SAN FRANCISCO (KMJ) — A sold-out event in San Francisco saw adults becoming kids for a weekend. Cocktail lounge ‘The Romper Room’ was filled with numerous hallow plastic balls by non-profit ‘Forward Motion’, to convert it into one giant ball pit the weekend of Saturday March 19th and Sunday March 20th. 40,000 balls were used,…… MORE
U.N. says Half the World to Face Water Stress by 2030
A report by the United Nations Environment Program says almost half of the world’s population will suffer severe water stress by 2030. The report by the program finds that as the global population rises, increased urbanization, climate change and a shift in how food is consumed are likely to increase future demand for water.…… MORE
Paroled Bank Robber Arrested Again In Fresno
(KMJ) – Fresno Police did not have a difficult search to nab the man accused of robbing a city bank on Monday. Officers say witnesses gave a very accurate description to the man who approached a teller at the Union Bank branch location on the 1400 block of Kern Street in Fresno’s Chinatown. That man,…… MORE
Clovis Stabbing Under Investigation By Police
(KMJ) – Clovis Police shut down Sierra Avenue near Villa about 3:30 Monday afternoon, when a man in the road was found bleeding from his neck. City of Clovis workers saw the man lying on the ground and called police. American Ambulance took him to Community Regional Medical Center where is being evaluated. The cause of…… MORE
Campbell Soup To Stop Using BPA In Canned Products
(KMJ) Fresno – Campbell Soup will stop using the chemical Bisphenol A in its canned products. The world’s largest soup maker, said it would completely switch to cans that do not use the commonly-used chemical for their linings in North America by the middle of 2017. There are concerns that BPA raises the risk of cancer,…… MORE
Idled Workers Re-entering American Job Force
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are streaming back into an improving labor market as employers raise wages and hire less skilled job candidates to cope with an intensifying worker shortage. Labor Department figures show the portion of the U.S. population working or looking for jobs – known as the labor force participation rate – has…… MORE
Wired & Tired – Smartphone Burnout
Wired & Tired: After hours work emails causing employee burnout These days, we are more connected than ever. You want to order a pizza? Just tweet about it. You want to buy movie tickets? Open up an app. Smartphones have made telecommuting easy, but it can be a bad idea to have your work email…… MORE
$15 Per Hour Minimum Wage Will Be Law In California By 2023
SACRAMENTO (KMJ) — Governor Jerry Brown has officially announced plans to put California’s minimum wage up to $15 per hour for everybody by 2023. The announcement in Sacramento comes after rumors over the weekend. But now the deal is official, it’ll affect almost a third of the state’s workers. “What really cemented this deal was…… MORE
Selling Company Passwords for Cash?
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 20 percent of employees would give up their credentials to a third party for some cash, according to a new SailPoint survey.…… MORE
Study: Only Small Percentage of Americans Have a ‘Healthy Lifestyle’
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 150 minutes of exercise per week a body fat percentage under 20 percent for men or 30 percent for women, a diet…… MORE
