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Kern County can remake its higher education offices to better reflect the people they serve
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 9 months agoKern County has a major opportunity to add executive leaders to its community colleges and university who reflect the region’s majority Latino population.
Kern County approves revised trash plan
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMay 23—After two recesses and four hours of discourse, Kern County officials approved the new system and rates Tuesday for the county's trash collection in its three zones — metro Bakersfield ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom strips Fresno County supervisors’ power to draw election lines
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoWith his signature on Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom told the Fresno County Board of Supervisors to get...
Kern County Public Works to offer sand for potential flooding from latest atmospheric river
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Public Works Department is set to distribute sand for sandbags to prepare against potential flooding. Residents would need to provide their own bags ...
Polls open in Kern County Tuesday
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 7—The polls are open Tuesday, Kern County, and another election cycle is here. Voters in the Central Valley, across California and the country will return to polls on Tuesday, be it in ...
Kern County Fire Department cracks down on illegal fireworks with drone
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 1—Residents, beware: A drone will quietly surveil firework use in Oildale, as well as east and northwest Bakersfield, during the Fourth of July weekend. Kern County Fire Chief Aaron Duncan ...
Newsom devotes $18M to new Kern County educational collaborative
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 27—Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday a new Kern County educational collaborative will get $18 million to advance equity by expanding access to higher education and creating opportunities ...
Oildale resident sues Kern County over 'Tiney Oaks' homes
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 3—An Oildale resident is suing Kern County in the latest charge in a communal resistance to the Tiney Oaks Supportive Services Village. The suit contends that the county-run project, a ...
Breakthrough points to unified application for Kern economic development grants
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 24—Agreement was reached this week on a plan to file a single Kern County application instead of two competing bids for tens of millions of dollars in state money to fund local economic ...
Newsom signs bill to create Kern redistricting commission, stripping power from county supervisors
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 19—Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a bill authored by Assemblyman Rudy Salas creating a county redistricting commission. Assembly Bill 2494 creates a 14-member committee whose political ...
