Bakersfield – California Globe

California Redistricting: How Newsom’s Plan Will Demolish Hard Fought GOP Gains

August 6, 2025 12:34 pmAugust 6, 2025 12:34 pm

For the last few weeks, threats from Governor Gavin Newsom to redistrict California mid-decade via a special election have grown from pretty empty words to counteract a similar Texas proposal, to a full on serious push. As political commentator and...

Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains Announces 2026 Congressional Run Against Rep. David Valadao

July 16, 2025 5:17 pmJuly 16, 2025 5:17 pm

Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) announced on Wednesday that she will be running against Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) for the 22nd Congressional District seat in 2026. In a video announcement, Bains, a former physician, said that she is running for Congress...

New Study Reports California Leads the Country in Most Moved-Out-of Cities

May 27, 2025 2:31 pmMay 27, 2025 2:31 pm

According to a new study by the moving and storage company Pods, seven of the top twenty cities in the country where people are moving out of are in California, with Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area being...

Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield: Surface vs. Groundwater Regulation Post-SGMA

May 6, 2025 10:50 amMay 6, 2025 10:50 am

Introduction, Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield The California Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield, 2025 WL 984395 (BBK), provides an instructive lens for understanding the evolving interplay between surface...

Pres. Trump to Investigate California’s High-Speed Rail Scheme: ‘Worst Managed Project I’ve Seen’

February 5, 2025 10:21 amFebruary 5, 2025 10:21 am

With President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday that he will be launching an investigation into the high cost of California High Speed Rail fulfilling a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) promise made late last year, many are celebrating. Not the Fresno...

President Trump to Launch Investigation into High Cost Of California High-Speed Rail

February 5, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 5, 2025 2:46 am

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will be launching an investigation into the high cost of California High Speed Rail (CAHSR), fulfilling a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) promise made late last year. Originally estimated to cost $33 billion...

Gov. Newsom Celebrates High Speed Rail Kern County Track Laying

January 7, 2025 1:52 pmJanuary 7, 2025 1:57 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, California High Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri, Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez, and other local dignitaries and Rail officials attended a track laying ceremony in the Kern County town of Shafter on Monday. The first high-speed...