FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SACRAMENTO – Today, alongside advocates and farmworkers outside the State Capitol, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation expanding union rights for farmworkers. This follows the Governor, United Farm Workers (UFW), and the California Labor Federation having agreed in a letter on clarifying language to be passed during next year’s legislative session to address Governor Newsom’s concerns around implementation…… MORE
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office in Northern California has stripped 47 deputies — 10% of the force — of their guns and arrest powers because they failed psychological exams, it was reported Monday. It was “horrible to have to relieve the deputies of their duties, sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Ray Kelly told KTVU-TV.…… MORE
Fresno, CA – GAR Bennett challenged the Central Valley on Friday to give hope to families and children struggling with hunger. They responded to the challenge with overwhelming support. The ninth annual Feeding Families Fund Drive raised over $656,000 to help fuel Central California Food Bank’s comprehensive feeding programs. “We are honored and grateful for…… MORE
The Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) has confirmed its first positive case and death from St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) in Fresno County in 2022. This is one of several human cases of SLE detected in California this season. “This positive case and unfortunate death is a strong reminder that everyone should take preventative…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As wildfires continue to threaten homeowners throughout California, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today ordered insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage following Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest emergency declarations. The Commissioner’s Bulletin shields those policyholders within the wildfire perimeter or in adjacent ZIP codes of the Mosquito and Fairview fires in Riverside, Placer,…… MORE
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mexico early Thursday, causing at least two deaths, damaging buildings, and setting off landslides. The earthquake struck at 1:19 a.m. near the epicenter of a magnitude 7.6 quake that hit three days earlier in the western state of Michoacan. It was also blamed for two…… MORE
NEW YORK – Governor Gavin Newsom continues his visit to New York’s Climate Week, providing remarks at two events on Wednesday. Governor Newsom will deliver closing remarks at Climate Week NYC, the biggest climate event of its kind with over 1,000 leaders from around the world pushing for climate action. The event is organized by…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police ask your help finding a missing woman. MISSING PERSON:Michelle Rollo Veras26-Year-old, 5’04”, 130 pounds If you have any information on her whereabouts please contact: Fresno Police Department(559) 621-7000orDetective Drake Martens(559)621-6130 [email protected] FPD CASE : 2209151041 pic.twitter.com/SNVf2ybnE7… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend, which led to a three-week, multi-state search before she resurfaced on Thanksgiving Day in 2016. Sherri Papini, 40, pleaded guilty last spring under…… MORE
MADERA, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Highway Patrol says the driver of a cement truck was injured when his truck overturned at Road 16 and Avenue 14 west of Madera. It is still unclear what caused the driver to lose control and there were no other vehicles involved in the crash. The driver was transported…… MORE
