SACRAMENTO — Longtime Sacramento Kings TV broadcaster Grant Napear resigned Tuesday after he tweeted “ALL LIVES MATTER” when asked by DeMarcus Cousins for his opinion on the Black Lives Matter movement. The 60-year-old Napear also was fired by KTHK Sports 1140 in Sacramento. He had co-hosted a show on the...
River Park Stores Brace for Riot, Hoax or Not
Sierra Glass Co. was placing boards at the Nordstrom Rack at the Villagio Shopping Center — the first stop on a busy Tuesday. "They've been blowing us up," David Turner said of the calls his company received. He said he had four jobs in total for the day. After social...
Black Leaders Say Social Media Post Calling for Riots at River Park Is Fake
Fresno black leaders say a social media post claiming that "Black Lives Matter riots" will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday in River Park is fake. Businessman Chris Milton, who spoke Sunday in downtown Fresno at a peaceful protest of George Floyd's death, said in a Facebook media video Monday, "I am...
In the Name of George Floyd, Thousands Protest in Downtown Fresno
Thousands attended a protest rally in downtown Fresno for police justice and accountability after the death of George Floyd. Many in the crowd, which skewed toward the 15-25 year old range, carried signs of "I can't breathe" and other slogans of racial justice. Listen to this article: Floyd died last...
LA District Attorney Sorry Husband Aimed Gun at Protesters
LOS ANGELES — The husband of the first black woman to lead the country’s largest local prosecutor's office pointed a gun and said “I will shoot you” to Black Lives Matter members demonstrating outside the couple's home before dawn Monday, prompting an apology from his wife on the eve of...
Newsom Signs Landmark Police Use-of-Force Bill
By Dan Morain and Laurel Rosenhall, CalMatters California will soon have a tougher new legal standard for the use of deadly force by police, under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday that was inspired by last year’s fatal shooting of a young, unarmed man in Sacramento. Newsom signed the legislation...