SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The minimum wage for University of California employees and contract workers will increase to $15 an hour by fall 2017, UC President Janet Napolitano said Wednesday in announcing a move that follows similar actions by local governments but likely represents a first for a public university. As California’s third-largest employer, the…… MORE
475 Groups Support Food Label Act
As the U.S. House works this week on the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, a coalition has pledged their support for the bill. The Coalition for Safe and Affordable Food, an industry group that supports the bill, said 475 groups are backing it, according to the Hagstrom Report. The Coalition released a letter calling…… MORE
Auto Theft Charges For Woman Who Visited Jailed Boyfriend
FRESNO (KMJ) — A woman who allegedly used a false name and credit card to rent a car essentially drove herself to prison while visiting her boyfriend who was already behind bars. Cynthia Abate had driven the vehicle to a parking area in front of Fresno County Jail in Downtown Fresno. Officers followed it there…… MORE
Santa Barbara To Restart Desalination Plant
The Santa Barbara City Council has unanimously voted to spend $55 million to reactivate the city’s desalination plant and tap the ocean to turn salty seawater to fresh water amid an historic drought. The council voted yesterday to restart the facility, which could provide up to 40 percent of Santa Barbara’s water. Council members called the…… MORE
Debris Slide Closes El Portal Rd. Near Yosemite
Photo credit: Yosemite NP El Portal Road, also known as Highway 140 in Yosemite National Park has been closed because of a mudslide. The CHP has no estimated time to re-open the road. Caltrans says the road has been shutdown at the park boundary. Rain from thunderstorms rolling through the Yosemite area are to blame.…… MORE
Sydney Paddles For Hours To Stay Afloat
From Coarsegold – a missing dog might have broken a record for the dog paddle after swimming for hours to stay afloat. Carolyn Hoover says her 11-year-old chocolate Laborador Retriever Sydney disappeared during Saturday night’s big storm. “I had turned my back and went out to get her and she wasn’t anywhere around.” Carolyn Hoover,…… MORE
Grizzlies Taco Truck Throwndown 5
The Grizzlies are literally cooking up a new promotion for their upcoming game and they want to temp you with tacos. New additions to their “5th Taco Truck Throwdown” promotion – players wearing taco-themed jerseys. “We’ve never worn a theme jersey before – that’s the part we’ve never brought the energy on to the baseball…… MORE
Local Death By Lightning?
An autopsy will determine whether a Bakersfield man who died during weekend thunderstorms was hit by lightning. Kern County sheriff’s deputies say family members found Stephen Ermigarat unresponsive under a tree Saturday evening. First-responders attempted CPR but the 62-year-old banking executive was eventually declared dead at the scene.… MORE
Tax to Combat Poverty Proposed
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) — The Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Act would impose a surcharge of up to 1% on California real…… MORE
Citibank to Pay $700M for Unlawful Practices
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) — Citibank and its subsidiaries are being forced to pay $700 million in relief, to people who were harmed by their…… MORE
