FRESNO (KMJ) -Experts from the DMV are coming to Fresno this Friday for an informational workshop hosted by Assemblyman Jim Patterson. Their mission: to help clarify what documents are required to get a Real ID. There has been a great deal of confusion surrounding birth certificates, marriage documentation, social security cards, as well as how…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – The Fresno City Council, currently discussing next year’s budget could dedicate a lot of cash to the Immigrant Affairs Committee they created earlier this year. Councilmember Miguel Arias made the motion to set aside $500,000 should committee members recommend projects that require funding. But Councilmember Garry Bredefeld is skeptical of how the committee…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – The California state auditor is looking for a few good men and women to serve on a critically important commission. The boundaries of legislative districts are made up by a non-partisan citizen’s commission, comprised of ordinary folks, who use US census data to redraw them every ten years. “It’s not something people,…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – This year’s Point-in-Time count of the homeless population is in, and homelessness in the greater Fresno area is up 17 percent. At the Fresno Chamber of Commerce, the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care announcing results of its 2019 “Point in Time” homeless count. “When I speak to my fellow big-city mayors…… MORE
SACRAMENTO (KMJ) – Carmakers are urging the Trump Administration and the state of California to restart negotiations over vehicle mileage standards, trying to avoid a legal battle. KMJ Political Reporter Clint Olivier explains. 17 automakers including Honda, Ford and Mercedes-Benz sent letters Thursday to President Trump and Gov. Newsom, saying a failure to reach agreement…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – A pair of local lawmakers are on a peacemaking trip… of sorts. Fresno councilmembers Miguel Arias and Esmeralda Soria, in Washington DC to meet with members of congress on a range of Valley issues, but they also made time to check in with New York City Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “I think it…… MORE
SANGER – (KMJ) – Fast rushing water, cold and hazardous, has forced Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims to close the Kings River to recreation until further notice. “We are doing this in the interest of public safety,” Assistant Sheriff John Zanoni said. Sheriff’s deputies say it’s just too dangerous to go into the water.…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – A state watchdog agency is investigating a consultant on the California bullet train project for approving a multi million-dollar change-order benefiting a company in which he had had a big financial interest, and he’s been suspended because of the probe. “We are spending billions, and all we get are delays and…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – “Do you believe that the politicians at the national level, of both parties, have been out of touch?” asked Chris Matthews. <Loud Cheer> South Bend Indiana Mayor and Democratic Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg was at Fresno State for a MSNBC Town Hall with Chris Matthews. Pete Buttigieg: I guess the point…… MORE
Assemblyman Jim Patterson is hosting a workshop for Fresno business owners and independent contractors to talk about the state supreme court’s *Dynamex* decision, and the proposed state law AB 5, that will have a major impact on independent contractors like truck drivers, janitors, ride-share drivers and many others. “The California supreme court in 2018,…… MORE
