Pineapple Express Smacks California with Rain, Snow, Wind & Floods

California is at the center of what’s known as a “pineapple express” that’s bringing heavy rain, snow, wind and flooding to the West Coast over the next few days. More than 30 million people are under flood or flash flood watches from California to Arizona, including in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. The…MORE

Newsom Wants Users to Profit from Online Data

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state’s consumers should get a piece of the billions of dollars that technology companies make off the personal data they collect. The new governor provided no details about the so-called data dividend that he mentioned in his State of the State address Tuesday. The Democrat…MORE

New Voting System For Fresno County? Clerk’s Office Wants Your Input

FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno County Clerk Brandi Orth has announced a multi-city tour to introduce a proposed change to the way citizens vote. A number of new voting methods have been examined, but the favorite is to embrace the changes introduced in by the Voter’s Choice Act. “In the Voter’s Choice Act, we have voting…MORE

World Ag Expo Continues

The World Ag Expo at the International Agri-Center in Tulare is billed as the largest annual agricultural exposition of its kind. It’s Open again on Wednesday and Thursday. Nearly 1,500 exhibitors are displaying cutting-edge agricultural technology and equipment on 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space. In 2018, 106,700 people came from 49 states and…MORE

California Loses Border Wall Challenge at Appeals Court

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) – A federal appeals court has rejected arguments by the state of California and environmental groups who tried to block reconstruction of sections of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the Trump administration did not exceed its authority by waiving environmental regulations to rebuild…MORE

18 Million Trees Died in California in 2018

A total of 18 million trees died in California last year, the US Department of Agriculture said Monday. “Years of drought and a bark beetle epidemic have caused one of the largest tree die-offs in state history,” said Wade Crowfoot, California Natural Resources secretary. California’s drought began in 2010 and bark beetles are insects that…MORE