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Kern County is poised to become warehousing's next frontier
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoThis Central Valley county long relied on oil, gas and agriculture. But as those industries change,...
‘A sad victory’ for agriculture as court of appeal sides with farming concern tired of dealing with...
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWASCO, Calif. (KGET) — In the long-running battle between oil and agriculture, chalk up a victory...
California triggers rarely used relief valve on Kern River, diverting flows to state aqueduct
LA Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFor the first time since 2006, California has opened a flood relief valve on the Kern River to ease...
Kern states its case at economic summit
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 28—Kern County leaders made their case Thursday — not once or twice, but over and over — on the opening day of the California Economic Summit in downtown Bakersfield. Their message to the ...
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 ...
Vince Fong faces a legal hurdle in his run for Congress. Who is the Bakersfield Assemblyman endorsed...
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAssemblyman Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, is Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s chosen successor, with the retired...
Strong thunderstorms, more flooding possible for Tulare and Kern counties
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs communities throughout Central California scramble to recover after the most recent storm,...
Letter to summit organizers highlights Kern's economic challenges
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 21—Concerns about how Newsom administration policies are affecting Kern County resurfaced Wednesday in a letter local officials sent organizers of the California Economic Summit taking ...
California rain, flooding might bring back long-dead Tulare Lake. Let’s hope not | Opinion
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI consider myself an environmentalist, and also a history buff. Despite both of those things, I’d...
California has a housing crisis. Why are thousands of farmworker apartments closed each year?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCalifornia farmworkers struggle to find housing — yet the state lets thousands of affordable units...