By Associated Press December 12, 2018 at 6:12 am By KATHLEEN RONAYNE The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California state lawmaker Joaquin Arambula was arrested Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor child cruelty, Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer said. The arrest came after officials at Dailey Elementary Charter School discovered an injury on a child who came into an office Monday afternoon, Dyer said. He did not describe the injury or Arambula’s relationship to the child. He was cited for willful cruelty to a child, Arambula, a Democratic state assemblyman, is married with three young daughters. “Joaquin is a committed father who wants what is best for his children,” his spokeswoman Felicia Matlosz said in a Tuesday statement. “He is fully supportive of the process, which will show he is a loving and nurturing father.” Arambula is a former emergency room physician who won a 2016 special election to represent part of Fresno and the surrounding rural … [Read more...] about Northern California lawmaker arrested on child cruelty suspicion
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Opinion: California PUC may approve tax on text messages – srsly
By Jim Wunderman | PUBLISHED: December 12, 2018 at 6:10 am | UPDATED: December 12, 2018 at 6:13 am It’s not quite a lump of coal, but California regulators may dampen holiday spirits early this year by approving a controversial tax on text messaging. The proposed text tax, to be voted on in early January by the California Public Utilities Commission, would appear at the bottom of customer bills, and cost average Californians—not wireless carriers or big businesses–approximately $45 million a year. It’s still not clear exactly how the tax would be levied. If approved, the text tax would raise wireless phone bills for tens of millions of Californians young and old, rich and poor, urban and rural. If you text, you’re taxed. This proposal is disruptive in all the wrong ways. Data shows that text messaging is the most widely-used smartphone feature, and 97 percent of smartphone owners use text messaging at least once a week. Texting has fundamentally … [Read more...] about Opinion: California PUC may approve tax on text messages – srsly
California wildfires costs soaring past last year’s records
Paul Elias, Associated Press Updated 10:12 pm PST, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2018 file photo, a home burned down by a wildfire sits on a hilltop overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, Calif. Authorities estimate it will cost at least $3 billion to clear debris of 19,000 homes destroyed by California wildfires last month. State and federal disaster relief officials said Tuesday, Jan. 11, that private contractors will most likely begin removing debris in January from Butte, Ventura and Los Angeles counties and costs are likely to surpass initial estimates. less FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2018 file photo, a home burned down by a wildfire sits on a hilltop overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, Calif. Authorities estimate it will cost at least $3 billion to clear debris ... more Photo: Jae C. Hong, AP … [Read more...] about California wildfires costs soaring past last year’s records
California Democratic lawmaker arrested on suspicion of child cruelty: report
FILE: Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula, D-Kingsburg, speaks at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 15, 2016. (Associated Press) Democratic California state lawmaker Joaquin Arambula was arrested Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor child cruelty, Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer said. The arrest came after officials at Dailey Elementary Charter School discovered an injury on a child who came into an office Monday afternoon, Dyer said. He did not describe the injury or Arambula's relationship to the child. He was cited for willful cruelty to a child, The Fresno Bee reported that police spoke to the alleged victim prior to the arrest. Arambula, a Democratic state assemblyman, is married with three young daughters. "Joaquin is a committed father who wants what is best for his children," his spokeswoman Felicia Matlosz said in a Tuesday statement. "He is fully supportive of the process, which will show he is a loving and nurturing father." Arambula won a 2016 special election to … [Read more...] about California Democratic lawmaker arrested on suspicion of child cruelty: report
California lawmaker arrested on child cruelty suspicion
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state lawmaker Joaquin Arambula was arrested Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor child cruelty, Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer said. The arrest came after officials at Dailey Elementary Charter School discovered an injury on a child who came into an office Monday afternoon, Dyer said. He did not describe the injury or Arambula's relationship to the child. He was cited for willful cruelty to a child, Arambula, a Democratic state assemblyman, is married with three young daughters. "Joaquin is a committed father who wants what is best for his children," his spokeswoman Felicia Matlosz said in a Tuesday statement. "He is fully supportive of the process, which will show he is a loving and nurturing father." Arambula is a former emergency room physician who won a 2016 special election to represent part of Fresno and the surrounding rural areas. His father Juan Arambula was a state assemblyman in the early 2000s. Officials at the elementary school reported … [Read more...] about California lawmaker arrested on child cruelty suspicion