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In sports betting spat, tribes tout big backer against online giants: Dolores Huerta
United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta would like to see California’s Native American tribes offer in-person sports betting at their casinos.
June 29, 2022
A new sales tax hike to upgrade Bulldog Stadium? It could be coming to a ballot near you.
The State of California owns Fresno State's Bulldog Stadium. A proposed sales tax hike would see local taxpayers pay millions to fund a major renovation.
June 28, 2022
Kern Co. unincorporated voters to decide on sales tax hike in November
Will a clamor for increased services for Kern County's unincorporated communities translate to votes to raise sales taxes? We're about to find out.
June 28, 2022
Gill, Bakersfield homeless czar, concedes defeat in Kern Co. Supervisorial battle
Gill kicked off the 2022 election cycle trying to defeat House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy. Now, he's the odd man out of a battle for a Supervisorial seat.
June 26, 2022
Is Calif.’s “jungle primary” facing extinction? One lawmaker hopes so.
Has California seen enough of its Jungle Primary to dump it? One California lawmaker argues it's time to make a change – again.
June 23, 2022
Kern Co. weighs levying 1-cent sales tax on unincorporated communities
A 1-cent sales tax hike may soon be hitting the residents of unincorporated Kern County.
June 22, 2022
Merced advances permanent renewal of transportation and public safety tax
The City of Merced is moving forward with an early attempt to extend public safety and transportation initiative Measure C in perpetuity.
June 22, 2022
Bakersfield councilman to vacate seat after two terms
Bakersfield City Councilman Chris Parlier is hitting the exits at the end of 2022. His work has extended a hand, and now a Council seat, to Bakersfield's Sikh community.
June 19, 2022
Late-arriving ballots deliver lead changes in Valley election results
Ballots from last week’s primary election continue to trickle into county elections offices as a result of California’s vote-by-mail system, shaking up results in some key races.
June 16, 2022
Valley officials speak out against tribal sports betting initiative
Local officials are urging voters to shoot down one of the three competing November initiatives seeking to legalize sports betting in California.
June 16, 2022