This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Aging buildings, failing infrastructure, earthquake safety issues, and a severe lack of campus housing are straining California’s public higher education systems. As they face high-cost fixes, lawmakers have introduced a bond bill that ambitiously intends to fund both...
Parents, Teachers Call for School Trustee’s Resignation After Playhouse Merced Chaos
Dozens of Playhouse Merced supporters attended the Merced City School District’s school board meeting on Tuesday and called on trustee Allen Brooks to resign. Four community members, including two educators and a parent, spoke during public comment and asked Brooks to step down from his elected position. Two others spoke...
Why Trump Fired California US Attorney Michele Beckwith
DAVIS, Calif. — For 15 years, Michele Beckwith oversaw some of the toughest federal prosecutions in California. She went after transnational terrorists, sex traffickers and the Aryan Brotherhood. She became the acting U.S. attorney in Sacramento, California, this year when her boss, a Biden appointee, stepped down in January. But...
Stockton School Board Trustee Removed After Felony Conviction
Stockton Unified School District Trustee AngelAnn Flores was removed from her position following a felony conviction and sentencing for filing a false insurance claim, The Stockton Record reported. Flores was sentenced Monday to two years of probation and ordered to complete 120 hours of community service. Flores was also charged...
Trump Orders Release of Amelia Earhart Files as Epstein Scrutiny Intensifies
President Donald Trump on Friday said he is ordering the declassification and release of all U.S. government records related to the disappearance of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, who vanished while attempting a round-the-world flight in 1937. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the mystery surrounding Earhart's final flight...
US Supreme Court Lets Trump Withhold $4 Billion in Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court sided again on Friday with Donald Trump, allowing his administration to withhold about $4 billion in foreign aid authorized by Congress for the current fiscal year as the Republican president pursues his "America First" agenda. The justices for now blocked Washington-based U.S. District Judge...
Trump Says Microsoft Should Fire Its Global Affairs President Lisa Monaco
President Donald Trump said on Friday that Microsoft Corp should fire the firm's Global Affairs President Lisa Monaco, who was the deputy attorney general in former President Joe Biden's administration. "She is a menace to U.S. National Security, especially given the major contracts that Microsoft has with the United States...
Fresno Sues Ford Over Blaze That Destroyed Fire Department Truck
As a Fresno Fire Department captain drove a city-owned 2021 Ford F-250 to an emergency situation in May 2024, he became the one in need of help. The truck suddenly lost power. And the captain noticed smoke coming from the engine, which was on fire, said a City Hall source...
How Is Caltrans Making Your Drive to the Central Coast Easier?
The stoplight in Kettleman City known to cause miles-long backups for people going to or from the coast will get a complete transformation over the next two years. In April 2026, Caltrans will begin the work of changing the stoplight at Highway 41 and Bernard Drive into a roundabout. The...
Tulare Shooting Injures One, Police Investigating
Police in Tulare are investigating a shooting that left one person injured Thursday night. Officers responded around 9:36 p.m. to several reports of shots fired near Walnut Avenue and Marion Street, Tulare police said. While checking the area, they were informed of a gunshot victim near Bardsley and Spruce streets....