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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.
April 29, 2021
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.
April 28, 2021
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?
April 27, 2021
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.
April 18, 2021
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.
April 13, 2021
Legislature kills bill to ban Calif. fracking, oil production
A bill seeking to ban hydraulic fracturing along with more common methods of oil extraction within the state…
April 13, 2021
Environmentalists pounce on wildfire measures as Kern Co. becomes new battleground
The U.S. Forest Service – already ensnared in litigation over a plan to thin forests in Frazier Park – is squaring off with environmentalists on a new plan.
April 12, 2021
Amazon expands south Valley footprint with Bakersfield “last-mile” delivery hub
The new project is driven by a $20 million renovation project expected to create 200 new jobs in Kern County.
April 4, 2021
Jill Biden thanks farmworkers for their efforts during Delano visit
She delivered remarks at The Forty Acres, once the headquarters of the United Farm Workers and now a vaccination site for those workers.
March 31, 2021
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.
March 24, 2021