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First Lady Jill Biden set for return to Bakersfield for Cesar Chavez celebration
First Lady Jill Biden is making a return trek to Villa La Paz, the headquarters of the United Farm Workers, to celebrate Cesar Chavez Day next week.
McCarthy, Kern leaders press Newsom to boost Calif. oil production
“We should become not just energy independent in America, we should be dominant,” House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R–Bakersfield) said.
Could Kern Co. courtroom offer pathway out of sky-high gas prices?
California's oil industry is pinning big hopes on an April trial resolving in their favor to clear the path for increased energy production.
Bakersfield fire officials see growing demand for service, homeless calls
Firefighters aren’t merely in the business of extinguishing blazes in buildings, Bakersfield lawmakers were reminded on Wednesday.
Voters were “duped.” Kern Co. leaders back repeal of Prop. 47.
"[Voters] were told that this is the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, and a lot of people don’t read much past that so they voted yes for that," one lawmaker said.
Kern prosecutors charge fraudsters who bilked nearly $400k in unemployment
Seventeen people in Kern County have been charged in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme.
Valley mayors swing hard against proposed PG&E rate hikes
The utility has faced varying degrees of pushback from local leaders over its proposal since introducing the proposal in 2021.
‘Long overdue’: Grove, Valley law enforcement press for stricter penalties for human traffickers
As it stands, human traffickers face criminal penalties on-par with theft or vandalism. Sen. Shannon Grove (R–Bakersfield) wants to change that.
Bakersfield faces few options, tough choices in developing affordable housing
"We can’t change the state with all the regulations that have driven the costs where they are today," Bakersfield Councilman Bruce Freeman said of housing costs.
Kern Co. swipes at Calif. bill with vaccine mandate for all public, private employees
At the center of ire for Kern County Supervisors: a bill that would require COVID-19 vaccinations for all public and private employees along with independent contractors.
