(KMJ) – A special dedication ceremony will be held Thursday, September 16th to mark the anniversary of the death of beloved Clovis Unified educator Gavin Gladding. Here are the details, as shared by the District in a news release: On the third anniversary of the loss of a much-admired Clovis Unified educator, students, staff…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday became the second governor in U.S. history to defeat a recall aimed at kicking him out of office early, a contest the Democratic governor crafted as part of national battle for his party’s values in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and lingering…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks) (KMJ) – Mandatory evacuation orders have now been given for parts of eastern Tulare County as a pair of wild fires have now combined into one blaze. The National Park Service says the Colony Fire, burning in the Yucca Drainage near Crystal Cave Road, has reached between…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California public schools and colleges would have to stock their restrooms with free menstrual products under legislation sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Democratic Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia’s bill passed Thursday builds on her 2017 law requiring low-income schools in disadvantaged areas to provide students with free menstrual products. She also prompted the…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: screen grab from @TheFirstonTV Twitter) (KMJ) – Republican gubernatorial recall candidate Larry Elder was met with curses and anger as he toured a homeless encampment Wednesday at Venice Beach in Los Angeles. While he was there, cameras caught a woman in a gorilla mask throwing an egg at Elder, narrowly missing him. …… MORE
(KMJ) – Vice President Kamala Harris makes an appearance Wednesday in the Bay area, campaigning for Gov. Gavin Newsom. Harris and Newsom appeared in San Leandro at an electrical worker union’s apprentice training center, before she flew back to Washington, DC. http:// Talking about what’s at stake in this election with Vice President…… MORE
(KMJ) – A statewide Flex Alert has been issued for Wednesday as above-normal temperatures and high energy demand continue to threaten California’s electric grid. The California Independent System Operator says the alert will be in place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in an attempt to avoid power disruptions and rolling blackouts. It adds Flex…… MORE
(KMJ) – A 67 year-old Fresno man has died in a crash on Friant north of Willow. On September 7, 2021, at approximately 0030 hours, the Fresno Area CHP Communication Center received a call of a car fire near the area of Friant Road north of Willow Avenue in rural Fresno County. Officers and…… MORE
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies have spent the past few weeks ahead of Tuesday’s recall making one direct pitch to Democratic voters — “Vote no and go” — asking them to vote “no” on ousting Newsom and send their ballots back without bothering to answer the second question about whom they would like to replace…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) California’s controversial High Speed Rail project has hit another roadblock, The LA Times reports Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders in Sacramento have failed to reach a funding compromise and now negotiations are on hold. At issue is an additional $4.2 billion to build the bullet train. According to the report, the major…… MORE
