This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After becoming governor the second time in 2011, Jerry Brown proposed a major overhaul of how California finances public education. The 1978 passage of Proposition 13, an iconic tax limitation measure, had largely shifted school finance from local...
Global Reaction to Israeli, US Missile Attacks on Iran
Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, plunging the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation. Tehran responded by launching missiles at Israel and called the strikes against it unprovoked and illegal. Below is international reaction to the attacks: GERMANY, FRANCE AND BRITAIN In a joint...
Wave of California Teacher Strikes ‘Is No Coincidence’
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If your child’s teacher hasn’t threatened to go on strike recently, they probably will soon. Thousands of California K-12 teachers have walked off their jobs or voted to strike in the past few months, as part of a...
US and Israel Strike Iran, Seeking to Topple ‘Yoke of Tyranny’
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI — The United States and Israel carried out military strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its top leaders and plunging the Middle East into a conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the U.S. and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers. Tehran...
Fresno PD Will Be on the Prowl for Drunk Drivers Saturday Night
Additional Fresno police will be on the streets at 6 p.m. Saturday and into the wee hours Sunday morning looking for drunk and buzzed drivers. The saturation patrol is part of efforts throughout California and the nation to reduce DUI traffic accidents, injuries, and deaths. Law enforcement reminds the public...
Trump Warns Some Americans May Die Amid US Strikes in Iran
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States had begun "major combat operations" in Iran, warning that there may be U.S. casualties. The strikes, which Trump said were aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and annihilating its navy, follow repeated U.S.-Israeli warnings that they would strike Iran again if...
Israel and US Launch Strikes on Iran, Pushing Middle East Into New Conflict
The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, plunging the Middle East into a new conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the United States and offer Iranians a chance to topple their rulers. Iran launched missiles towards Israel, Israel's military said,...
Former Fresno City Employee Testifies About Being Called the N-Word
Fighting back tears, La-Kebbia “Kiki” Wilson told a jury her reaction when she learned a supervisor with the city of Fresno allegedly called her a “n--.” “I was so f— mad for all this s— I went through with the city,” Wilson, who is Black, said on the stand. Wilson...
Child Sex Offender Campos Holds News Conference Near Elementary School
Fresno City Council candidate Rene Campos, a registered child sex offender, held a news conference Friday afternoon across the street from Big Picture Elementary School. Campos said that he chose the location, which also near St. John's Cathedral, because it symbolized forgiveness. He said there are restrictions about how close...
Tech, TV, Movies, and News: Ellisons on Brink of Colossal Empire
As little as a year ago, Larry Ellison, at 80 years old, appeared to be winding down his long career as a tech mogul. And his son David Ellison owned a lone Hollywood company and a rather minuscule one at that: Skydance Media. But now the two are on the...