Fresno Unified Board Votes To Fire Superintendent Hanson

Posted on January 31, 2017

FRESNO (KMJ) — The Fresno Unified Board has voted to end Michael Hanson’s employment with Fresno Unified School District. It was December 2016 when Hanson publicly announced that he would be leaving the position he’s held since 2005. He initially intended to continue his contract until August 2017 (click here to read more on that…… MORE

Fresno State President Against Trump’s Immigration Orders

Posted on January 30, 2017

(KMJ) – Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro issued this statement through the university on Monday saying he and other CSU Presidents are concerned about President Donald Trump’s executive orders regarding immigration. Here’s the full statement: Dear Campus Community, Today I joined Chancellor Timothy White, the 22 other CSU presidents, the California State Student Association and the…… MORE

Cheary Sentenced to Death in Toddler Killing

Posted on January 30, 2017

(KMJ) – Convicted murderer Christopher Cheary, of Exeter, has been sentenced to death for killing 3-year-old Sophia Acosta in 2011. A Tulare County Judge upheld the decision on Monday, which was recommended by a jury back in November. Cheary was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Acosta, with special circumstances of sexual assault and torture.…… MORE

Mixed Reaction As Starbucks Plans To Hire 10,000 Refugees

Posted on January 30, 2017

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Some Starbucks customers are threatening to boycott Starbucks after it’s CEO announces plan to hire thousands of refugees. Starbucks took a stand against President Donald Trump’s executive order barring immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the US. On Sunday, CEO Howard Schultz wrote in a letter to employees that Starbucks…… MORE

CA Legislator Urges White House to Release First Lady’s Immigration Documents

Posted on January 30, 2017

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Democratic CA State Senator Nancy Skinner of Berkeley is urging the White House, to release First Lady Melania Trump’s immigration documents. Skinner is among several lawmakers who are protesting President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions. Back in November, an AP investigation found that the first lady lacked proper work visas, when she…… MORE

Study: Underemployment Still Plaguing Calif.

Posted on January 30, 2017

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California is the nation’s third-worst state, when examining underemployment. According to a new Gallup study, costal states — including Florida and New York — continue to suffer from a shortage of full-time employment. Meanwhile, states such as South Dakota, Maryland, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Minnesota, are enjoying sufficient job opportunities for working…… MORE

Protestors Against Trump’s Immigration Policy Blast Fresno’s Mayor Too

Posted on January 30, 2017

A large crowd of people at Fresno Yosemite International Airport, met to protest President Trump’s executive order on immigration from seven countries considered majority-Muslim. Around 200 people came together at around 5pm Sunday evening, with many of them speaking directly to their fellow protesters to explain why they turned up. “I don’t have a president,”…… MORE

Landowner Wins Case against Army Corps

Posted on January 30, 2017

  The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says landowners scored a victory when a federal district court ruled against the Army Corps of Engineers for incorrectly claiming jurisdiction over private property. The Corps had claimed a piece of property owned by Hawkes Company, and used by Hawkes to harvest peat, was a “waters of the United…… MORE