OROVILLE, Calif. (AP NEWS) -– The Latest on California officials using a spillway at the nation’s tallest dam for the first time in two years and surveying mountain snowpack (all times local): 1:20 p.m. California officials say the Sierra Nevada snowpack is now 162% of average to date, a measurement that determines the outlook for…… MORE
PG&E Must Comply With Wildfire Prevention Rules, Avoids $150 Billion In Regulations
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – PG&E must comply with wildfire prevention rules and its own plans to combat wildfires, according to a ruling by a Federal judge on Monday. U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup is allowing the utility to avoid severe new regulations that the company said would cost it up to $150 billion.…… MORE
Mayor Pulls SB1 Spending Plan After North-South Shaw Feud
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno Mayor Lee Brand has pulled his spending plan for SB1 funds from Thursday’s Fresno City Council agenda, following a public feud by councilmembers over where the money should be spent. The split over where the gas-tax money was distributed started on Monday, when a group of councilmembers representing areas south of…… MORE
MLB Fans Love Iconic American Foods
The Major League Baseball season is underway, and the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council says fans will chow down on more than 18 million hot dogs in ballparks this year. A survey by the organization found fans are expected to consume 18.3 million hot dogs throughout the season in U.S. ballparks. The Los…… MORE
LA’s Nightmare Week: Rapper Murdered, 26 Shot, 10 Killed
The killing of Nipsey Hussle on Sunday has sparked an outpouring of grief across the country, but the Los Angeles police chief was quick to point out that his death is part of a troubling surge in the city. In the span of a week, 26 people were shot and 10 were killed. “That’s 36…… MORE
Democrats to authorize subpoena for full Mueller report
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City of Fresno Breaks Ground on New Southeast District Police Substation
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The City of Fresno breaks ground Monday on the new Southeast District Police Substation. City officials say it’s been an idea two dozen years in the making, through the administrations of four different mayors. Police Chief Jerry Dyer speaking at the ceremony said the one hundred or so officers patrolling…… MORE
LA To Tap Tech To Wipe Out Up To 50,000 Old Pot Convictions
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles prosecutors are joining other California district attorneys to tap technology that could wipe out or reduce more than 50,000 old marijuana convictions. District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Monday that she is joining forces with a nonprofit organization that uses computer algorithms to identify eligible cases. San Francisco became the…… MORE
Mayor’s SB1 Plan Slammed By Councilmembers South-Of-Shaw
FRESNO (KMJ) — A majority of Fresno City Council has come out against Mayor Lee Brand’s plan to distribute SB1 highway-improvement funds. District 7’s Nelson Esparza has labeled it “dead on arrival.” Esparza, along with District 1’s Esmeralda Soria, District 3’s Miguel Arias, and District 5’s Luis Chavez, announced on Monday that they are against…… MORE
Dairy Producers Might Find Some Relief
House Ag Committee Chair Collin Peterson along with more than 70 Democratic and Republican colleagues wrote a letter to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue. They’re asking the secretary to make implementing the dairy provisions in the new farm bill a high priority. The lawmakers are concerned about the continuing loss of dairy farms, as well as…… MORE
