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Kern County is poised to become warehousing's next frontier
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoThis Central Valley county long relied on oil, gas and agriculture. But as those industries change,...
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 ...
After years of rapid growth, California's almond industry struggles amid low prices
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA blooming almond orchard near Sanger in unincorporated Fresno County. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles...
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 ...
With Feinstein’s death and McCarthy out as Speaker, California ‘lost a lot of horsepower’
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe California political world has been shaken by two seismic events — last week’s death of Sen....
A river runs through Bakersfield? Judge rules the Kern River must be allowed to flow
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoConservation groups sued to try to prevent the Kern River from running dry in Bakersfield. A judge...
Drought-stricken farmers in California’s Central Valley promised billions in water projects
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoLed by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, federal and state leaders on Wednesday pledged...
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...
Millions of dollars headed to California’s Central Valley as part of new Omnibus package
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoFrom sidewalk repairs to water infrastructure and tiny homes, federal dollars are earmarked for a...
California regulators reject San Joaquin Valley groundwater management plans
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCalifornia regulators say groundwater plans are inadequate in six areas of the San Joaquin Valley....