3 hrs ago | Daily India
Medical marijuana dealers found guilty
“These two set out to make as much money as they could as drug dealers, plain and simple”
Two California men could spend 20 years behind bars after a federal jury found them guilty of operating an illegal medical marijuana business, officials said. via Daily India
19 hrs ago | The Modesto Bee
Life in prison for Calif. woman guilty of acid vat killing
“I've been living for five years not knowing if I would have to worry for my own safety”
A biochemist convicted of killing her estranged husband by knocking him out and stuffing him into a vat of acid - possibly while still alive - was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of ... via The Modesto Bee
Wednesday | Insurance Journal West
State Farm Faces Class Action Lawsuit
“California common law provides that when a policyholder suffers a loss from a car accident, the policyholder must be reimbursed for all of his losses before State Farm has a right to reimbursement for any money it paid out under its policy”
A class action lawsuit was filed in U.S. Federal Court, Central District, alleging that State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. via Insurance Journal West
Wednesday May 14 | Privacy Digest
Five IRS Employees Charged With Snooping on Tax Returns
“The competing goals of protecting this information and achieving workplace efficiencies become even more difficult as technology becomes faster and more complex.”
Five workers at the Internal Revenue Service's Fresno, California return processing center were charged Monday with computer fraud and unauthorized access to tax return information for allegedly peeking into ... via Privacy Digest
Tuesday May 13 | Inside Bay Area
Lawmakers see potential, untapped gold mine in surplus land
“Every property, every asset has to be on the table”
Legislators plan to grill state officials today about failure to sell surplus land, call for a full accounting of unneeded property, and question the University of California about retaining a donated parcel in ... via Inside Bay Area
Sunday May 11 | ABC30.com
“If we can make every one of these young folks step up and be civic minded and morally responsible, we win. We don't have to build more prisons. And we don't have to take care of people dying because they put poison in their bodies”
The celebration on Calaveras street was the first of its kind, and people who live there couldn't have been more appreciative. via ABC30.com
Sunday May 11 | National Provisioner
Activists claim abuse at Calif. chicken farm
“We wanted to show consumers exactly what takes place behind the doors at these facilities when factory owners don't think the conditions are being filmed”
FRESNO, Calif. An animal rights group released undercover video showing chickens at a California egg farm being mistreated by workers and housed in too-small cages on Tuesday. via National Provisioner
Friday May 9 | Guardian Unlimited
Saturday for madres, Sunday for moms
“I'll buy her roses and give her hugs and kisses”
This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Friday May 09 2008. It was last updated at 15:45 on May 09 2008. via Guardian Unlimited
Thursday May 8 | KFSN
Tuesday May 6 | Fresno Bee
Updates: Police seek help in finding Fresno bank robber
Fresno police today made public an image of a suspect in a robbery Friday at a north Fresno bank. via Fresno Bee









