Kern County – California Globe

This Thanksgiving, Thank a Republican Farmer

December 1, 2025 12:21 pmDecember 1, 2025 12:23 pm

Apart from tech, agriculture reigns supreme in the state of California, with a whopping $61.2 billion in annual receipts, according to the California Dept of Food and Agriculture, a peculiar political harvest trend has taken root. Forget the old red...

Ringside: Lines for Gas Coming to California

November 6, 2025 2:45 amNovember 6, 2025 2:46 am

Achieving California’s goal of net zero by 2045 requires rapidly transitioning away from combustible fuel. It’s a risky strategy. If the transition happens too fast, Californians confront energy shortages and high prices. When it comes to electricity, Newsom has so...

What Does California Need to Stabilize the State’s Oil Supply?

October 31, 2025 2:45 amOctober 31, 2025 7:11 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation in September that fast tracks the approval of 2,000 new wells per year over the next 10 years in Kern County, a significant oil-producing region. “Translation: I, Gavin C. Newsom, am slightly reversing course...

From the Cheap Seats: Prop 50 is an Indecent Proposal

October 15, 2025 2:01 pmOctober 15, 2025 2:01 pm

In the 1993 film “Indecent Proposal,” a couple accepts a million dollars for a single night that destroys their marriage. California’s Proposition 50 offers a similar bargain: surrender your constitutional right to independent redistricting, and in return, you will “get...

Gov. Newsom Claims He ‘Stabilized’ California’s Highest-in-the-Nation Gas Prices

September 23, 2025 11:31 amSeptember 23, 2025 11:39 am

AAA reports today that the national average gas price is $3.17 per gallon. California’s average gas price per gallon is $4.65 – once again, the highest gas price per gallon in the nation. The high gas costs in California is...

Steve Hilton’s Plan for Cutting Gas Prices and Creating Affordable Energy

July 1, 2025 4:39 pmJuly 2, 2025 4:28 pm

Today, July 1, 2025, AAA reports that the national average for a gallon of regular grade gas is $3.178. California’s average for a gallon of regular gas is $4.581. California’s average for a gallon of mid-grade gas is $4.807. California’s...

Former California City Prison On It’s Way to Becoming Next ICE Detention Facility in California

June 27, 2025 2:45 amJune 27, 2025 2:46 am

For much of the first half of the 2020’s, the California City Correctional Facility (CCCF) in Kern County went from bad to worse. Sparked by Governor Gavin Newsom’s promise to reduce the number of prisons, CCCF went from being on...