SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Gavin Newsom is firing California’s top oil and gas regulator over an increase in state permits for hydraulic fracturing and allegations of conflict of interest among senior officials. Newsom’s chief of staff asked the state’s natural resources secretary to fire Ken Harris on Thursday. Ann O’Leary’s request came hours after…… MORE
Newsom Taps New Calif. Utilities Regulator
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is tapping Marybel Batjer to serve as the state’s top utilities regulator. Batjer will serve as president of the California Public Utilities Commission, which oversees power companies and other services. The commission is in the spotlight as the state’s largest electric utility, Pacific Gas &…… MORE
Trump Responses To China On Ag Trade
President Donald Trump says China “is letting us down” by not purchasing U.S. agricultural products. China is not buying U.S. ag products as Trump says its leaders promised as part of an effort to negotiate towards ending the trade war. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 Summit last month agreed to move…… MORE
Another Earthquake Strikes Near Ridgecrest
(KMJ) – The U.S. Geological Survey says a preliminary earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.9 struck this morning at 6:11 am about five miles east-northeast of Ridgecrest in the Mojave Desert. The USGS says it was followed by a 3.1 magnitude aftershock two minutes later and then a 2.5 tremor about two miles south-southwest of…… MORE
KMJ Exclusive: FUSD Trustee Slatic Facing Complaints at Bullard High
Note: This is a two-part story. Scroll down to listen to parts one and two. FRESNO (KMJ) – Another campus controversy involving Fresno Unified School Board member Terry Slatic. Dozens of parents of Bullard High School cheerleaders gathered in the school library, along with Superintendent Bob Nelson, to address safety concerns surrounding Trustee Terry Slatic.…… MORE
KMJ Exclusive: FUSD’s Slatic Facing Complaints at Bullard High
FRESNO (KMJ) – Another campus controversy involving Fresno Unified School Board member Terry Slatic. Dozens of parents of Bullard High School cheerleaders gathered in the school library, along with Superintendent Bob Nelson, to address safety concerns surrounding Trustee Terry Slatic. Parents say Slatic showed up to cheer practice on campus Wednesday afternoon and held held an…… MORE
Trump Orders Federal Departments & Agencies to Share Citizenship Data
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump and the issue of adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census (all times local): 5:45 p.m. President Donald Trump is abandoning his effort to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Instead, Trump says he’s ordering every federal department and agency to provide the…… MORE
VIDEO: SLO Police Chief Leaves Gun In Restroom, Says It Was Stolen
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) – A California police chief says she left her gun in a restaurant restroom and it was immediately stolen. San Luis Obispo Chief Deanna Cantrell revealed her mistake in a video on the department’s Facebook page Wednesday. Cantrell says within minutes she realized what she’d done and returned…… MORE
Calif. Lawmakers OK $26 Billion Wildfire Plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers have approved a sprawling bill meant to shore up the state’s major electric utilities in the face of another wildfire season. The biggest power companies will have to spend billions of dollars on safety improvements under the bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday. The measure would…… MORE
USMCA to Congress this Fall
The White House will send the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to Congress after September first, setting up a busy fall schedule for lawmakers. While the goal of the move is to set up a vote before the end of the year, lawmakers will also be working on spending bills and nearing election season. Further, House Democrats…… MORE
