Philip Teresi

Kicking it off with the Buzz Question. COVID update! Starting April 1st, Fresno's Savemart Center will no longer require proof of COVID vaccine or a negative test to enter the building. The Los Angeles City Council has voted to remove COVID vaccine requirements for many indoor businesses and operators of large outdoor events. Fresno PD has identified the man shot dead by a detective he attacked inside the Fresno Police Headquarters Annex late Tuesday morning. The assailant, 24-year-old Joseph Roy, had attended a court hearing before the shooting. The motive has not been determined. Thilani Grubel, VP at Bitwise Fresno, joined the show to discuss the Bitwise expansion into 5 additional cities in Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Wyoming and New York. "Stay Here," a new program from the Downtown Fresno Partnership has announced $21k set aside for small business grants to help downtown businesses grow. 

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Trending Topics at 5 o'clock. It's Gaff or Gaffigan! An update on the officer involved shooting the FPD headquarters. Alec Baldwin and his wife will be welcoming baby #7. Fresno City Council President Nelson Esparza announces a  Grant Award from the California Commission of the Status of Women and Girls. GOP leader McCarthy has words for Rep. Cawthorn. 

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Frederick Newhall Woods, the third and final man incarcerated for the armed kidnapping of 26 children and bus driver in Chowchilla in 1976, has cleared the first hurdle in being granted parole. Listeners comment. A loud explosion shook the neighborhood near Shepherd and Fowler last night about 10p. Clovis PD responded but a cause of the disturbance has yet to be determined. Listeners comment. 

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An unidentified man was shot and killed by Fresno Police after he entered a locked building and attacked a 25-year veteran of the force who was working inside. The detective who was attacked and shot him is recovering. Listeners comment. 

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A moment on Will and Jada turns into a conversation about the prevalence of open relationships. In a recent poll of 23k Americans, 1 in 4 say they'd be interested in an "open relationship." Among married couples, 30% of husbands and 21% of wives responded yes and overall, millennials are more likely than any other generation to express interest. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of NC claimed in a recent interview that his political heroes, many of whom are in their 60s and 70s, have invited him to orgies and have offered him cocaine while doing legislative work in DC. 

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Trending Topics at 5 o'clock. Will Smith issues an apology via social media. Landlines and ethernet cords are making a comeback. Let's play "Gaff or Gaffigan!" Walmart will stop selling cigarettes at some stores. 

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Putin's demand to the G7 that "unfriendly" countries pay for Russian natural gas in rubles has gotten a definite "no" from global leaders. Russian forces have left Chernobyl after "surveying" the place. Following authentication of the Hunter Biden laptop, prosecutors are gathering additional information for a federal tax investigation that could uncover tax crimes and violations of foreign lobbying and money laundering rules. The Pentagon has sent an additional 10k troops to Eastern Europe. Listeners comment. 

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More comments on the Will Smith/Chris Rock altercation. Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins, 50, died after complaining of chest pain in a Columbian hotel where he was staying prior to the band's South American Lollapalooza performance. Initial toxicology showed 10 different substances in his system at the time that he died. 

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After a joke about his wife's bald head, Will Smith walked onto the Oscars stage last night and slapped host, Chris Rock, across the face. He proceeded to yell from his seat, "Keep my wife's name out of your mouth." LAPD has said that they are aware of the incident and that the victim has decided not to press charges. Listeners comment.

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Trending Topics at 5 o'clock. Sbarro is opening 100+ new locations. A discussion on pizza. 

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