NEW YORK — Lawyers worked Friday to round out the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates who will hear Donald Trump's hush money trial, as the former president railed against a gag order that has prosecutors seeking to hold him in contempt of court. The Jury Selection Process After...
Finding an Apartment May Be Easier for California Pet Owners Under New Legislation
SACRAMENTO — California pet owners struggling to find a rental that accepts their furry, four-legged family members could have an easier time leasing new housing under proposed state legislation that would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging additional fees for common companions like cats and dogs. The...
Abandoned Pup LB Finds Hope and Healing. He’s Available for Adoption at Mell’s Mutts.
In September, a small pup now known as LB was discovered abandoned along a remote Fresno County country road. His initial condition was dire, suffering from a severe skin ailment that left him with half of his fur missing. Veterinarians diagnosed him with sarcoptic mange, a treatable but potentially lethal...
Iran Fires at Suspected Israeli Drones Near Isfahan Air Base, Nuclear Facility
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An apparent Israeli drone attack on a major air base near the central city of Isfahan activated Iranian air defenses early Friday. The strike came just days after Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel. No Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility that Israel had attacked, and...
Who Owns Businesses in California? A Lawmaker Wants the Public to Know
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker wants to require business owners and landlords to disclose their identities under legislation aimed at cracking down on opaque ownership structures that have enabled some companies to skirt state laws without facing consequences. Limited liability companies and similar corporations in the United States are...
$11M State Grant Will Help Fresno’s Emergency Shelter Beds, Mental Health Services
Fresno got a $10.9 million piece of California grant money to shelter people living in encampments. The money from California's $192 million Encampment Resolution Funding will go toward adding emergency shelter beds, street mental health services, and housing stability case managers, according to a news release Thursday. The state estimates...
Did City Council Finally Give New NW Fresno Costco a Green Light?
After approval delays and a long final discussion, the Fresno City Council approved Costco's proposed move in the northwest part of the city. The 7-0 vote means Costco can move ahead with its 219,000 square-foot building — although not all will be used for its retail floor space. The proposed...
Prop 47 Reformers Send Nearly a Million Signatures to Sacramento
A bipartisan group looking to undo what Proposition 47 did to California's legal environment submitted more than 900,000 signatures in Sacramento on Thursday for the ballot measure reformers say will reduce theft, homelessness, and drug addiction. Proponents of the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act need just under 550,000...
BTC Scammy Scams, Impact of Blockchain on Global Markets: Crypto The WonderDog Show
I sit down with Chris Kameir, a seasoned venture capitalist and blockchain expert, to explore BTC scams, the vast potential and complexities of blockchain technology and its implications beyond just cryptocurrencies in the latest episode of Crypto the WonderDog. Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Scandal Sam Bankman-Fried was mentioned in relation...
US Vetoes Full United Nations Membership for Palestine
UNITED NATIONS — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed, and two abstentions. The resolution...