Associated Press: California lawmakers on Thursday approved the first state-funded guaranteed income plan in the U.S., $35 million for monthly cash payments to qualifying pregnant people and young adults who recently left foster care with no restrictions on how they spend it. The votes — 36-0 in the Senate and 64-0 in the Assembly —…… MORE
California attorney, author, and conservative radio talk show host, Larry Elder said on Newsmax that California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be “scared to death” that he has entered the recall race in that state. “All I know is after the rumors got really loud that Larry might enter the race, all of a sudden (the) Service Employees International…… MORE
BELL GARDENS, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom visited a community services center in Bell Gardens on Wednesday, helping residents apply for relief under the largest statewide renter assistance program in the country, a part of the $100 billion California Comeback Plan. In a press release, Governor Newsom announced that over $1 billion in rental…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A suspect has been apprehended in Fresno’s 40th homicide of the year. Fresno PD say officers arrived at the scene of a deadly shooting at an apartment at 4860 E. Lane on Tuesday afternoon. The victim, 61 year old Randy Harless, was found shot to death in an upstairs apartment. Homicide detectives…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom was in El Sereno, CA highlighting the $100-Billion-dollar “California Comeback Plan.” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was one of the speakers at what seemed to some as more like a campaign rally one day after Newsom signed the 2020-2022SB 129, on Monday night. Gov. Gavin Newsom…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — The Central California Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (CC ICAC) have arrested a 56-year-old man after finding child sexual abuse material in his Fresno home. According to the CC ICAC, Christopher Lee Wood was arrested on Tuesday, June 29, while at work in Madera and investigators served a warrant…… MORE
(KMJ) – Cal Fire says the River Fire broke out around 2:13 p.m. Sunday on Oak Grove Road and Oak Grove School Road in Mariposa County. The fire is spreading quickly, swallowing over 4,000 acres, which is about six and a quarter square miles. The River Fire now covers 4,000 acres and as of…… MORE
BECKWOURTH, CA (AP) — Firefighters are battling several wildfires in Northern California as forecasts call for a new heatwave. Campgrounds and residences around Frenchman Lake in the northern Sierra Nevada are under evacuation orders due to the increased activity of a pair of lightning-sparked fires near the popular reservoir in Plumas County. The…… MORE
(KMJ) – A Sanger Police officer now faces sexual battery and unlawfully detaining a person while on duty. That department requested the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office conduct the investigation into allegation brought against 37-year-old Officer J.D. Torrence. Here are the circumstances surrounding his arrest, as shared via the Sheriff’s Office: On June 23rd, while…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, R-Rocklin announced Tuesday that he would run for governor in the state’s recall election. Assemblyman Kiley said he wants to “renew the meaning of ‘We the People.’” Kiley has served in the legislature since 2016, and serves as vice-chair of the assembly education committee. He holds degrees…… MORE
