Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula faces a March 13 court date after Fresno police arrested him Monday (Dec. 10) for allegations of child abuse. A spokesperson from the Fresno County District Attorney’s office confirmed the date. Fresno police arrested Arambula Monday following allegations of misdemeanor willful cruelty to a child. KSEE's Evan Onstot...
Assemblyman Arambula Arrested for Suspected Child Abuse
Fresno police arrested Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) Monday, Dec. 10, on accusations of child abuse. Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Arambula was cited for misdemeanor willful cruelty to a child and then released. CPS Contacts Fresno Police County child protective services contacted police around 2 p.m. Monday to report on...
Gettin' Busy in Sacramento: Over 200 Legislative Items in Just Three Days.
After only three days in session, members of the California Legislature have already proposed 204 items for consideration. Maybe that shouldn’t be so surprising. After all, 5,617 pieces were introduced in the 2017-18 session. Here's a small sampling of the solutions state legislators are offering as a way to fix...
Governor Vetoes Plan to Turn San Joaquin River into State Park
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s plan to turn the San Joaquin River Parkway into a state park. AB 3218 would have placed 5,900 acres adjacent to the river between Friant Dam and Highway 99 under the jurisdiction of the Millerton Lake State Recreation Area. It passed both the...
Upon Brown's Signature, Help Is a Call Away for Foster Youth
Foster youth and their caregivers may have a new way to seek support in tough times. That new way is through Assembly Bill 2043. The bill, which Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula introduced back in February, seeks to improve living conditions for foster children and their caregivers. What the Bill Will Do...
Left-Wing Boycott? In-N-Out's Donations Go to GOP and Dems.
Here’s one way to avoid the temptation of a double-double. Get angry over a hamburger joint’s Constitutional rights. It’s what a boycott is all about. The latest Twitter hashtag craze is #boycottInNOutburger (and alternatively #boycottInNOut). Some people on social media are upset that Orange County-based burger chain donated $25,000 to the...
Nowhere to Go: Eviction Deadline for RV Park Residents is Here
The deadline for residents of Jack’s Resort RV Resort to vacate the place they call home has now arrived. But the tenants of the ramshackle RV park near Mendota don't know when or if they'll be thrown off the property, where they might go or whether any help is on the...
Fresno Council Supports Parts of Arambula's River Parkway Bill
At the request of Fresno City Councilman Steve Brandau, the council added a special meeting within Thursday’s (March 8) agenda to discuss AB 3218, a San Joaquin River Parkway bill from Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno). Arambula’s bill would turn the river parkway into a state park. One part reads, “This...
Come 2050, Californians Will Wish They Had More Dams
A new University of California report forecasts kick-to-the-gut climate-change realities for California farmers, especially those who grow permanent crops in the Central Valley. In a nutshell, the report anticipates big trouble ahead for crops such as almonds, peaches, table grapes, corn and rice. Scorching summer heat and longer periods of...
Patterson's High-Speed Rail Audit Request Approved
At long last, Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) is getting his High-Speed Rail audit. The Joint Committee on Legislative Audit voted unanimously to move ahead with an examination on the estimated $67 billion project. That estimation for the first 119-mile segment, from Fresno to San Jose, increased earlier this month by...