SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order directing state agencies and departments to ensure their contractors are complying with economic sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s attacks on Ukraine. The action follows the Governor’s letter this week calling for state pension funds to halt the flow of money from the state to Russia and to ban the purchase of Russian…… MORE
SAN JOSE – Governor Gavin Newsom at a mental health treatment center in San Jose, on Thursday, unveiled CARE Court, a new framework to provide individuals with mental health and substance use disorders the care and services they need to get healthy. The proposal, which must be approved by the Legislature, would require counties to provide…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says that dictators who do not “pay a price for their aggression” cause more chaos. According to excerpts released Tuesday ahead of his first State of the Union address, Biden says that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was premeditated and unprovoked. He will also highlight the importance…… MORE
(KMJ) – Valley Crime Stoppers is now offering a reward of $5,000 and the City of Parlier is offering a $4,000 reward, for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for killing 16-year-old Ricardo Chavana. Around 11 p.m. Sunday, February 20th, Parlier Police responded to a shots fired on the 13000 block of East…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Blum, husband of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 86. Feinstein announced her husband’s death in a statement Monday morning that said her “heart is broken today.” She said her husband, a wealthy San Francisco investor, “left things better than he found them”…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — School children in California, Oregon and Washington will no longer be required to wear masks as part of new indoor mask policies the Democratic governors of all three states announced jointly on Monday. “With declining case rates and hospitalizations across the West, California, Oregon and Washington are moving together to update…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The CDC relaxes guidelines for masks on Friday, however, not all areas are in the clear. The vast majority of Americans will no longer live in areas where indoor masking in public is recommended based on current data. According to the CDC map, however, there is still a high level of…… MORE
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the award of $50 million in grants to 19 communities throughout California to provide shelter or housing for 1,401 individuals currently experiencing homelessness in encampments. In September 2021, Governor Newsom set a goal of cleaning 100 encampments – since then, the state has cleaned 431 encampments, working with…… MORE
(KMJ) – The search continues for a group of men and women who reportedly ripped off the Kohl’s store in Fresno’s River Park. Investigators say as many as five men and women walked into the store on Alluvial near Fresno just before 1 p.m. Tuesday. The group then stolen dozens of fragrances fro the store,…… MORE
The California Lottery has unveiled a new Scratchers game with a top prize of $20 million. It’s by far the largest ever for such a game in state history. The “Set for Life Millionaire Edition” game won’t necessarily make the winner an instant millionaire, though, as the grand prize will be paid out over 25…… MORE
