A California lawmaker introduced a bill this month to give cats and dogs in his state the same legal rights and protections the American people have — a formal bill of rights. U.S. women soccer stars, including Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan, have reached a $24 million settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation following a lawsuit over unequal pay with men’s team players. Former President Donald Trump's social media app that he hopes will rival Twitter launched Monday as he seeks a new digital stage to rally his supporters and fight Big Tech limits on speech, a year after he was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hour 3 - California Lawmaker Proposes Dog And Cat Bill Of Rights. U.S. Soccer And Women Soccer Stars Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit For $24 Million. Trump's Social Media App Launches Year After Twitter Ban.

The Secretary of State’s office is requiring election ballots and other voter information to be translated into fewer languages. Advocacy groups are alarmed and urging action in time for the June primary. The U.S. has sent a letter to the United Nations warning that Russian forces are creating lists of identified Ukrainians to be killed or sent to camps following a potential military occupation. Tom talks how in California, COVID mandate rules bend are bent for those with money and influence while the school children still remain masked indoors.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 - California Election Ballots May Be In Fewer Languages. US Warns It Has Information That Russia Has A Kill List. Tom Del Bacarro Joins The Ray Appleton Show

California's already record-high gas prices are expected to get even more expensive in the coming months, according to experts, and it's all being fueled by the crisis between Russia and Ukraine.Vice President Kamala Harris was mocked after she appeared unprepared to discuss the Ukraine crisis during a Q&A with reporters at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 - Ukraine-Russia Crisis Could Lead To Highest Gas Prices In California History. Kamala Harris Slammed For Word Salad Response To Ukraine-Russia Questions

Sheriff Mimms calls in to talk about her decision to retire at the end of my current term as Fresno County Sheriff – Coroner – Public Administrator. A California man thought he would die when he fell off his fishing boat and into the frigid Pacific Ocean — but a friendly harbor seal showed up in the nick of time and helped get him to safety. Vice President Kamala Harris will face her highest-stakes foreign policy assignment yet this weekend in Germany, where she will try to keep European allies unified amid growing concern over the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 - REPLAY - Sherriff Margaret Mimms Joins The Ray Appleton Show. California Man Survives Frigid Five-Hour Nigh. Harris Stepping On World Stage.

The Converstaion continues about California State University Chancellor and former Fresno State President Dr. Joseph Castro having resigned from his position. The Fresno City Council passed a resolution Thursday, that would change the name of a major road in Southeast Fresno to honor civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. California became the first state to formally shift to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement Thursday of a plan that emphasizes prevention and quick reaction to outbreaks over mandated masking and business shutdowns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 -The Conversation Continues - Is the CSU System broken. Fresno City Council Attempting To Rename Kings Canyon Road Into Cesar Chavez Road. California Adopts Nation’s 1st Endemic Virus Policy

Sheriff Mimms calls in to talk about her decission to retire at the end of my current term as Fresno County Sheriff – Coroner – Public Administrator.  California State University Chancellor and former Fresno State President Dr. Joseph Castro has resigned from his position. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 - Sherriff Margaret Mimms Joins The Ray Appleton Show. CSU Chancellor Dr. Joseph Castro Resigns Amid Criticism.

The National Garlic Festival and Food Expo will take place Friday, May 13th through Sunday, May 15th. Legislators on Wednesday introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at protecting children from the potentially harmful impacts of social media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 - Organizers Of Garlic Event In Fresno Hope To Break World Attendance Record. Senators Introduce Bill To Limit Harmful Effects Of Social Media On Young People.

