Kern County will move into the Orange Tier on Wednesday, expanding capacity limits for various business sectors to operate.
Legislature kills bill to ban Calif. fracking, oil production
A bill seeking to ban hydraulic fracturing along with more common methods of oil extraction within the state of California …
Environmentalists pounce on wildfire measures as Kern Co. becomes new battleground
The U.S. Forest Service – already ensnared in litigation over a plan to thin forests in Frazier Park – is squaring off with environmentalists on a new plan.
Amazon expands south Valley footprint with Bakersfield “last-mile” delivery hub
The new project is driven by a $20 million renovation project expected to create 200 new jobs in Kern County.
Jill Biden thanks farmworkers for their efforts during Delano visit
She delivered remarks at The Forty Acres, once the headquarters of the United Farm Workers and now a vaccination site for those workers.
Faulconer slams EDD, Newsom in Kern County stop
The former San Diego Mayor laid the blame for the pandemic-era unemployment failures at Gavin Newsom’s feet during a Bakersfield swing.
Kern, Stanislaus counties move into red tier. Who’s next?
Kern and Stanislaus Counties officially entered the red tier of California’s COVID-19 reopening blueprint, the state announced Tuesday. They join …
Eyeing revenue boost, Kern Co. Supervisors unanimously approve oil drilling permit plan
In a bid to gin up tax revenues, the Kern County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance that revives an oil drilling permitting system first established in 2015 and killed by courts in 2020.
Valley prosecutors resist push to prosecute COVID-defiant restaurants
“If we filed misdemeanor charges against every (alcohol-serving) business, we’d make criminals out of every business owner,” said one prosecutor.
Amazon expands Valley footprint, opens distribution center in Shafter
The move by the e-commerce giant marks the seventh distribution center constructed or in development within the San Joaquin Valley.