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Newsom vetoes bipartisan bill requiring state to evaluate homelessness spending
(The Center Square) – Despite broad support, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state didn't need increased oversight on how tax dollars are spent on homelessness. Newsom vetoed an unopposed bill that would have required the state to evaluate the money it gives to cities and counties for homelessness programs, saying it would create “unnecessary ongoing workload” and that other actions already to increase oversight render the bill “redundant.” Earlier this year, a state audit found the state was not adequately tracking the outcomes for...
Ashes of well-known Fresno doctor stolen in Seattle
Well-known Fresno doctor Jerry Plunkett moved to Seattle after retiring several years ago.He died in March after a battle with ALS.His daughter, Megan, attended college in Seattle. She is now moving back to California for grad school and bringing all of her belonging with her, including her dad's ashes.The U-Haul truck she rented was all packed and ready to go when she went to sleep in Seattle Monday night.Tuesday morning, the truck was gone."I think when I realized my dad's ashes were in there that this was a much bigger problem. That's when it hit me and I started to...
Suspect pleads not guilty in shooting that killed man in Corcoran
The man accused of a deadly shooting in Corcoran pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.27-year-old Alex Barrera was charged last week in the murder of 40-year-old Jason Pico.On July 2nd, Pico crashed his car through a fence at a child care center on Dairy and Hanna Avenues.As officers tried to revive Pico, they discovered he had been shot.There's no word yet on a motive for the shooting.
Family disturbance leads to double stabbing in Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – An investigation is underway following a double stabbing in Fresno, according to the Fresno Police Department. Officers say they responded to a home in the 3300 block of Montecito Avenue in Fresno on Tuesday around 9 p.m. Upon arrival, police say they found two men who received stab wounds on their […]
Altercations at Casinos Result in One Injury and One Death
Two casinos in Fresno and Tacoma have been the sites of violent altercations. One incident involved a security guard being injured, while the other resulted in a fatal shooting. Fresno Casino Security Guard Attacked by Homeless Man, Suspect Arrested. In Fresno, a security guard at Club One Casino was hurt...
Newsom signs bill to end parental notification policies at schools; opponents say fight is not over
A trailblazing state law prohibiting California school boards from passing resolutions that require teachers and school staff to notify parents if they believe a child is transgender isn’t likely to put an end to this polarizing issue.
Celebration of life held for Malachi Rios in Reedley
A celebration of life was held in Reedley for beloved former student-athlete Malachi Rios on Wednesday.The Reedley High School graduate passed away in early July following a years-long battle with cancer.Malachi was just 18 years old when he passed away earlier this month, but in that time he made a huge impact on his community and beyond.That was clear by the dozens of people who crowded into Reedley MB Church to honor his memory and share stories they will always cherish.It was a morning of prayers, tight hugs, tears, but also laughter as people remembered Malachi for his love and...
CA Water Regulations and Fewer Responding to NASS Surveys
**The California Water Resources Control Board has approved a regulation seeking to promote more efficient water use to address an anticipated 10% water supply shortfall by 2040. The regulation applies to the state’s largest urban retail water suppliers, which serve 95% of California. The goal is to produce about...
Farmers weary of incoming burn bans
CENTRAL VALLEY – At 4 a.m. in Lodi, Alex Noriega, foreman for the agricultural service provider Fowler Brothers, climbed onto an excavator to rip apart discarded grapevines and drop them into a cement-lined steel box called an air curtain burner for smokeless burning. The disposal method is...
Extreme Heat Is a Death Sentence in California Prisons
In 2015, Adrienne Boulware was sentenced to 15 years to life in California state prison in connection to the 2011 death of a man in Sacramento. But over the weekend, as temperatures hit 110 in the Central Valley town of Chowchilla, where Boulware was imprisoned at the Central California Women’s Facility, prisoner advocates and her family say she died due to the heat nine years into her sentence.
California has problems. AI can help solve them.
Since the University of California’s earliest days, its researchers have propelled the state’s leading industries and helped solve some of its biggest challenges. Our faculty bring curiosity, ingenuity and years of accumulated expertise to their research. But even the nimblest human brain can only crunch so many numbers in a day.
How Latinos struggle to find affordable healthcare
Marisol is a 60-year-old undocumented immigrant who lives alone in Los Angeles and works full-time. She was very excited to learn she would qualify for Medi-Cal, but her celebration was short-lived when she was told she makes "too much" money – about $36,000 annually – and was denied the state's coverage.
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