Politics : Local
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Election notebook: Fresno Bee endorses Xiong, Valadao for Congress
The Fresno Bee has endorsed Fresno City Councilman Blong Xiong and state Assemblyman David Valadao in their bids for the 21st Congressional District post.
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President: CSUB's future hinges on tax measure vote
He was short on specifics -- unlike in the past -- but Cal State Bakersfield President Horace Mitchell warned Tuesday the campus would have to cut $5.3 million from its budget if the governor's tax hike measure fails in November.
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Election notebook: State, local candidates rack up endorsements
David Couch, candidate for the 4th District Board of Supervisors seat, announced Tuesday that he has received the endorsement of Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood.
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Obama to hit the California ATM once again
WASHINGTON -- President Obama has dined atop San Francisco's Nob Hill, overlooked the Pacific from Corona Del Mar, and rubbed shoulders with celebrities at George Clooney's Hollywood mansion.
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Horse packing permits to resume in high country
Horse packing permits in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will be issued again soon, a group of California lawmakers announced after the House of Representatives approved a bill addressing the issue Friday afternoon.
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State questions millions in local redevelopment loans
The state Department of Finance is challenging the city of Bakersfield's attempt to continue collecting property tax money to pay off about $13 million in loans made to its now-dissolved redevelopment agency.
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Rubio spearheads deeper look at high expulsion rates
Is Kern County, as has widely been reported, really the expulsion capital of California?
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New controversy strikes Goh campaign
Since Karen Goh returned to Kern County from a publishing career in New York in 2004, she has helped foster a strong network of Christian leaders in government, politics, media, business and nonprofits. In return, that network has stood behind her as she moved into the political world.
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Election notebook: GOP committee rejects donating to Valadao
The Kern County Republican Central Committee on Monday voted down a suggestion to give $10,000 to David Valadao's campaign for a congressional seat.
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GOP rebukes Black Republicans over endorsement of Democrat
The Kern County Republican Central Committee has shunned a local black Republican organization over the group's decision to endorse a Democrat in a state Assembly race.
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County ballot measures aimed at streamlining government
The winners in the "obscure ballot measure" category on June 5 in Kern County will almost certainly be shared by Measures D, E and F -- a trifecta of proposed changes to county hiring and firing practices.
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New maps, primary system shape legislative races
SACRAMENTO -- Independently drawn political boundaries and a new way of electing lawmakers are expected to change the face of the California Legislature and could bring Democrats total control of the state Senate.
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Measure G lets voters weigh in on messy marijuana fight
Measure G is not, technically, a ban on medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives in unincorporated Kern County. Practically, it comes very close to being one.
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Black Republicans group could face sanctions over endorsement
The Kern County Republican Central Committee is set to decide Monday whether to revoke the charter of a local black Republicans group for endorsing a Democrat for elected office.
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Election notebook: Valadao named a Republican 'Young Gun'
The National Republican Congressional Committee has named David Valadao as one of 12 "Young Guns" candidates Thursday, signaling it believes Valadao could win in the November election.
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Proposition 28 seeks to modify term limits
SACRAMENTO -- Two decades after approving term limits to force entrenched state lawmakers from office, California voters are being given a chance to change the law with an initiative its supporters say will encourage more consistency and stability.
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City offers mixed views on gay marriage
Bakersfield homemaker Marcie Brown feels pulled in two directions in the debate over gay marriage.
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Election notebook: Salas, Couch tout endorsements
Rudy Salas has received more endorsements in his run for the newly drawn 32nd Assembly District seat -- these ones from trustees of the Delano Union School District and Delano Joint Union High School District, his campaign said Tuesday.
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GOP hopes to take back valley seat with David Valadao
The valley's west-side congressional district has been represented by Democrats for two decades, but newly redrawn boundary lines and the lack of an incumbent have Republicans feeling confident they'll recapture the seat.
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MICHAEL RUBIO: Let's address county's expulsion, suspension crisis
Expulsions at Kern County schools are 400 percent higher than the state average. In fact, more students are expelled in our local schools than in all of Los Angeles County, which has over a million more students than Kern.
