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Tejon Outlet stores charged extra sales taxes, now the race is on to recoup them
Shopped at the Tejon Outlets in southern Kern County? It's possible you paid a little extra in sales tax and didn't know it.
Kern Co. Sheriff Youngblood not eyeing retirement, will run in 2022
Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood has no plans to retire anytime soon.
Generous pension, poor investments left Kern Co. taxpayers with ballooning burden, grand jury says.
Sagging pension liabilities and a lengthy timetable to turn them around led are leading to calls for reforming Kern County's largest pension plan.
Fresno Catholic Diocese scores win over ex-priest in defamation row
The Roman Catholic Diocese prevailed in court after a bitter, public battle with a now-former Monsignor.
A Los Angeles dining icon is expanding its footprint – in Bakersfield
The Los Angeles donut icon known as much for its oversized plaster donut billboard as it is for its wide variety of pastries is branching out.
Calif. mayors seek $20bil to break state’s homeless epidemic in five years
After navigating the choppy waters of pandemic politics, California's 13 "big city Mayors" are looking to tackle California's on-going epidemic: homelessness.
Study: Calif.’s 2045 ban on oil production would upend Kern Co. economy
A study projecting 26 years of eliminating oil production found considerable tax revenue declines, job losses, and deep cuts to workers' take-home pay.
Cracker Barrel heading to Bakersfield? Here’s what’s cooking in the south Valley.
With a long-vacant Logan's Roadhouse demolished after a fire, could the most sought-after restaurant chain make its debut in central Bakersfield?
Valley gas prices jump to near $4 per gallon as travel picks up
Valley drivers are feeling the squeeze at the gas pump. Just how bad is it in your city? Click to see the prices from today versus 2020.
Kern Co. moving into Orange Tier of reopening
Kern County will move into the Orange Tier on Wednesday, expanding capacity limits for various business sectors to operate.
