California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Monday he has sued the U.S. Department of Energy to stop it from using a Cold War-era law to restart the long-disputed Sable Offshore pipeline system linking the Santa Ynez offshore platform to California refineries. U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright earlier this month...
Soria Fundraising Email Tied To Chavez Controversy Draws Criticism
Esmeralda Soria is a believer in a Winston Churchill political maxim: "Never let a good crisis go to waste." Soria, D-Fresno, the assemblymember running for state Senate, sent out a fundraising email on March 19 playing on the Cesar Chavez controversy. "I wanted to take a moment to speak directly...
Fresno Shooting Kills Two 15-Year-Old Boys, Third Teen Injured
Two 15-year-old boys were killed and another teen injured early Monday in a shooting in Fresno, police said. Officers from the Northeast Policing District responded around 1:20 a.m. Monday to reports of gunfire near Fourth Street and East San Jose Avenue. When they arrived, they found three male juvenile victims....
Pentagon Says It Revised Media Policy in Compliance With Court Order
The Pentagon has revised its media policy in compliance with a court order issued on Friday while it appeals the ruling, spokesman Sean Parnell said on Monday. "The Department always complies with court orders but disagrees with the decision and is pursuing an appeal," Parnell said in a statement on...
US SEC’s Ex-Enforcement Chief Clashed With Bosses Before Leaving, Sources Say
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's top enforcement official, who left abruptly last week, had clashed with agency leaders over the direction of its enforcement program, including the handling of cases with ties to President Donald Trump and his family, according to three people familiar with the matter. SEC Enforcement Division Director...
Jury in Social Media Addiction Trial Says It Is Having Difficulty Coming to Consensus
The jury in the social media addiction trial in Los Angeles told the judge on Monday it is having difficulty coming to a consensus with one defendant. The defendants are Google and Meta, but the jury did not specify which one it was referring to. The judge said the jury...
Woman Arrested for Clovis DUI Crash. Cops Nab a ‘Looky-Loo’ for DUI, Too
A possible DUI crash involving three vehicles blocked lanes at the intersection of Herndon and Clovis avenues Monday afternoon, authorities said. Clovis police responded at about 1:04 p.m. to reports of a three-vehicle collision. Investigators said an adult female driver, suspected of driving under the influence, was stopped at a...
Fresno Police Investigate Downtown Homicide at Sun Stereo Warehouse
Fresno police are investigating a fatal shooting at the Sun Stereo Warehouse on Friday night that left a 38-year-old man dead. Officers from the Southwest Policing District responded around 11:16 p.m. to the area of Fulton and Inyo streets, where they found Meharie Kidane suffering from gunshot wounds. He was...
Fresno County Supes Threaten to Sue Recorder Dictos Over Real Estate Fees
An internal fight over real estate fees has turned into a looming legal battle pitting elected Fresno County officials against each other. Fresno County supervisors are preparing to sue Fresno County Assessor/Recorder Paul Dictos over his unique read on a state law. At last week's board meeting, County Counsel Doug...
X Goes Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Reports
X, formerly Twitter, experienced an outage Monday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,700 users had reported problems with the platform as of 1:52 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reported an issue with...