Californians Urged To Avoid Transporting Citrus

Posted on June 3, 2019

The California Department of Food And Agriculture say the summer travel season increases the threat of the deadly citrus tree disease called Huanglongbing (HLB). HLB is spread by a tiny insect, the Asian Citrus Psyllid, as it feeds on citrus tree leaves. The small pest can have devastating consequences to California’s citrus trees, both backyard…… MORE

11 Dead in Virginia Beach Municipal Shooting

Posted on May 31, 2019

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) – The Latest on a shooting at a municipal center in Virginia Beach (all times local): 8 p.m. Survivors of a mass shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal center are reuniting with friends and relatives at a middle school. Paul Swain was among those who arrived at the Princess Anne Middle…… MORE

Bill Calling for Tire Change Fee Increase in Calif. Withdrawn

Posted on May 31, 2019

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Legislation calling for an increase in California’s tire change fee has been scrapped. Democratic Assemblyman Chris Holden has asked that his bill be tabled, following claims that raising the fee from $1.75 to $3.25, would hit lower-income Californians the hardest. The increase would have generated an estimated $55 million a year, which…… MORE

Investigation into 2018 Tulare Murder Leads to Illegal Drug Ring

Posted on May 31, 2019

    TULARE, CA (KMJ) – An investigation into a 2018 murder leads detectives to an illegal drug ring in Tulare. On May 30, 2019, Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested five men while investigating the murder of Daniel Orta. Their investigation first began on October 23, 2018, when deputies responded to a shooting in the…… MORE

Town Hall to Tackle Future of Independent Contractors in California

Posted on May 31, 2019

  Assemblyman Jim Patterson is hosting a workshop for Fresno business owners and independent contractors to talk about the state supreme court’s *Dynamex* decision, and the proposed state law AB 5, that will have a major impact on independent contractors like truck drivers, janitors, ride-share drivers and many others. “The California supreme court in 2018,…… MORE

California utilities get new rules for cutting electricity to prevent wildfires

Posted on May 31, 2019

California regulators have given utilities new rules about intentionally cutting power to prevent wildfires, including how to prepare the public for the outages. Thursday’s move by the California Public Utilities Commission comes a year after California suffered its deadliest and most destructive wildfire, the Camp Fire. The commission had in recent years said the state’s investor-owned…… MORE

Warren vows to pass law if elected allowing for presidents to be indicted

Posted on May 31, 2019

Elizabeth Warren said Friday that she would, if elected in 2020, pressure Congress to pass new legislation effectively reversing current Justice Department guidelines and allow for the indictment of a sitting president on criminal charges. The Massachusetts senator and Democratic presidential candidate has repeatedly asserted that President Donald Trump’s behavior — as described in former special counsel Robert Mueller’s…… MORE

CA Moves to Require Smog Inspections for Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks

Posted on May 30, 2019

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Senate has approved a bill that would subject heavy-duty diesel trucks to smog inspections. Over the next ten years, SB 210 would affect about 1 million big-rigs, which the legislation’s supporters claim are a significant contributor to air pollution. The trucks are said to be responsible for almost 60 percent…… MORE