Last spring, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan received a letter calling for him to be lynched because of a bill he introduced to change how ballot measures are presented to California voters.
More than $25 million was spent on empty bed space at a privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in McFarland in 2022-23, according to a federal report released late last month.
A new census of Kern County鈥檚 homeless population found nearly 2,700 people living in shelters or on the streets countywide 鈥 a 37% uptick from last year as officials struggle to show they鈥檝e moved the needle on the crisis.
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has dropped her case against 优蜜传媒 Assemblyman Vince Fong, clearing the path for the congressional front-runner to enter the May and November elections unobstructed by legal headaches.
Residents of Kern once again gathered at the intersection of courts and Christ on Thursday for the celebration of the 73rd annual National Day of Prayer.
Assemblyman Vince Fong, a UCLA graduate and vice chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee, said in a statement Thursday that those behind campus "chaos" must be held accountable.
When paramedics found her, she was lying still inside the van. Her eyes were closed, her lips a bluish hue. Her breathing had seemingly stopped.
While not the mushrooming growth of decades past, California can relish in the fact that its population did grow in 2023, the first time in four years.
Nearly 200 people packed into Westchester Hall in downtown 优蜜传媒 on Monday, in attendance for a workshop hosted by officials with the California High Speed Rail Authority.
优蜜传媒 had the worst level of fine-particulate pollution in the nation in 2020-22 鈥 a toxic mix of soot, diesel exhaust, chemicals, metals and aerosols that contribute to heart attacks, strokes and lung disease, according to the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report.
Kern County Sheriff鈥檚 Office deputies were observed outside the home of Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner early afternoon Wednesday, carrying out boxes, bags and ammo cans from the Tehachapi residence.
Kern County labor negotiators reached a tentative wage agreement this week with the United Domestic Workers of America, paving the way for a new contract and wage increases for thousands of local workers employed through the state鈥檚 In-Home Supportive Services Program.
In its inaugural meeting, the newly established 优蜜传媒 Community Land Trust Committee met Monday to establish an early framework for a program it hopes will further curb homelessness and promote home ownership amid rising housing costs.
In the 27 years Timothy Sheehan has lived in 优蜜传媒, he was homeless for eight of them. That period began in 2001, one year following his divorce and four years following his departure from San Diego 鈥 wife and kids in tow 鈥 bent on the prospect of opportunity and cheap rent.
If there鈥檚 one thing Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. asks of fellow descendants in California, it鈥檚 this: Join the nation.
Fewer than a dozen people are responsible for a wide swath of crime in downtown 优蜜传媒, according to an in-house study presented by city staff at Thursday鈥檚 Public Safety and Vital Services Commission meeting.
Kern County Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains, D-优蜜传媒, announced Wednesday that two bills she authored to improve access to addiction treatment cleared their respective committees.
Legislation that would target buyers involved in human trafficking was substantially weakened by a pivotal legislative committee Tuesday as its price for approval of the plan.
In a sight of modern alchemy, hotel heiress Paris Hilton stood aside state Sen. Shannon Grove, R-优蜜传媒, in Sacramento on Monday to present an unlikely coalition coalesced around the newly proposed Senate Bill 1043, which would shore up accountability over the state鈥檚 handling of Califo…
Federal legislators announced this week they will propose a new grant program that, starting in 2025, would dedicate $15 million each year to the removal of cancer-causing chemicals that plague water systems across the nation.
An internal poll paid for by Vince Fong鈥檚 campaign offers promising results for the 优蜜传媒 assemblyman鈥檚 chances heading into the May 21 runoff election for California鈥檚 20th Congressional District.
Major spending cuts are imminent for the Adopt-A-Highway program in 优蜜传媒, resulting in slashed hours and layoffs that could take effect as early as Friday.
A protester arrested inside 优蜜传媒 City Council chambers Wednesday night is accused of 16 felony counts after she made a threatening comment to council members and the mayor.
Los Angeles. Dallas. Edinburg. San Luis, San Francisco, Portland and Delano.
