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.
Resigning from priesthood, Harrison claims Fresno Catholic Bishop sacrificed “the Gospel for politics and money”
The popular Bakersfield priest leaves the Church after a 22-month leave of absence that sparked a legal war against the Fresno Diocese over defamation.
Two Valley businesses have pandemic wish granted, courtesy of Barstool Sports
In recent weeks, two Valley businesses received the call of financial support via the Barstool Fund from Barstool Sports president Dave Portnoy.
Borgeas rules out challenging Grove for leadership of GOP caucus
The prospect of an intra-Valley melee over control of the leadership of the California Senate Republican Caucus is officially over.
Bakersfield Catholic priest says Fresno Bishop threatened retaliation over legal battle
The legal battle between a Bakersfield Catholic priest and the Fresno Roman Catholic Diocese has grown hotter.
