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Kern Co. term limits proposal shoots for fresh blood, new ideas
"I am generally opposed to term limits for elected officials but will make an exception by voting to require a two-term limit for Kern County Supervisors," writes the former Bakersfield City Councilman.
Bakersfield bakery owner heads to trial over faith-based objection to cakes for gay weddings
The Bakersfield bakery faces a suit from state regulators for violating a key civil rights law by denying a wedding cake to a lesbian couple.
Fresno’s Catholic Diocese settled defamation suit with Bakersfield ex-priest. What did they pay out?
The three-year-long public relations and legal battle between Fresno's Roman Catholic Diocese and former Monsignor Craig Harrison is firmly settled.
Kern Co. preps fixes to restart oil production permitting
Hamstrung by a court ruling that has halted quick permitting of oil production sites in the south Valley, Kern officials are winding up a pitch to make things easier and get oil flowing again.
Bakersfield priest’s defamation suits should be dismissed, appeals court says.
Less than a week after settling a defamation suit against the Fresno Roman Catholic Diocese, ex-priest Craig Harrison suffered two defeats at a Fresno-based appeals court.
Ex-Bakersfield priest Harrison settles, drops defamation suit against Fresno Catholic diocese
Craig Harrison, once a faith titan in Bakersfield, has been embroiled in a multi-year legal war over claims of sexual misconduct.
Adventist Health, Anthem Blue Cross agree to extra time to negotiate
Negotiations between insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross and Adventist Health appear fruitless with mere hours before patients could lose access to their local hospital.
Bakersfield cracks down on abandoned shopping carts
Abandoned shopping carts causing blight through Bakersfield should soon be a thing of the past.
Contract war between Anthem, Adventist Health raises blood pressure over health coverage
Anthem Blue Cross and Adventist Health face a Monday deadline to strike a new contract for services or potentially leave thousands of patients in the cold.
Kern Co. prosecutors blasts judge for tossing case involving McCarthy office break-in
A Democratic activist who broke into House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's office last January will see her case dismissed. Prosecutors said the judge issued a "get out of jail free" card.
