Fresno Unified trustees are scheduled to consider a $13 million contract with a Southern California-headquartered company to work on HVAC systems at 100 schools, including two charters. Mesa Energy Systems, Inc., also known as EMCOR Services Mesa Energy, submitted the sole proposal for the project and was one of only...
Bakersfield Hatchet-Wielding Man Gets 2 Years for Breaking Into Post Office
A Bakersfield man was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in federal prison for burglarizing a U.S. Post Office in Caliente, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced. Shawn Van Dixon, 39, received the 24-month sentence from U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez after admitting to breaking into the post office...
Deadlines for Fresno Housing Academic Scholarships Are Near
Fresno Housing has teamed up with Beyond Housing Foundation and CalViva to provide financial support to Fresno Housing program participates and African American students pursuing academic goals. Three types of scholarships cover various academic pursuits: Education Advancement Scholarship, High School Equivalency (GED) Program Support, and HAW Fifty–Six. The scholarship deadlines...
CA Bill Would Stop PG&E From Sticking Ratepayers With Ad and Lobbying Costs
A new California legislative bill would stop utility companies from passing political lobbying, advertising, and shareholder expenses onto energy consumers. Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), introduced Assembly Bill 1167 on Feb. 21. The bill requires utility companies to justify rate increases. It makes "unjust" or "unreasonable" charges unlawful, according to...
Fresno County Hires Two New Department Heads
Fresno County recently split its Internal Services Department into two branches. And with that split comes two new hires. On Tuesday, supervisors approved hiring Raymond Hunter as director of general services and Michael Kerr as chief information officer and director of information technology services. Kerr, Hunter Come to Fresno From...
Track and Field to Be First Olympic Sport Requiring DNA Sex Tests for Women
Track and field will introduce mandatory DNA sex testing for athletes entering female competitions, its global leader said Tuesday, making it the first Olympic sport to add the requirement. The move comes amid an increasingly vexed debate over eligibility rules in female sports and comes less than a year after...
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett Mocks Wheelchair-Bound Greg Abbott as ‘Gov. Hot Wheels’
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocked her state’s governor during a weekend appearance, referring to Greg Abbott — who uses a wheelchair — as “Gov. Hot Wheels” while speaking at a banquet in Los Angeles. “You all know we got Gov. Hot Wheels down there. Come on, now,” Crockett, a Dallas...
Appeals Court Allows Trump to Suspend Approval of New Refugees Amid Lawsuit
WASHINGTON — An appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to suspend entry of new refugees as a lawsuit plays out over the president’s executive order halting the nation’s refugee admissions system. Refugees conditionally approved before President Donald Trump took office must still be processed under the order from...
Sacramento State Hires Former NBA Star Mike Bibby as New Basketball Coach
Former Sacramento Kings star Mike Bibby was hired to take over the struggling basketball team at Sacramento State. Athletic director Mark Orr announced the move on Tuesday, saying he believed that Bibby can help generate excitement for the program. "Since 2001, Sacramento has felt like home to me,” Bibby said...
New CA System Tells You When and Where Pesticides Are Applied
A new statewide notification system lets Californians know when and where pesticides will be applied. People who sign up for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's SprayDays California will get phone calls and text messages before pesticides get sprayed on fields near them, according to a news release from the...