Kern County voters will have the chance to weigh-in on a union-funded effort to cap Kern County Supervisors at two four-year terms of service.
Newsom signs-off on gaming compact for Kern Co.-based Hard Rock casino
Ten years after the Tejon Tribe received federal recognition, they’ve secured the deal that will pave the way for a Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to open.
In a split for oil, enviros, judge orders fixes to Kern Co. oil permit rules
A high-stakes ruling that could have brought permitting of oil wells to a grinding halt was more of a dud for environmental advocates.
Leaky Bakersfield oil wells spew explosive level of methane, state inspectors find.
State and regional inspectors found concentrations of methane in the air around some of the east Bakersfield wells at levels considered potentially explosive.
Calif. officials blitz leaking idle oil wells in Bakersfield
State regulators found a pair of idle wells had “pinhole-sized leaks,” causing alarm for neighbors in east Bakersfield.
Valley drivers get divine relief from hellish gas prices via unlikely source: a church.
Hundreds of drivers in the south Valley lined up for a bit of relief from gas prices thanks to a local church.
Valley schools brace for later start times. One district is already making the switch.
A school district in the south Valley approved a plan Tuesday that would shift 21 of its schools — nearly half — to an 8:50 a.m. start.
Crime rate continues to soar, Bakersfield cops warn lawmakers
Crime in Bakersfield is getting worse by the year, a new report from the city’s police finds.
Bakersfield lawmakers urges Calif. to lift oil permit restrictions
Amid historic high gas prices, the City of Bakersfield is calling on the state to suspend its limitations on oil drilling.
Kern Co. lawmakers excoriate Salas-led efforts to strip map-making power
An effort to remove Kern County’s redistricting power has been met with stiff resistance from the county supervisors.
