Nunes’s Family Ordered to Reveal Who’s Funding Defamation Lawsuit

An Iowa judge has ordered the family of Rep. Devin Nunes to reveal who is paying for a defamation lawsuit they’re bringing against Hearst and journalist Ryan Lizza over a story that was published in 2018. The order, was issued Tuesday by federal judge Mark Roberts. The latest twist in the case comes after Nunes’s brother allegedly…MORE

Judge Kicks Trump’s Twitter Lawsuit to California Courts

Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit to get his Twitter account restored has been transferred from his state of filing, Florida, to Twitter’s state of business, California, a federal judge in Florida ruled Tuesday. Twitter filed the motion to transfer to the lawsuit to the Northern District of California as required by the forum selection clause…MORE

Vaccine Mandates Force Another In-N-Out Location to Close

(KMJ) – Contra Costa County suspends the permit of the In-N-Out in Pleasant Hill after it is issued more citations to the business for not following county vaccine mandates. This means the restaurant is currently closed. Earlier this month, the Bay Area’s ABC7 News reported on the restaurant’s first two citations, as well as the…MORE

Thanksgiving Dinner Will Cost More

While last year’s cost of a Thanksgiving Day dinner was the lowest it had been since 2010, this year could be quite a bit different.   A New York Times report says it could be the most expensive dinner on record in the holiday’s history. Nearly every part of the traditional American Thanksgiving dinner will…MORE

Merced Man Killed in Highway 99 Median Strip Identified

MERCED, CA (KMJ) – A Merced man who died in the center median of Highway 99 has been identified. The Fresno County Coroner says it was 27-year-old Daniel Davis who died on Monday. The Fresno CHP says it was around 4:00 p.m. and there was heavy rainfall at the time when they received a call…MORE

$24 billion in goods is floating outside California’s ports

Extreme port congestion has become a major nuisance that just won’t go away this year. Unfortunately, it could be one of the biggest problems of 2022, too. Backlogs and elevated shipping costs are likely to persist “at least” through the middle of next year, Goldman Sachs warned clients in a note Monday. “No immediate solution for…MORE

Storm Dumps Rain, Snow, in Sierra; I-80 Partially Open

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Mountain snowfalls are piling up, Interstate 80 was closed for hours and Lake Tahoe-area schools are shuttered as a wet storm packing historic moisture sweeps from the Pacific Ocean into the Sierra Nevada. The freeway between Reno and San Francisco reopened to passenger traffic Monday but remained closed to commercial vehicles…MORE

IRS Anti-Surveillance Bill

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined several colleagues in introducing the “Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act” in the Senate. The legislation will prevent the Internal Revenue Service from implementing Democrats’ plan to give the agency access to the transaction information of virtually every American. Grassley says the information that the Democrats are seeking is…MORE

Weekend Storm Preparation From PG&E

PGE RELEASE (FROM DENNY BOYLES): As you are aware, forecasters are calling for a storm producing significant wind and rain to arrive in almost all areas of our  service territory this weekend. While the forecast for Fresno and Madera is less severe than other areas, I wanted to give you an update on our preparations.…MORE