SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ/CBS13) – Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was assaulted at a farm-to-fork dinner event Wednesday evening at Sacramento Charter High School, according to Sacramento police. The mayor’s office says the attacker – identified by police as 32-year-old Sean Thompson – hit Johnson with a pie and fist. Sacramento police say a scuffle ensued between Thompson, Johnson…… MORE
Man Arrested for Exposing Himself At Fashion Fair Mall
(KMJ) – Fresno Police say a man already on probation was arrested for exposing himself to a woman at Fashion FAir Mall. Officers say the victim called 911 after she said 27-year old Chad Edwards followed her in his car as she walked out of the mall. The woman states he kept slowing down or…… MORE
Farmers Urging Congress to Swiftly Move on TPP Agreement
In addition to groups like the National Corn Growers Association and the American Farm Bureau, thousands of farmers are asking Congress to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement quickly. NCGA says more than 6,000 farmers have written letters to Congress urging passage of the agreement this year. NCGA is delivering those letters to lawmakers this…… MORE
Hate Crimes Against Muslims Rise in Calif.
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The State of California has seen a 122 percent increase, in the number of hate crimes against Muslims. That’s according to a newly-released analysis from Cal State San Bernardino, which says there were 40 anti-Muslim crimes committed last year, compared to 18 in 2014. Researchers blame the increase on terrorist attacks committed by…… MORE
Dress For Success Non-Profit Comes To Fresno
FRESNO (KMJ) – The Dress for Success non-profit helps disadvantaged women entering the work force by giving them suits and other business attire. The nearest locations were Bakersfield and Sacramento, and now Fresno. Erin Goldfarb was the co-founder who saw the need in the Valley. Goldfarb says the organization works with Marjaree Mason, The Salvation Army…… MORE
Mendes Emphasizes “Critical” Water Need In State Of The County Speech
FRESNO (KMJ) — Accomplishments, challenges, recommendations, and thanks – all featured in the State of the County speech delivered in Downtown Fresno. Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Buddy Mendes spoke to the crowd, made up of many of Fresno County’s big-names, to share the County’s plans and upcoming opportunities. Water was the prime focus…… MORE
Report: ‘Erin Brockovich’ Chemical in US Drinking Water
(CNN) – Dangerous levels of chromium-6 are contaminating tap water consumed by hundreds of millions of Americans, according to a national report released Tuesday. Chromium-6 is the carcinogenic chemical that was featured in the popular 2000 movie “Erin Brockovich,” starring Julia Roberts as the titular activist. The US Environmental Protection Agency has never set a…… MORE
Campaign Launched to Encourage CA College Students to Vote
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The UC, CSU, and California Community Colleges systems are partnering with the Secretary of State’s Office, to bolster voter registration on every publicly funded college and university in the Golden State. The campaign is estimated to reach 2.7 million students. It includes all-campus e-mails, containing voter education and deadline notifications. Voter participation remains…… MORE
Man Found Beaten to Death in SE Fresno
FRENSO (KMJ) — Fresno Police are investigating the city’s latest homicide. Detectives tell KMJ News that a Hispanic man in his 20’s was found badly beaten outside of an auto parts store, close to the intersection of Butler and Orange early Wednesday morning. “Significant upper body trauma, head trauma, life threatening trauma”, says Lieutenant Joe…… MORE
Riot Erupts in Charlotte After Police Shooting
(CNN) – Protests erupted in North Carolina following the fatal shooting of a man by a police officer at an apartment complex in Charlotte. Demonstrators gathered near the complex Tuesday night, carrying signs that said “Black Lives Matter” and chanting “no justice, no peace.” The man shot by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer that afternoon was…… MORE
