Rappers T-Pain and Busta Rhymes will headline this year's Tequila Fest. Comedian Tim Dillon will entertain at the Tachi Palace. And, you can celebrate Halloween early at Hobb's Grove Midway to Halloween. Check out our expanded list of events at this link. Tequila Fest Tequila Fest returns to Chukchansi Park...
Wired Wednesday: Will Legislature Fund ‘Sober Beds’ for California’s Homeless People?
GV Wire News Director Bill McEwen talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Justin Willis about a potential new approach to combat California's homeless crisis. The state utilizes a "housing first" policy that requires providers to accept people regardless of their drug and alcohol use. But two bills would...
‘Mad Max’ Has Lived in George Miller’s Head for 45 Years. He’s Not Done Dreaming Yet.
CANNES, France — Only recently has George Miller realized just how influential his medical education was to the world of “Mad Max.” Miller was briefly a doctor before finding filmmaking and his twin brother, whom he attended university with, remained one. As a resident at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney,...
US Military Reports First Drop in Sexual Assaults After Years of Increase
WASHINGTON — The number of reported sexual assaults across the military decreased last year, and a confidential survey found a 19% drop in the number of service members who said they had experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact, according to new figures obtained by The Associated Press. Both are...
UC Merced Breaks Ground on $300M Medical Ed Building: ‘It Was Very Much a Dream’
The gold shovels hit the soil Tuesday on a new $300 million medical education building that’s expected to train the next generation of doctors in the San Joaquin Valley. Tuesday’s event attracted a variety of luminaries — from local legislators to community members who supported the idea of a University...
Lt. Gov. Kounalakis Blasts California’s Handling of Campus Gaza Protests
SACRAMENTO — California's lieutenant governor is critical of how the UC and CSU systems are handling pro-Palestinian campus protests. "The campuses were woefully unprepared," Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis told the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California on Wednesday morning. "And even as the encampments were building and the issues were...
Sac State Order: No Investments That Profit From Genocide, Human Rights Abuses
Sacramento State says it is changing the guidelines for its auxiliary support groups such as the university's foundation to ensure that they "investigate socially responsible investment strategies which include not having direct investments in corporations and funds that profit from genocide, ethnic cleansing, and activities that violate fundamental human rights.”...
Fewer US Overdose Deaths Were Reported Last Year, But Experts Are Still Cautious
NEW YORK — The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday. Provisional Data and Expert Reactions Agency officials noted the data is provisional and could change after more analysis, but that they still expect a drop when the...
Billionaire Frank McCourt Assembles Consortium to Acquire TikTok
Billionaire businessman and real estate mogul Frank McCourt said he’s putting together a consortium to purchase TikTok’s U.S. business, adding to the number of investors hoping to benefit from a new federal law that requires TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the popular platform or face a ban. The announcement, made Wednesday, said...
On the Eve of His Visit to China, Putin Says Russia Is Prepared to Negotiate Over Ukraine
BEIJING — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Kremlin is prepared to negotiate over the conflict in Ukraine in an interview with Chinese media on the eve of visit to partner Beijing that has backed Moscow in its full-scale invasion of its neighbor. Open to Dialogue “We are open to...