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Bakersfield City Council hits speed bump on path to replace Rivera
Hopes of easily filling the seat of exiting Bakersfield City Councilman Willie Rivera have quickly become complicated.
Long-time Bakersfield Councilwoman to retire, opening door for election battle
Bakersfield’s longest-serving city councilmember announced last week that she will not run for reelection in November.
Perez to face thousands more in fines over Kern Co. marijuana ban vote
The fines are the result of a January settlement over claims Leticia Perez voted against a marijuana ban while her husband lobbied for marijuana clients.
Maxwell, Esparza distance themselves from Young Dems’ Police Chief criticism
A Young Democrat statement criticizing Chief Andy Hall led Councilman-Elect Tyler Maxwell to walk a fine line between the two constituencies he serves.
Prop. 13 faces partial repeal in November. Here’s what is at stake.
California’s longtime property tax rules from Proposition 13 – passed in 1978 – face a challenge on the November ballot from a so-called "split-roll tax."
Calif.’s first steps toward legal sports betting expose major battlelines
California must overcome the competing interests of three key players in the frenetic gaming industry – Indian casinos, card rooms, and horse race tracks.
Nunes, Trump talk Calif. water, Flynn case in White House sit down
During a Friday roundtable with House Republicans, President Donald Trump and Rep. Devin Nunes chatted California's latest battle in the water wars.
Kern Co. Supervisors reject 100 percent vote-by-mail proposal
During its Tuesday meeting, Kern County Supervisors made it clear they have no desire to move the November election to the mailbox.
Woman sentenced in Madera Co. voter fraud scheme over falsified voter registrations
The Monterey Co. woman pleaded guilty after attempting to re-register Madera County voters to the Democratic Party without their knowledge.
Seven months to Election Day, here’s how local Congressional battles are shaping up
The fields are set for every Congressional race across the Valley floor, here's how candidate fundraising is shaping up following the first quarter of 2020.
