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...
Will You Get To Vote on 3 Californias? Maybe Not.
SACRAMENTO — Opponents of an initiative to split California into three states asked the state Supreme Court to pull the measure from the ballot, arguing it's too drastic a change to state government to go through the normal initiative process. A lawsuit filed Monday by the Planning and Conservation League...
Stormy Daniels' Striptease Act Bookends Trump's Court Reveal
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump exercised his power by nominating Brett Kavanaugh Monday night at the White House, adult film star Stormy Daniels exercised hers about a mile away, wearing nothing but black heels. "She is the one person who could take down Donald Trump," said Diana Lautenberger, 34,...
After Losing Water Fee Lawsuit, Homebuilders Plan Appeal
Three Fresno homebuilders are trying to prove the adage that water is for fighting and disprove another adage: You can’t fight City Hall. A Fresno County Superior Court judge last month sided with the city of Fresno in a lawsuit over the implementation of water fees (also known as capacity...
Saudis Can’t Dodge 9/11 Lawsuits by Victims’ Families
A federal court judge has rejected Saudi Arabia's bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming it helped plan the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. As Reuters news agency reported March 29, "U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the plaintiff's allegations 'narrowly articulate a reasonable basis' for him to assert jurisdiction over...
Bank of America Contract Rejected by Council
Fresno City Councilman Garry Bredefeld successful led an effort to block the city from awarding a banking contract to Bank of America because of past racial discrimination allegations. The council was set to vote Thursday on awarding the bank a five-year contract (with two-one year extensions) for approximately $102,000 per...
60 Years Later, a High School Diploma for Fresno's King of the Road
The newest recipient of a Fresno High School diploma has quite a story to tell. He's mowed lawns, delivered newspapers and pumped brands of gas you don't see anymore: at a Signal station on Broadway and a Norwalk on Belmont Avenue. He also served a hitch in the U.S. Army, founded...
Video behind latest FUSD lawsuit
The Fresno Bee reported a lawsuit filed against the Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) from a teacher. At issue is comments made about her by a third party during a 2014 school board meeting. In summary: Mai Summer Vue, a teacher with FUSD, was also active with the Fresno Teachers...
Video behind latest FUSD lawsuit
The Fresno Bee reported a lawsuit filed against the Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) from a teacher. At issue is comments made about her by a third party during a 2014 school board meeting. In summary: Mai Summer Vue, a teacher with FUSD, was also active with the Fresno Teachers...