A new smart phone application, designed to help alert Californians of possible COVID-19 exposure, is supposed to be an "opt-in" system. However, several people have contacted GV Wire℠ to say not only was the app installed automatically, it was already turned on. On Nov. 10 the California Department of Public Health,...
Clovis Business Owner Calls It Quits After ‘Abandonment’ Notice Over Back Rent
Jagmohan (she goes by her nickname, Bawan) Gill has owned and operated 'Fab Looks' near Herndon and Willow in Clovis since 2015. She specializes in eyebrow threading, face massage and henna tattoos. She says because of the pandemic, the last time she was able to be fully open was in March....
Car Shopping? California Law Will Bar the Sale of These Camaro Models Next Year.
Drivers looking to purchase a new Camaro next year will have fewer models to choose from because of a California law taking effect in 2021. The new rule is designed to reduce the level of copper and other toxic substances that are released from vehicle brakes from entering California’s streams, rivers,...
The Wealthy Scramble for COVID-19 Vaccines: ‘if I Donate $25,000 … Would That Help Me?’
[aggregation-styles] Yahoo!News They're offering tens of thousands of dollars in cash, making their personal assistants pester doctors every day, and asking whether a five-figure donation to a hospital would help them jump the line. The COVID-19 vaccine is here — and so are the wealthy people who want it first....
Motion Filed To Question Gov. Newsom Over COVID-19 Response
[aggregation-styles] CBS Sacramento SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A new motion filed in a Sacramento federal court is looking to depose, or in other words, question Gov. Gavin Newsom and other top state officials over their pandemic response. The motion was filed by plaintiffs suing Newsom over the ban on protests at...
COVID-19 Vaccine is Expected in Fresno County by Tuesday
The first shipment of Pfizer's COVID-19 is expected by Tuesday, according to the Fresno County Department of Public Health. Once the shipment arrives, it'll be taken to what officials have set up as their guarded 'vaccine room'. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office has been on site for over a week...
Tech Billionaire Larry Ellison Has Moved To Hawaii
[aggregation-styles] Vox Larry Ellison, one of the world’s wealthiest people, has moved to the state of Hawaii. He’s the latest billionaire to leave California in 2020. Ellison, the founder of the software giant Oracle, made the disclosure to employees in a company-wide note on Monday afternoon after Oracle announced that...
Visalia District Quarantines Classrooms Days After Reopening Elementary Schools
[aggregation-styles] Visalia Times Delta The Visalia Unified School District has quarantined two of its classrooms after reopening elementary schools this week. The quarantine affects 28 students in classes at Mineral King and Denton elementary schools, according to VUSD's communications office. “Families and staff at two of our elementary sites, Mineral...
Caltrans Approves Concrete Dividers for Deadly 2-Lane Hwy 41
[aggregation-styles] FOX26 News FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26 NEWS) — Caltrans has finally approved a plan to incorporate a center divider in a dangerous two-lane stretch of Highway 41. A 6-mile span between Riverdale and Lemoore leads to constant accidents, as people cross into oncoming traffic to pass the car in...
Newsom Taps Former Clinton WH Press Secretary for Top Economic Post
[aggregation-styles] Politico Dee Dee Myers, the first female White House press secretary in history and recently a top executive for Warner Bros., will become the chief economic and business adviser for Gov. Gavin Newsom as he grapples with California's pandemic-stricken economy. Myers, 59, will start Friday as senior adviser to...