SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Alarmed by the closure of a rural hospital earlier this year, California lawmakers on Thursday voted to loan $150 million to struggling medical centers in the hope of preventing a cascade of similar failures across the state. The only hospital in Madera County closed in December, leaving the community of nearly…… MORE
California Creates Website & Phone Numbers to Report Hate Crimes
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Californians can now report acts of hate through a phone number and a website. Governor Gavin Newsom’s office says the state is sending an unequivocal message that hate will not be tolerated here in California. The website CAvsHate is a direct response to increased hate, especially against people of Asian, Asian…… MORE
Farm Sector Chapter 12 Bankruptcies Drop For Most Of The Nation
New data from USDA’s Economic Research Service confirms a decline in the farm Chapter 12 bankruptcy rate for much of the nation. In 2022, the Chapter 12 bankruptcy rate reached the lowest level in nearly two decades, with 0.78 bankruptcies per 10,000 farms. But in California and Nevada which are counted together as a region,…… MORE
California Bill Advances, Requiring Big Tech To Pay For News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Big Tech companies such as Google and Meta might soon have to pay media outlets for posting and using their news content under a proposed California measure attempting to save local journalism. The bill, which cleared an important Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday with bipartisan support, would require Google and Meta…… MORE
Proposed Updates For Federal Milk Marketing Order
The National Milk Producers Federation submitted to USDA its comprehensive proposal for modernizing the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. The proposal follows two years of examination and more than 150 meetings to build consensus behind updates to a program that last saw significant changes in 2000. The NMPF proposal calls for updating the so-called “make…… MORE
Why Hollywood Writers Are Striking And The Immediate Impact
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms are now on strike. It’s the first writers’ strike — and the first Hollywood strike of any kind — in 15 years. Here’s a look at the storylines the fight has spawned. Hollywood Writers Strike picket lines begin out of…… MORE
Fresno Pastor Critically Injured in Fall, Family Asks Community to Pray
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno pastor with deep ties to the community is in critical condition after he fell last week. The family of Pastor H. Spees says he fell on Wednesday, while in Florida, and suffered a head injury His family has flown to be with him. Spees is currently in a Level…… MORE
Raw Milk Recall From Fresno County Dairy
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is announcing the recall of raw whole cow milk produced and packaged by Raw Farm of Fresno County. State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones is also issuing a quarantine order. The quarantine order came following confirmation of the bacteria Campylobacter jejuni in the farm’s packaged raw whole milk sampled…… MORE
Almond Acreage Falls in California
The Almond Board of California is reporting that the state’s almond acreage decreased last year. That’s the first time in more than 25 years this has happened. And the announcement comes even though there is a slight increase in bearing acres. Industry leaders are projecting that thousands of additional almond acres are being taken out…… MORE
California Approves Rule Phasing Out Big Diesel Trucks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — New big rigs and buses that run on diesel would not be sold in California starting in 2036, according to new rules approved by state regulators Friday to wean the state off fossil fuels and combat climate change. The rule would tackle pollution from heavy trucks used to transport goods through…… MORE
