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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.
Another changing of the guard on the Kern Co. Board of Supervisors on the horizon? Here’s what we know.
Could one of Kern County's most senior lawmakers be heading for the exits?
Kern Co. Supervisors unanimously back homeless camping ban
The ban, while narrow enough to survive scrutiny from courts, is still reliant on adequate resources from Kern County officials for enforcement.
Bakersfield man who gained prominence in ICE fight wanted for murder in Tulare Co. case
A highly-publicized battle with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement turned Jose Bello into a brief local celebrity. Now, he's wanted in connection with a murder.
Millennials are struggling to buy homes. Here’s which Valley community is short on young buyers.
While home ownership among millennials is on the rise, one Valley community finds itself among the worst in the nation for that demographic.
Perez rules out 2024 reelection as Supervisor, hinting toward Assembly bid
The announcement fuels speculation that the lone Democrat on the Kern County Board of Supervisors will run to replace Asm. Rudy Salas.
Kern Co. to pull Sheriff’s deputies out of local schools
“It’s not about money," Kern County Donny Youngblood said. "It’s about bodies.”
