SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top utility regulator says she’ll step down from the job at the end of the year, five years before her term was set to end. Public Utilities Commission President Marybel Batjer announced her resignation Tuesday. It leaves Gov. Gavin Newsom searching for new leadership as the state grapples with devastating…… MORE
CA Treasurer Often Shared Hotel Rooms With Employees
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California state Treasurer Fiona Ma repeatedly shared hotel rooms with employees and that’s a practice business experts say is problematic. The hotel room sharing was revealed in expense reports obtained by the Sacramento Bee and reported Tuesday. The news follows a lawsuit by a former employee who shared a hotel room…… MORE
Restaurant Challenges Continue
U.S. restaurants feeling supply chain issues for their food products are also contending with issues around upgrading kitchen equipment. Restaurant Business reports it can sometimes take months to get equipment in the door, thanks to a backlog of imports that has left two dozen or more container ships waiting outside of U.S. ports. Mark Rossi,…… MORE
Four Sentenced for Igniting 2017 Tulare County Wildfire
(KMJ) – Four Visalia residents learn their sentences for their role in sparking the 2017 Pier Fire near Springville in Tulare County. Here is the official statement from the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office: On August 19, 2021, the defendants pleaded to the following felonies: Isiac Renteria, age 23 – arson of a structure or…… MORE
CDC: US Has Enough COVID-19 Vaccines for Boosters, Kids’ Shots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they’re confident there will be enough for every American who qualifies. A spike in demand is expected after the Centers and Disease Control and Prevention endorsed boosters of the Pfizer vaccine for all Americans 65 and older.…… MORE
Ag Retailing Future Driven by Precision
A new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange says the ag retailer of the future has an opportunity to earn more income from precision agronomy services and emerging sustainability management programs. Traditional crop input sales will continue to be a boon for retailers in the future. The report says the current strong financial returns that cooperatives…… MORE
Ag Retailing Future Driven by Precision
A new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange says the ag retailer of the future has an opportunity to earn more income from precision agronomy services and emerging sustainability management programs. Traditional crop input sales will continue to be a boon for retailers in the future. The report says the current strong financial returns that cooperatives…… MORE
Information Now Sought in Southeast Fresno Homicide
(KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department is now asking for information on a deadly September 24th shooting in the Southeastern part of the city that left one man dead. Here are the details, as released by Investigators over the weekend: On Friday, September 24, 2021, at 5:30 pm, Officers from the Southeast Policing District responded…… MORE
Sheriff Orders New Evacuations For Windy Fire in Tulare County
Tulare County, CA (KMJ) – Tulare County’s Sheriff issues New EVACUATION ORDER Due to Windy Fire. Sheriff Mike Boudreaux has issued an EVACUATION ORDER for the communities of Sugar Loaf, Sugarloaf Mountain Park, Sugarloaf Saw Mill, White River, Idlewild, Posey, Panorama Heights, Poso, Balance Rock, Spear Creek, from the existing Hot Spring Evacuation Order west…… MORE
Antibiotic-free Chicken More Popular
The Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service released a report titled “The Market for Chicken Raised Without Antibiotics, 2012–17.” The report studies consumer attitudes for chicken raised without antibiotics and their purchases of the products. The analysis grouped chicken products into three distinct market segments: classic, processed, and sausage. Between 2012 and 2017, household expenditure…… MORE
