April hail caused $79 million in farm damage –
The damage from a devastating hail storm in April has reached $79.3 million in the central San Joaquin Valley. The April 11 storm pummeled area farms with quarter-sized hail, heavily damaging several crops in Kings, Madera, Tulare and Fresno counties. Among the crops damaged were nectarines, peaches, plums, cherries, pistachios, raisin grapes, lettuce and almonds. Fresno Bee article
Census: Minorities now surpass whites in U.S. births —
For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. AP article
California’s Prop 28 would allow leaders to serve longer stints —
The measure reduces from 14 to 12 the total number of years that a lawmaker can serve. But because all of those years could be served in one house, Assemblyspeakers could hold the job twice as long as they can now. Senate presidents pro tem could remain at the helm four years longer than is currently possible. Sacramento Bee article
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