Silicon Valley’s Dark Image & Authors Protest Over AI

Talent agents are seeking out the internet’s erudite elite, promising marketers access to niche and engaged audiences far from the blast of social media.  Thousands of authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman have published an “empty” book to protest against AI firms us…

YouTube Surpasses Disney, Paramount, WBD In 2025 Ad Revenue

The platform hauled in $40.4 billion in ad revenue in 2025 — beating Disney, NBC, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery combined at $37.8B. It’s a total flip from 2024 and proof that advertisers are chasing audiences to YouTube, not cable. Meanwhile, YouTube’s overall revenue hit $60 billion, power…

Possible Petition Fraud In SF & Metallica’s Sphere Show Update

A new video circulating online appears to show campaign workers gathering signatures for a ballot initiative by offering people $5 to sign. At one point in the video, the worker tells someone to sign using another person's name and information.  Fans who fought through the frustration of purchasin…

Roosevelt High Students Fighting To Keep Fashion Design Course

Tamara Norris joins Philip Teresi to share her thoughts on the FUSD cuts. Students and alumni at Roosevelt High are urging Fresno Unified to save the school’s only fashion design course, which is slated for possible elimination due to low enrollment of fewer than 20 students. They told the school b…

Suspect Killed, 30 People Hospitalized In 'Targeted Violence' At Michigan Synagogue

A man launched a vehicle‑ramming and shooting attack at Temple Israel, a major synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, crashing a car through the building, sparking a fire, and injuring a security guard before being “neutralized” and killed by synagogue security. All 140 preschool children and staf…

California Lawmakers Grill DMV Director On Deadly Failures

California lawmakers hammered DMV Director Steve Gordon for the agency’s failure to crack down on dangerous drivers who kill, after a CalMatters investigation showed the DMV rarely suspends licenses or investigates fatal‑crash motorists. Gordon offered few answers, repeatedly saying he “didn’t know…

Suspect Identified In Hit And Run Crash Killing Parlier Teen

Parlier police say 35-year-old Tiffany Mercado was driving under the influence when she hit and killed Juliani. Moments after the crash, video from Francy's Bridal Flower shop shows the suspected vehicle racing through the front of the shop, about a block away from the deadly scene. Please Like, C…

Navy 'Submarine Hunter' & ISIS-Linked Old Dominion Gunman

A massive Navy plane was spotted circling over Fresno Tuesday night, just days after an unmarked Boeing plane was seen, leaving many wondering what it was doing in the area. Many residents say they heard it before they saw it.  Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, stormed into a classroom inside ODU’s Const…

Newsom On Iran Drones in California, Kai Trump at Erewhon & Record Heat

There are new questions on Wednesday about the war with Iran and whether the country would consider attacking the United States and California in particular. Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed those reports on Wednesday. “As it relates to drone strikes, we have been aware of that information,” he said. “W…

Fresno Unified Layoffs, General McCasland Missing, Pam Bondi & Burner Accounts

The governing board for the state’s third-largest school district will discuss eliminating more positions at Wednesday’s meeting, according to the meeting agenda. The 49 positions on the list are retirements or vacancies from classified positions, including 15 custodians, 14 nutrition services assi…