight California cities ranked in the top 10 cities with the worst drivers in America with Bakersfield topping the worst of the worst list. The study ranked 70 cities across the country, taking factors into consideration including speeding…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday posthumously pardoned an abortion activist from the 1930s and 1940s, acting days before Californians finish voting on whether to enshrine increased protections in the state Constitution in response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. Laura Miner was convicted in 1949 of abortion and conspiracy to…… MORE
City of Fresno Press Release:FRESNO, CA – The City of Fresno is pleased to announce Assistant City Manager Gregory Barfield, who currently oversees the City of Fresno’s Airports, Transportation, and General Services departments, as well as working with the management teams at the Fresno Grizzlies and the Fresno Convention Center, has accepted the critical role of…… MORE
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host Alex Jones faces the possibility of having more steep penalties heaped onto the vast amount he already owes for spreading conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, as the punitive damages phase began Friday in a lawsuit filed by the victims’ families. A Connecticut jury last month…… MORE
