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Bill to Create New Kern County UC Medical School Passes Senate Committee

June 21, 2024 7:00 amJune 21, 2024 7:01 am

A bill that would create a new University of California medical school in Kern County continued to gain traction in the Senate this week, passing the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday in a unanimous 7-0 vote. According to Assembly Bill...

Ringside: The Crossroads of Kern County

May 24, 2024 2:45 amMay 24, 2024 2:46 am

With chronic uncertainty over water allocations for farm irrigation, and relentless and escalating regulatory assaults on its oil industry, the biggest economic sectors of Kern County are threatened. The irony is thick. Food and fuel are the prerequisites for civilization...

Gov. Newsom and Caltrans Announce 10 Point Beautification Plan For Bakersfield

May 22, 2024 2:45 amMay 22, 2024 2:46 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that he would greatly step up efforts to “beautify” a city that normally hasn’t been on the priority list of many Democratic lawmakers in California: Bakersfield. While only a few decades ago Bakersfield was...

How to Make a Bully Cry: Arrest Them

April 15, 2024 4:23 pmApril 16, 2024 1:52 pm

For the first time maybe ever, Bakersfield, California last week featured prominently in news stories in both the Times of India and the Jerusalem Post. All thanks to Riddhi Patel and Mayor Karen Goh. At last week’s city...

State Water Board to Hold First Ever Probation Meeting on Tulare Lake

April 13, 2024 11:17 amApril 13, 2024 11:20 am

For the first time ever the State Water Resources Control Board will hold a probationary determination meeting under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. On Tuesday, April 16th at its Sacramento headquarters and online, the five member State Board will weigh...

Assemblyman Fong Advances In 20th House District Special Election

March 20, 2024 12:08 pmMarch 20, 2024 12:11 pm

Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) advanced to the May 21st runoff election for the 2oth U.S. Congressional District on Tuesday in a special election to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who retired from the House late last year. After a...

California High Speed Rail Authority Announces Over 13,000 Jobs Have Been Created

March 20, 2024 2:30 amMarch 20, 2024 2:31 am

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) announced on Tuesday that over 13,000 construction jobs have now been created for the project, with a majority of them in the Central Valley. According to the CHSRA, 4,222 jobs alone have been created...