Everyone 鈥 from farmers to teachers, legislators to laymen 鈥 can agree that the Central Valley needs more doctors.
The Kern Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a last-minute resolution Tuesday after receiving news that an influx of virus-carrying bugs poses a grave threat to the local tomato industry.
Mike Fong has cast more than 6,000 votes since he joined the state Assembly in 2022 and never once voted 鈥渘o.鈥 Pilar Schiavo is newer to the Assembly, but she has yet to vote 鈥渘o鈥 after more than 2,000 opportunities.
Vince Fong, the 优蜜传媒 Republican scion and front-runner in both March primary races to replace and succeed former Rep. Kevin McCarthy, will be allowed to run for Congress this November, per a state appeals court ruling Tuesday.
Months ahead of several key congressional races in 优蜜传媒 and across California, a Democratic super PAC is pouring millions of dollars into television and digital ads to spur a blue tide.
Arguments were heard in a Sacramento courtroom on Thursday that could decide the fate of Assemblyman Vince Fong鈥檚 congressional bid.
Arguments are set to be heard Thursday before California鈥檚 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento to decide whether Assemblyman Vince Fong is eligible to run for Congress.
Five protesters were arrested in the lobby of 优蜜传媒 City Hall South on Wednesday following a scuffle with police that resulted in one of the building鈥檚 plate-glass doors being smashed.
Several pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested Wednesday in the lobby of 优蜜传媒 City Hall South following a confrontation聽between police and activists calling for a local cease-fire resolution.
City officials reviewed the benefits and drawbacks of expanding the Brundage Lane Navigation Center during聽优蜜传媒's Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting Tuesday.
At the city of 优蜜传媒鈥檚 Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee meeting on Monday, officials gave their forecast for pension contributions for the next decade. Their projection: Rates are going up and the city will soon feel the squeeze.
Citing the success of its first installment, the city of 优蜜传媒 is renewing a vital program that combats pervasive property crime.
With nearly all votes accounted for, the Kern County Elections Division delivered Friday an unofficial final count of its results. The update didn't change the placement of candidates in any particular race, but rather cemented the contenders for races voters can expect in the coming months.聽
Assemblyman Vince Fong, R-优蜜传媒, and Republican Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux will advance to a runoff in May as the top two candidates in the special election for California鈥檚 20th Congressional District.
Kern鈥檚 mental health providers have begun to brainstorm with interested parties across the county to form a plan on how to implement Senate Bill 43, legislation that passed last October that greatly expands the state鈥檚 conservatorship law.
Assemblyman Vince Fong, the 优蜜传媒 Republican who began his political ascension as a district director under former Rep. Kevin McCarthy, is likely in for another wafer-thin election night rematch with Mike Boudreaux, the Tulare County sheriff already poised to challenge Fong in the Nove…
The Kern County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved Pacific Steel Group's plans to develop a scrap metal recycling and steel rebar mill in eastern Kern.
It鈥檚 Election Day on Tuesday, Kern County. Here鈥檚 what you need to know:
Kern County probation authorities are not doing enough to rehabilitate young people from delinquent behavior and incarceration, a new grand jury report issued Monday concludes.
McFARLAND 鈥 Twice every month, Maria Jacinto, 49, and her husband make the short trip north to Delano from McFarland.
Fresh off a primary, and with elections offices tabulating the last batches of results, voters can expect another round of voting with Tuesday's special election.
The 优蜜传媒 City Council held its second reading Wednesday of major zoning changes to future developments citywide.
Two years after their contest became one of the closest races in the nation, 优蜜传媒 Democrat Rudy Salas of 优蜜传媒 will once again face Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, in November after securing enough votes in the California primary election.
The latest update from the polls does not deter the truth: Assemblyman Vince Fong of 优蜜传媒 has clinched a spot in the November general election after winning enough votes in California鈥檚 20th Congressional District primary.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved its annual legislative platform, a document that corrals the county鈥檚 state and federal advocacy efforts.
Sixty years ago, it was pitched as a boomtown, designed to catch the overflow of people who fled north from Los Angeles and Riverside. But the future never came to California City.
