SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a measure blocking new local taxes on soda and other sugary drinks for the next 12 years. Beverage companies such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have moved to convince state Legislatures around the country to block local taxation of sugary drinks. A growing number of cities are…… MORE
Gov. Brown Signs Far-Reaching Data Privacy Bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will soon have what experts call the nation’s most far-reaching law to give consumers more control over their personal data. A law Gov. Jerry Brown signed Thursday will compel companies to tell customers upon request what personal data they’ve collected, why it was collected and what categories of third parties…… MORE
Mayor’s Public Safety Sales Tax Could Return, Says Councilmember
FRESNO (KMJ) — The Mayor of Fresno’s Parks and Public Safety Sales Tax initiative could be back for consideration in two years. That prediction from Councilmember Steve Brandau came following the sudden decision to withdraw the proposal the day it was scheduled to be heard. “I think the Mayor was moving quickly to tackle some…… MORE
Gov. Brown Sends Daylight Saving Measure to November Ballot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Californians will vote in November on whether the state should move toward stopping the twice-yearly process of changing the clocks. A bill signed Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown will put a measure on the November ballot moving the state toward permanent daylight saving time. Passage by voters wouldn’t immediately stop the…… MORE
Victim In Fig Garden Shooting Confirmed Dead – Reward Climbing
FRESNO (KMJ) — A 17 year old, who was shot after refusing to hand over his belongings at gunpoint, has died. Fresno County Coroner’s Office confirmed Nicholas Kauls passed away in the hospital Thursday morning. The teenager was seriously hurt after the incident in Fresno’s Fig Garden on Sunday. Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said he…… MORE
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USDA Signals Possible Aid Plan
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says he is hopeful his aid program for farmers will be released by Labor Day and the harvest season. Perdue spoke at the United Fresh event earlier this week and told the Chicago Tribune that while farmers want “trade, not aid,” the Department of Agriculture is following the trade war…… MORE
Police Urge Fresno Homicide Suspect To Turn Himself In
(KMJ) – Fresno Police Homicide Detectives are now urging the suspect sought in a fatal shooting to turn himself in. 26-year old Manuel Ismael Contreras (pictured above) is wanted for the June 16th shooting death of 19-year old Humberto Cuellar. He was found shot multiple times outside the Las Micheladas Bar on Shaw and Sixth…… MORE
Councilmembers Blast Mayor’s Safety Tax Ahead Of Thursday’s Vote
FRESNO (KMJ) — A proposed half-cent increase to sales tax in the City of Fresno is already being criticized by Fresno City Councilmembers, ahead of a pivotal vote required to move it forward. Mayor Lee Brand publicly announced the revenue generating idea as part of a plan to bolster both public safety and bring in…… MORE
GOP Immigration Bill Fails in the House
(CNN) – House Republicans abandoned a GOP leadership-backed immigration bill Wednesday, the latest setback in the years-long intraparty war between Republicans on the polarizing issue. [van id=”politics/2018/06/27/gop-second-immigration-bill-house-vote-mattingly-wolf-vpx.cnn”] The bill, which was never expected to pass, failed by an even wider margin than expected — 121-301 — and had far less Republican support than a more…… MORE
