The state Assembly has approved legislation barring California public schools from using the Redskins name for teams and mascots. AB30 by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, a Democrat from Watsonville, would prevent public schools from using the controversial term as a school or athletic team name, mascot, or nickname starting in 2017. The Assembly voted 59-7 in…… MORE
City of L.A. Sues Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo Bank could be writing a big check. This comes after the city of Los Angeles filed a lawsuit over unfair practices in which employees opened unauthorized accounts for customers, sticking them with fees and damaging their credit. The LA Times reports that the suit was filed yesterday (Monday) under an unfair-business-practices law that…… MORE
Fresno Mayor Unveils 2016 Fiscal Year Budget
Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin has unveiled her 1.2 Billion dollar budget for the 2016 fiscal year. “We all know that service levels were stressed, stretched to the brink in some levels, but we made it through.” – Mayor Ashley Swearingen. City Manager Bruce Rudd says at one point Fresno was on the short…… MORE
Calif. Lawmaker Wants to Eliminate Cheap Motor Oil
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) — Bottles of budget motor oil would be done away with in California, if a bill written by Democratic Senator Ben Allen…… MORE
Do You Review Your Credit Report Often Enough?
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) — Credit reports have a big impact on your ability to secure financing, and determine what your interest rate will be. But…… MORE
Grace Lee Whitney Passes Away
Grace Lee Whitney, who played Captain Kirk’s assistant on the original “Star Trek” series, has died. She was 85. Her son Jonathan Dweck said she died of natural causes Friday in Coarsegold. Whitney played Yeoman Janice Rand in the first eight episodes before being written out of the series. She later appeared in the Star…… MORE
Feds: Calif. Drought Kills 12 Million Trees
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Extreme drought conditions have left an estimated 12 million trees dead in California’s forests over the past year. The estimate comes from a U.S. Forest Service aerial survey conducted in April. Interim Aerial Survey Program Manager Jeffrey Moore says 82,528 trees in San Diego County are dead from lack of rainfall…… MORE
10 Hurt in SLO Prom Night Crash
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) – Police say an SUV carrying a group of young people to prom collided with a car, injuring 10 people. The California Highway Patrol says the SUV was on its way to the Morro Bay High School prom Saturday night when it made an unsafe turn and hit a car.…… MORE
Parlier PD: 3 Victims Shot, No Arrests
Parlier Police are looking for those responsible for shooting three people at a local park. Three males between the ages of 18 and 22 were shot in the upper torso at Veterans Park after 10 on Sunday night. Police say one of the victims was flown to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno and was…… MORE
Dog Abuse Sparks Protest in Merced
Dozens of people gathered in Merced to protest animal abuse after a 1-year-old Siberian Husky was tied to a fire hydrant and slashed by two men with machetes. The Merced Sun-Star reports that Ralph Guerrero attended the Saturday rally after his husky, Lucious, was attacked on Friday. Police say authorities euthanized the badly injured dog.…… MORE
