Laws that impact everything from toilet use in California to gun sales and when schools can start in went into effect on July 1. Among the new regulations is a requirement that requires specific labeling of some bathroom products. Read more from KCRA
Zakaria: Biden Needs to Score in the Culture Wars
Fareed Zakaria says he continues to be puzzled by President Joe Biden’s poor approval ratings. He is an affable man, clearly decent, and many of his policies and proposed policies are popular, Zakaria says. So what explains his astonishingly low approval ratings, which are adding to the sense of doom felt by Democrats...
Ian Bremmer: How Depoliticizing the US Health Response Will Save Lives
We're not done with the pandemic — yet. Although COVID will likely become endemic sometime this year in some parts of the world, the virus will still rage on everywhere else. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer catches up on the pandemic's state of play with former CDC chief Tom Frieden,...
Chevron to Sell California Offices, Move Some Staff to Texas
Chevron Corp. plans to sell its campus in the San Francisco Bay area and give employees the option of moving to Houston in the latest business migration to Texas. The second-largest US oil explorer will lease new office space and maintain its corporate headquarters in the Golden State, but the...
Central Valley Inmates Can Earn Fresno State Social Science Degree
Fresno State News A new program offered by Fresno State will allow incarcerated students at Valley State Prison and Central California Women’s Facility, both in Chowchilla, to earn a bachelor’s degree in social science, expanding access to higher education among one of the most marginalized populations in the state....
Kid-Friendly Businesses Honored by First 5 Fresno County
First 5 Fresno County has named five winners of its 2022 Child-Friendly Business Awards. The winners are Bitwise Industries, Debbas Gourmet Chocolate/Made in Nature, Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce, Legacy Construction, and Success Together, Inc. First 5 Fresno County received a record number of nominations this year. The...
Poll: Majorities Oppose Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling and Worry About Other Rights
Majorities of Americans say they disagree with the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, think it was politically motivated, are concerned the court will now reconsider rulings that protect other rights, and are more likely to vote for a candidate this fall who would restore the right to...
UCSF Fresno Now a Hub for Medical School Pathway for Community College, Fresno State Students
UCSF Fresno News Tuesday marked the launch of the California Medicine Scholars Program as part of a statewide strategy and investment by the Department of Health Care Access and Information to strengthen the California community college to medical school pathway. As its first established action, the program, housed at the...
Roe Was Wrong the Day it Was Decided. The Supreme Court Did The Right Thing
The Roe Court removed nearly every question about abortion policy from the hands of the American people, say Ryan T. Anderson and Alexandra Desanctis, and turned them over to unelected judges, even though the Constitution contains nothing that could remotely support a right to abortion. Roe and the Court's subsequent...
The Ruling Overturning Roe Is an Insult to Women and the Judicial System
For the first time in history, the Supreme Court has eliminated an established constitutional right involving the most fundamental of human concerns: the dignity and autonomy to decide what happens to your body, says The New York Times Editorial Board. The insult of Friday’s ruling is not only in its...