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Kern County blocks McFarland's plan to convert library into a police station
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHearing the protests of its youngest readers, Kern County has blocked McFarland city leaders’ plan...
California to close one state prison and end its lease of private facility in Kern County
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoState authorities this week announced they will close Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Riverside County and stop using a privately owned facility in Lassen County.
Policy, poverty compound the problem: Kern officials discuss why county claims top homicide rate for...
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 28—A Kern County sheriff's deputy. Two girls, a 10-year-old and a 12-year-old. A 78-year-old woman. These people are just a few of the victims of local homicides in 2021, Kern County's ...
These open California state jobs pay $10,000 to $32,000 a month. Here’s who is hiring
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe state of California is hiring in the departments of transportation, justice, correctional health...
California inmate dies after guards use ‘physical force’ to restrain him during prison attack
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 week agoA California State Prison, Sacramento, inmate died Friday after he lost consciousness when guards...
California, Kern seek ways to reduce number of incarcerated mentally ill
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 12 months agoApr. 29—The last time Brik McDill ventured to Los Angeles, it was to the Los Angeles International Airport. The Kern County resident sped along Interstate 405 toward arrivals, scooped up his ...
Up to $30,000 a month in California? These July state job openings pay the most
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe state of California is hiring in the departments of education, water resources, transportation...
How does $32,000 a month sound? Here are 6 California state job openings that pay the most
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe state of California is hiring in the departments of insurance, toxic substances control,...
California jails are holding thousands fewer people, but far more are dying in them
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPeople are dying in custody at record rates across California. They’re dying in big jails and small...
Op-Ed: California's 'three strikes' law still carries a devastating human and financial cost. End it...
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMarco Flores, who has a juvenile record, lives in fear of a draconian sentence if he faces a third...