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State lawmakers consider offering home loans regardless of citizenship
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A first-in-the-nation bill that narrowly passed both houses of the California Legislature is awaiting Governor Newsom’s signature. This proposal — which has been debated contentiously since February — on home loans for undocumented migrants is attracting mixed reactions nationwide, including right here in Kern. Proponents and opponents are weighing in on […]
Do businesses have to let you use their bathroom? | Call Kurtis
SACRAMENTO — Opera Singer Teddy Siegel said that she got caught having to go to the bathroom in New York City's Times Square, but places turned her away saying their restrooms were not public."I was out shopping with my sister, and I realized a little too late that I really had to go to the bathroom, and I had absolutely no idea what to do or where to go," Siegel said.She created a social media account showing restrooms in New York City where you don't have to buy something to use them.Here in California, we found a law that went...
Teen Conflicted About Skipping Family Wedding for Concert
A teen is feeling conflicted over skipping a family wedding for a concert. The teen explained in her post to Reddit that she has family coming in from out of state to go to a concert and her other family member is getting married at the same time. However, the conflict came because of the date of everything.
Students from Fresno show off invention
FRESNO CA, (KGPE) Students from West Fresno Family Resource Center’s Sweet Potato Project show off the invention that won their first prize at a local Shark Tank-style competition. Officials say students who participated in entrepreneurial and business skills training workshops and classes taught by California State University, Fresno professionals from the Lyles Center. The competition […]
Owners of Fresno's hidden-gem 'Flight Line Café' retire after three decades in business
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Flight Line Café, located inside the Chandler-Executive Airport in southwest Fresno, is changing hands. The restaurant has been owned by Patty and Henry Wang for over three decades. Their menu features a unique American-Chinese cuisine. The best part, customers can watch airplanes take off...
Boxing legend Mike Tyson comes to Stockton to support Tom Patti in the race for mayor
STOCKTON, Calif. — Former heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, is visiting Stockton to support his former boxing teammate Tom Patti in the race for mayor of Stockton. "I think he's just a politician as he was a boxer and is willing to fight until the end," Tyson said. Tyson and...
‘Heartbreaking’: Man arrested in connection with Atwater homicide
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man has been arrested in connection with a homicide investigation in Merced County, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office announced. Dispatchers received a call for an unresponsive person near Vine Avenue and Fruitland Avenue around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday in Atwater, an area that deputies describe as a typically quiet […]
Health officials warning community about Valley Fever
It was on New Year's Day when Rob Purdie started feeling the symptoms of Valley Fever, which started out as a really bad headache."I went to a local urgent care and they said you have a sinus infection, take these antibiotics," he said. "Took the antibiotics, finished the antibiotics, didn't feel any better."Purdie says he then went to several different urgent care facilities and within a month, he began to develop vision problems.He then went to a hospital in Bakersfield, where a doctor did some tests."That's how they determined that I had Valley Fever that had become meningitis, which is...
Merced College launches certificate program aimed at teaching farm laborers new technology skills
Merced College launched a new ag-focused certificate program this fall aiming to teach students new, in-demand skills.College President Chris Vitelli says the Ag Tec program is an educational career training program designed to keep students up to date on the latest technology and skills they need in the workforce."Our goal is to make sure there is a well-qualified, highly-skilled workforce ready to make a difference in the ag industry using this new technology," Vitelli said.Director of Ag Innovation, Cody Jacobsen, says as labor costs continue to rise, more companies are turning to technology to save money. But new technology creates...
Two historic California reparations bills stall out — sparing Newsom a tough political call
A last-minute protest failed to win the Senate-approved bills a chance to be voted on in the Assembly. The chair of the Black Caucus promised they would be re-introduced next year, and called reparations "a multi-year effort."
California lawmakers seek more time to consider energy proposals backed by Newsom
Democratic lawmakers in the California Assembly are pushing back against a last-minute effort by Gov. Gavin Newsom to pass proposals aimed at cutting energy costs for Californians and reducing gas price spikes at the pump.They say they need more time to weigh the impacts. The pushback means the state Legislature might head to a special session this year after the legislative deadline to wrap up the session on Saturday. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas said his members are "on the same page" as Newsom about the need to prioritize lowering energy bills for Californians. But details of the proposals weren't released...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrates launch of nation's first hydrogen hub
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRCR) — California Gov. Newsom announced California as the first state in the nation to launch one of the country's seven hydrogen hubs. Newsom celebrated Friday alongside U.S Under Secretary of Energy David Crane, Sen. Alex Padilla and other local, state and federal leaders in Oakland. The...
What proposed self-checkout changes would mean for California shoppers
A bill advancing through the California Legislature would require more cashiers to monitor self-checkout stations, but some business groups say the cost of the increased surveillance is too high. The Retail Theft Prevention and Safe Staffing Act, also known as SB 1446, is designed to decrease retail theft by increasing the number of workers in self-checkout areas, said Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles, the bill’s author. She also said the improved monitoring will make stores safer. The...
Scott Wilk | Progressives’ Public Safety Flip-Flop
Have you ever dealt with someone who just can’t admit when they’re wrong? And even when they’re clearly proven wrong, they gaslight and twist the narrative just to seem right?. This is essentially what we’ve seen from the governor and progressive Democrats in Sacramento all year on...
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