The former treasurer for the Kern County Republican Central Committee has admitted to embezzling more than $200,000 over nearly six years.
Calif. taxpayers begin picking up tab on local criminal fees
A 2020 law that brought an end to fees assessed on criminal arrestees and defendants is forcing state taxpayers to cover the cost for key elements of the local criminal justice system
Crime crackdowns, energy production top Valley counties’ 2022 Sacramento, DC wishlists
With county governments across the Central Valley gearing up for a busy 2022, Valley counties are beginning to telegraph their approach with state and Federal lawmakers.
Hefty battle shaping up for soon-to-be vacant Kern Co. Supervisor seat
2022 is sure to deliver a change of scenery on the dais of the Kern County Board of Supervisors. But first: a highly-competitive race for an open seat.
Senate confirms Bakersfield’s Jennifer Thurston as judge in U.S. Eastern District Court
California’s most overworked Federal district court has a new judge in its ranks.
Two Valley doctors among wave granted reinstatement by Calif. regulator after sexually abusing patients
The agency that regulates California doctors is facing stiff criticism over its reinstatement of doctors that committed sexual abuse. Two are from the Valley.
Dysfunction, disunity in Delano, Kern County Grand Jury finds.
Grand jurors described the northern Kern County city as being “The report described the city as being “at an intersection where politics, special interests and conflicting public sentiments come head to head.”
Falk tapped as new chief of Kern Community Foundation
The Kern Community Foundation will have a new boss to kick off 2022, the philanthropy’s board of directors announced on Wednesday.
Energy firms strike back on Newsom’s fracking ban as Californians feel pain at pumps
As President Joe Biden dips into the U.S. strategic energy reserve to bring costs down, California energy producers are striking at a de facto ban on fracking.
Prominent Bakersfield anti-ICE advocate arrested for murder, pleads not guilty
Jose Bello made national headlines after media portrayals painted ICE as targeting a simple Bakersfield College student. Now, authorities have him in custody for a murder.
