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State grants $22 million for southeast Bakersfield programs
Bakersfield will use the money on infrastructure, affordable housing, greenery and more.
December 19, 2023
Golden West Casino previews renderings for new location
Bakersfield's cardroom is eyeing a move as Hard Rock Casino Tejon starts construction.
December 18, 2023
CSU Bakersfield to bring in Nomar Garciaparra for baseball fundraiser
The six-time All-Star will be in Kern County in January.
December 15, 2023
Delano rent control initiative begins collecting signatures
Proponents say rent control in Delano would help combat the increase in homelessness.
December 12, 2023
Arvin High School security supervisor made and shipped explosives
The campus security advisor faces years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.
December 12, 2023
Kimberly Salas launches challenge to Leticia Perez
Perez, who has been on the board for the last decade, lost to Salas’s boss in an election of her own last year.
December 8, 2023
Hard Rock Tejon gets groundbreaking date
The major casino and hotel off Interstate 5 will begin construction next week.
December 8, 2023
Kern Co. residents protest fees for organic waste collection
The protests put the county in a sticky situation, since state law requires the recycling of organic waste.
December 4, 2023
New mental health law to be delayed in Kern Co., majority of state
California is looking to revamp how involuntary mental health holds – 5150s – are handled.
December 4, 2023
Janelle Capra named Greater Bakersfield Chamber President and CEO
Capra brings decades of experience with her to the chamber.
December 1, 2023