When Attorney General Rob Bonta was an assemblymember, his support of a green energy project in Oakland landed the developer a $3.4 million state grant, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. But now, after 10 years, the company behind a biodiesel plant in the heart of the Bay Area city has...
Cal State Campuses Brace for ‘Severe Consequences’ as Budget Gap Looms
California State University is anticipating state spending cuts next summer of nearly $400 million and a delay in promised state support of more than $250 million. The projected budget gap may prevent the system from enrolling new students, offering employee raises and spending more money to boost graduation rates. Cal...
Will Fresno’s $500M School Bond Projects List Excite Voters in a High-Turnout Region Like Bullard?
With a record $500 million construction bond on the November ballot, one question looms large for Fresno Unified leadership. Will the proposed projects in each of the schools district's seven regions satisfy enough voters to gain the 55% approval needed for adoption? Based on voter turnout for the March primary,...
Fresno Fighting Lawsuits from Pensioners, Planning Commissioner
The impasse between public safety pensioners and the city of Fresno has reached lawsuit level. Following through on a July letter to the city, the group that runs the pension system for the city of Fresno police and firefighters filed a lawsuit earlier this month. The pension system says the...
Wired Wednesday: Fresno Leaders Calling For Gov. Newsom to Veto AB 98
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Justin Willis about a new California bill, AB 98, that will regulate warehouse standards and designs going forward. Several Central Valley business leaders say that this bill will stifle California business expansion. Gov. Newsom has not made the...
Closure of Merced County Fire Stations Postponed, for Now. Here’s What’s Behind the Decision
Merced County fire stations that were scheduled to close next week will keep their lights on – for now. In May, the Board of Supervisors voted to close McKee Fire Station 85 in the Merced area, along with Station 96 in Livingston. Those closures were scheduled to take place Oct....
Jury Awards Teen Pop Group OMG Girlz $71.5 Million in Battle With Toy Maker Over “L.O.L.” Dolls
NEW YORK — Toy maker MGA Entertainment must pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the name and likeliness of teen pop group OMG Girlz with one of its popular lines of dolls, a federal jury has decided. Monday's verdict hands a win to OMG Girlz — as well...
Coca-Cola Spiced Is Getting Canceled After 7 Months on the Market
Coca-Cola Co. is discontinuing its newest "permanent" flavor a little more than seven months after putting it on the market. The beverage giant said Wednesday that Coca-Cola Spiced and Coca-Cola Spiced Zero Sugar will be phased out and replaced with a new flavor that will be introduced next year. "We're...
Hezbollah Is Everyone’s Problem
Opinion by Bret Stephens on Sept. 24, 2024. In 2006, Hezbollah launched a guerrilla raid into Israel. It led to a 34-day war that devastated Lebanon, traumatized Israel, and concluded with a U.N. resolution that was supposed to disarm the terrorist militia and keep its forces far from the border....
As U.N. Meets, Israel Pounds Targets in Lebanon, Sending Civilians Fleeing
BEIRUT — Thousands fled their homes Tuesday as Israeli warplanes pounded more Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, in an offensive that has plunged the country into uncertainty over what Israel will do next and how the militant group might respond. The strikes came a day after a vast wave of Israeli...