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Stand-up comedian joins Bakersfield City Council race
The race to replace retiring Bakersfield City Councilwoman Jacquie Sullivan just got a little more crowded.
July 27, 2020
Interior Sec. Bernhardt lampoons Cox’s demand on public lands bill
It's not often a Cabinet official will take a member of Congress to task. It's even rarer when they do it in public.
July 26, 2020
Activist Milton to challenge Ikeda for State Center board
After butting heads with Clovis Unified School District, community activist Chris Milton filed to run for the State Center Community College District Board.
July 27, 2020
Radio ad slams Arambula over run-in with Fresno Co. Supervisors
Asm. Joaquin Arambula’s confrontation last week with Fresno County Supervisors has made him the target of conservative activist and consultant Tal Cloud.
July 23, 2020
Nunes hits afterburner on reelection, mints $50k daily
Rep. Devin Nunes – long one of California's top Congressional fundraisers regardless of party – is shattering fundraising figures compared to 2018.
July 22, 2020
Visalia Unified administrator launches challenge for school board
If she's successful in November, Visalia Unified area superintendent Jacquie Gaebe could be out of a job. Here's why she's running.
July 20, 2020
Still under IRS lien for unpaid taxes, Cox’s firms received six-figure Federal loans
While Rep. TJ Cox owes Uncle Sam years worth of back taxes, two of his firms received six-figure, forgivable loans via the Federal COVID-19 relief program.
July 7, 2020
Seventeen-year-olds voting? Could arrive to Calif. in 2022.
Voters will have the opportunity to decide if teen voters should be able to vote in primary and special elections if they turn 18 by the general election.
June 29, 2020
City Attorney backs up Bakersfield’s efforts to hold special election to replace Rivera
Despite competing legal claims, Bakersfield's City Attorney OK'd a November special election to replace replace Willie Rivera, the Ward 1 representative.
June 24, 2020
Republicans announce TV blitz backing Valadao’s comeback bid
The San Joaquin Valley can readily prepare for an advertising barrage come October, courtesy of the hotly-contested Cox-Valadao Congressional battle.
June 18, 2020