International oil benchmark Brent Crude hit $94.26 a barrel, up more than 20% this year as it edges toward the $100 per barrel milestone. A Florida woman used money from a pandemic relief loan to hire a hitman to murder a rival who had dated her ex-boyfriend. The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less - if any - dramatic disruption to society. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 - Oil Price Climb Toward Benchmark Milestone. Florida Woman Uses Pandemic Loan To Hire Hitman. Model Estimates 73% Of US Now Has Immune Response To Omicron

Gas in California hit a record high of $4.72 a gallon on average on Wednesday — and experts say a whopping $5 a gallon will likely be the norm there in a matter of months, if not sooner. The Biden administration on Wednesday continued to emphasize its strategy of urging other oil-producing nations to increase output as part of its plan to combat the surging energy prices that continue to climb in the U.S., helping fuel historic inflation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 - California Gas Prices Just Hit A Record High. Biden White House Reiterates Call For Help From Foreign Producers

CNN executive Allison Gollust has resigned following the conclusion of an investigation into the behavior of the network’s former star anchor Chris Cuomo that led to his firing and the forced departure of President Jeff Zucker earlier this month. The family of Bob Saget filed a lawsuit in Orange County, Fla., Tuesday in an effort to stop the release of medical records related to the investigation into his death. A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing testified Tuesday that he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd’s medical needs while he controlled onlookers as police tried to arrest the Black man. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 - Jeff Zucker Deputy Allison Gollust Resigns. Bob Saget's Family. Former Minneapolis Police Officer Involved In George Floyd's Death Breaks Silence.

A marvel of modern science, David Bennett continues to defy odds, surviving more than a month after his pig heart transplant. Scientists appear to have cured a third person, and the first woman, of HIV using a novel stem cell transplant method, American researchers in Denver, Colorado. California is ending the indoor masking requirement for vaccinated people on Wednesday as the state sees declining COVID-19 case rates and hospitalization numbers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 - Pig Heart Transplant Patient Making Strides 5 Weeks After Surgery. Third Person Apparently Cured Of HIV Using Novel Stem Cell Transplant. CA Ending Indoor Masking Requirement For Vaccinated People.

The majority of California voters believe Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is doing a "poor" or "very poor" job in handling rising crime across the Golden State, according to a recent poll.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 - Majority Of Californians Say Newsom Doing 'Poor' Or 'Very Poor' Job On Crime

Scientists may have finally discovered the answer to a long-standing question about the origin of life on Earth. Those planning to attend Wednesday’s Fresno Unified School Board meeting might want to leave home a little earlier than usual to have time for newly required metal detector scanning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 - Scientists Think They've Found The Source Of Earth's Water. Metal Detector Scans Now Required For Fresno School Board Meetings.

Rick talks about his conection to a hand-painted Rams football helmet dates back to 1940s and Rick disusses the upcoing Jose Ramirez fight. Dimly lit, the stone slab, or stele, doesn’t look particularly noteworthy, especially when compared to the more lavish sphinxes, jewelry and cauldrons one encounters en route to the room where it is installed. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday postponed its review of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 - Rick Mirigian Calls In To The Ray Appleton Show. Ancient Rock Adds Evidence Of King David’s Existence. FDA Postpones Review Of Pfizer Data On Vaccine For Kids Under 5

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are urging President Biden to speed up his process for picking a nominee to the Supreme Court so that nothing is left to chance in a 50-50 Senate where one medical emergency is already putting a strain on the Democrats' narrow majority. Republicans in Congress have asked President Biden to end the designation of COVID-19 as a public health emergency (PHE), citing the accessibility of vaccines and effective treatments as well as the harms of long-term isolation on public health. Russiagate, the collective delusion that Donald Trump was secretly a Russian agent aided and abetted by the Kremlin, the topic of uncountable inches of Washington Post and New York Times copy and the entire primetime lineup of MSNBC, was a dirty trick by the Hillary Clinton campaign. Not just part of it. All of it. One of the most diabolical, successful misinformation campaigns ever concocted.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 - Anxious Democrats Want Biden To Speed Up Vetting For Supreme Court Pick. Republicans Call On Biden To End COVID's Public Health Emergency Designation. Eyes Turn To Hillary Clinton, Not Trump In Russiagate Scandal.

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