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Supporters of California's Prop 36 call Matthew Perry's ketamine overdose case a cautionary tale
SACRAMENTO – An unsealed federal indictment in the Matthew Perry ketamine overdose case has supporters of California's Prop 36 calling the case a cautionary tale. The U.S. Attorney's office is charging five people with selling and providing the actor with the drugs that killed him. They included Jasveen Sangha, who prosecutors say was known to her buyers as the Ketamine Queen, in the court documents and Dr. Salvador Plasencia, referred to as "Dr. P," in the court documents.Pictures in the court documents show a North Hollywood stash house where drugs were allegedly housed, along with a photo of ketamine lozenges from...
Key CA reparations bills clear major hurdle, head for full floor vote
Four key reparations bills passed out of committees on Thursday and are headed for full floor votes in the coming weeks. The bills are part of an effort to begin correcting the harms of slavery and decades of discrimination carried out by the State of California.SB 1403, SB 1050, and SB 1331, previously passed by the California Senate, made it out of the Assembly appropriations committee on Thursday.Senate Bill 1403 would create the California Freedmen Affairs Agency. This agency would oversee and administer any reparations measures passed by the legislature.SB 1050 would require the California Freedmen Affairs Agency to compensate...
SF Department of Public Health urges ease restrictions on addiction medicine
On Wednesday, Dr. Grant Colfax, called on state lawmakers to pass a bill that lowers restrictions on medicines meant to treat opioid addictions. Dr. Colfax insisted that these medications have been affected by what he calls “excessive restrictions” at the state and federal level. The director of Behavioral...
As heat records continue to fall, scientists still optimistic about climate strategy
SAN FRANCISCO -- 2023 was the hottest year on record but scientists are expecting this year will surpass it given the blistering summer heat wave that had California and many Bay Area counties setting new records. The dog days of summer, which are traditionally the hottest days of the year, just got a little hotter.According to federal climate scientists at NOAA, July 2024 is now the warmest July on record for the world as well as for the state.California shattered its previous record by almost 2 degrees F, heating up to an average 81.7 degrees. According to the San Francisco...
Back-to-school means back to normal sleep routines
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — We are helping families with getting back into the whole back-to-school schedule. It comes around every year. We know it's coming around and still sometimes it feels like it's just hit us like a brick wall and we're not ready or we don't want to be ready yet.
Newsom calls on schools to limit cell phone usage
SACRAMENTO – In a letter sent to schools across the state, Gov. Newsom has urged educators to take advantage of a 2019 law to limit the amount of time students can spend on their smartphones during the school day. In the Aug. 13, 2024 letter, Newsom said that “excessive...
California's effort to crack down on retail theft continues in July with 167 arrests
A California Highway Patrol-led task force targeting organized retail theft across the state made 167 arrests in July, officials said. The arrests stemmed from 128 separate investigations and represented more than twice the number of arrests reported by the California Organized Retail Crime Task Force over the prior month, according to a statement...
Fresno State tailgaters to face a new opponent: Tent size restrictions
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Fresno State football fans can expect some changes if they want to tailgate in the stadium's picnic spaces. The state fire marshall announced pop-up tents are limited to just 200 square feet now. The tent can be one 10X20 or two 10X10s side-by-side but no...
Fraga tabbed Preseason All-MW
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Reigning Mountain West Freshman of the Year Dionii Fraga has been named to the Preseason All-Mountain West Volleyball Team, the conference announced on Wednesday. The Sanger native was a dynamite addition to the Bulldog squad in 2023 as the starting libero in every match and...
Coroner searching for relatives of man who died in Visalia
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office is searching for relatives of a man who died in Visalia. Deputies say 58-year-old John Herman Ortega was found unresponsive outside of a commercial area on the 100 block of Northeast 3rd Avenue on August 8. Rescue crews tried to perform life-saving measures, but […]
Grand opening held for CUSD's Satoshi Hirayama Elementary School, construction still underway
Monday marks the first day of school for the Clovis Unified School District.Principal Laura Reynolds is just days away from welcoming students back to school."I think every year for every principal, it's a mix of excitement and nerves, just like our kids," Reynold said.This year, around 450 students will step onto the brand-new campus of Satoshi Hirayama Elementary School."We want kids to really feel like they're a part of something new and that they are at the beginning of a long legacy for us," Reynolds said.The 35th elementary school in the Clovis Unified School District is named after long-time Clovis...
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