Politics : Local
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Republican steps into 30th Assembly District race
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
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Democrat makes her case for Assembly
Gina McClellan Rodriguez is the only name in the 2010 Democratic race to represent the heavily Republican 32nd Assembly District.
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Government roundup: Supervisor seeks dog bite policy review
A county supervisor has asked staff to review county policies regarding dog bites, saying in a letter "I have a growing concern that our policies are not strong enough."
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Government roundup: Coffeehouse brings Florez, Parras together
Got this fun tidbit from a friend Tuesday:
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Valley bacon brings cheers and jeers
Two Central Valley Blue Dogs, Jim Costa and Dennis Cardoza, may bring home some serious bacon.
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It's been a long road for Highway 46 fixers
Pulling together funding for the widening of Highway 46 has been a decade-long exercise in tedium.
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Government roundup: Fuller likely to run for Senate
Assemblywoman Jean Fuller is leaning toward running for the state Senate and not for re-election to her current post, she said Friday.
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How does the water deal affect Kern?
THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
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Professor declares bid for Assembly
Dr. Harold Pease is building his campaign for the 32nd Assembly District seat around a single theme: his belief in liberty.
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Cheneys to speak at Bakersfield Business Conference
The Bakersfield Business Conference will return next year with two big "gets" speaker-wise: former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, it was announced Saturday evening.
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Government roundup: Pay cuts for KHSD superintendents on tap
High-level officials in the Kern High School District may be taking pay cuts.
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Kern Republicans: With seats up for grabs, will we see a changing of the guard?
Not long ago, Kern County Republicans could be broken into two main camps: consultant Mark Abernathy's crew and its more conservative rivals.
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Pete Parra's 'yes' launches dream match
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Government roundup: Hanford Republican jumps into state Senate race
Hanford City Councilman David Thomas said Tuesday he'll throw his hat into the ring for state Sen. Dean Florez's 16th District seat in 2010.
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CA Republicans, Democrats firmly split over public option
BY UMAR HUSSAIN AND YESSENIA ALVAREZ
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Local stimulus-fueled job numbers rolling in
An early look at reports from government agencies show that more than 1,000 local jobs were created or saved by the infusion of money from the $787 billion federal stimulus bill.
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Danny Gilmore's tough first term
The state budget was awash in red ink and legislators were bitterly battling over program cuts this spring when two Bakersfield mothers walked into Danny Gilmore's Sacramento office.
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Government roundup: Ashburn addresses the rumors
Rumors have been swirling about state Sen. Roy Ashburn's future political aspirations since he's termed out next year.
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New entrant shakes up Assembly race
Bakersfield psychologist Dean Haddock has filed initial papers to run for the 32nd Assembly District post, stunning even veteran local politicos who thought his wing of the GOP would come up with a stronger candidate.
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Scrivner ends speculation, will run for supervisor seat
Zack Scrivner ended the guessing game about his political future Monday by formally announcing he'll run for a county supervisor post.
