SACRAMENTO — Monthly health insurance premiums sold under former President Barack Obama's health care law will rise by an average of 8.7 percent in 2019, less than the double-digit increases seen in each of the past two years and in other states. The boost would be closer to 5 percent...
Go Back Home to Ohio, LeBron James
Sure, I’m happy to see the world’s greatest basketball player join my favorite team, the Los Angeles Lakers. But as a Californian, I fear LeBron is the last thing our state needs. His arrival is a high-profile symptom of one of our state’s big problems: California favors older, proven, and...
It's California vs. Trump in Battle Over 2020 Census: Walters
California has a lot on the line with the 2020 census count. For example, even though the current population trends point to the Golden State retaining its 53 seats in the House of Representatives, an inaccurate count could result in the loss of one seat. In addition, the California Citizens...
Crash Victim Describes Painful, Seven Day Ordeal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Oregon woman who was badly injured and stranded for a week after her Jeep plunged 250 feet over a cliff into the ocean near Big Sur in California says she survived by drinking fresh water dripping from moss until she was rescued by a couple...
Muslim Candidates Run in Record Numbers But Face Backlash
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long-serving congressman from her own political party. When Tahirah Amatul-Wadud heard about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's stunning upset over U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's Democratic primary last month, the first-time candidate...
Visalia Assemblyman Mathis Reprimanded For Sexual Comments
SACRAMENTO — California Assemblyman Devon Mathis was reprimanded in June for making sexual comments, including about fellow lawmakers. A heavily redacted letter from the Assembly Rules Committee released Wednesday says Mathis' comments violated the chamber's sexual harassment policy. According to the letter, the committee's investigation substantiated a complaint that he...
Visalia Assemblyman Mathis Reprimanded For Sexual Comments
SACRAMENTO — California Assemblyman Devon Mathis was reprimanded in June for making sexual comments, including about fellow lawmakers. A heavily redacted letter from the Assembly Rules Committee released Wednesday says Mathis' comments violated the chamber's sexual harassment policy. According to the letter, the committee's investigation substantiated a complaint that he...
California Gun Groups Sue Over Faulty Registration System
SACRAMENTO — Gun owners' rights groups sued Wednesday over a California firearms registration system they claim puts law-abiding gun owners at risk of criminal charges. The lawsuit against state Attorney General Xavier Becerra and his Department of Justice alleges that the system for registering so-called bullet-button assault weapons was unavailable...
Neither Brain Freeze Nor Heat of Day Stymied My Slurpee Challenge
While many might use the word ‘gluttony’ to describe my quest to pick up a free frozen drink at all 25 Fresno and Clovis 7-Eleven stores, I call it Wednesday. 7-Eleven offers a free small Slurpee to celebrate its birthday every year on July 11. The convenience store chain estimates...
Fed Up, He Takes on River West Trash With His Own Hands
Sometimes there comes a point when even a patient person who has spent much of his life in government and understands how things work there can't take the red tape and turf wars anymore. That's what happened to Tom Bohigian, the longtime state director for former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer...