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Two On-The-Fence Congressional Elections In California May Hold Key to GOP Flipping House

October 10, 2022 2:30 amOctober 9, 2022 11:05 am

With only a month to go before the mid-term elections, polls have found that two California congressional districts, the new 22nd and and 27th districts, are currently toss-ups and may play a big part in if the GOP takes control...

Congressional Democrat PACs Pump Money into Valadao/Salas CA-22 Race After Support Drops

September 2, 2022 1:28 pm

Congressional Democrat PACs flooded the campaign of Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) with funding in his run against Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) in the 22nd Congressional District race this week following a large drop of support. During the last several House...

California Energy Commission Begins Certifying $1 Billion Energy Storage Facility in Kern County

July 14, 2022 4:48 pm

California Energy Commission (CEC) officials announced on Wednesday that they will begin to certify an energy storage facility development in Kern County that would help California continue to transition more into renewable energy use and severely reduce greenhouse gases. According...

Joshua Tree Endangered Species Listing at a Stalemate

July 6, 2022 10:05 amJuly 6, 2022 10:30 am

The Joshua tree may be the tourist-attracting symbol of America’s southwest deserts but since the petition to protect the western Joshua tree under California’s Endangered Species Act hit the desk of the Fish and Game Commission, it’s also become a...

The Return of the Statewide Mask Mandate: The Reaction of Businesses

December 14, 2021 2:50 amDecember 13, 2021 8:45 pm

Following the announcement of California’s indoor mask mandate returning until at least mid-January, businesses across California said that it has been deja vu all over again, with many again worried about how it will impact their businesses. While mask mandates...

Dem. Assemblyman Rudy Salas Announces 2022 Congressional Run Against GOP Rep. David Valadao

October 18, 2021 12:45 pmOctober 18, 2021 2:34 pm

Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) announced on Monday that he would be running against Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) for California’s 21st District House seat, which is one of the most on the fence in the nation going into the 2022 election....

Bad Timing: California Denies 21 Fracking Permits in Kern County

July 10, 2021 9:38 amJuly 10, 2021 9:38 am

California’s Geologic Energy Management Division just denied 21 oil drilling permits in Kern County this week. “State Oil and Gas Supervisor Uduak-Joe Ntuk sent letters Thursday to Aera Energy denying permits to drill using hydraulic fracturing in two Kern County...