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Cops bust massive weed grow in Delano. Here’s how much product was seized.
Despite legal weed in much of California, the black market's grip – particularly in cannabis production – is pervasive.
February 27, 2023
Activist stonewalling prompts exodus from Kern Co. Sheriff’s community council
Four members of the Kern County Sheriff's Community Advisory Council have resigned amid stonewalling and squabbles with activists from the ACLU and Dolores Huerta Foundation.
February 13, 2023
Clinica Sierra Vista OKs $25mil settlement to square up Medi-Cal overpayments
After years of tumult, the Valley chain of nonprofit health clinics came forward that it was overpaid state medical health benefits.
February 4, 2023
Kern Co. industrial boom continues with fresh investment
Companies and developers from out-of-the-area are looking to expand operations in the Golden Empire.
January 25, 2023
Bakersfield ramps up jobs recruitment, poaches M8 Systems from Orange County
The major ag irrigation company is receiving a grant from the city to move its headquarters to the Central Valley.
January 12, 2023
Facing tight squeeze, Calif. oil industry swings back at state’s latest rules
California now requires oil fields have a hefty, 3,200-foot setback from residential areas or gathering spaces.
January 11, 2023
Central Valley Holocaust Memorial opens in Bakersfield
The unveiling of the Central Valley Holocaust Memorial drew over 100 people to see the completion of a project that was over a decade in the making.
December 14, 2022
‘My Job Depends on Oil’ launches as Sacramento tightens chokehold on energy production
A new local movement designed to fight for California’s oil and gas industry has sprung up to raise awareness against competing interests in the state.
December 1, 2022
Former top Bakersfield police official files whistleblower suit, claims retaliation over probe into chief’s son
A former assistant chief of the Bakersfield Police Department said he was forced out of law enforcement because he cooperated with the Attorney General’s Office investigation of a deadly shooting by the son of the then-Bakersfield police chief.
November 29, 2022
New Clinica Sierra Vista chief looks to break cycle of drama for health clinics
Dr. Olga Meave brings new leadership to a venerable organization that, since the retirement of its longtime leader in 2017, has suffered a string of internal problems the organization tried hard to keep a lid on.
November 13, 2022