BBakersfield Read More Southwest library to host used book sale | EntertainmentApril 14, 2026 Get ready to add to your to-be-read pile. The Friends of Southwest Library are back with a used…
CCalifornia Read More Battles over business regulation resume in California’s Capitol with new legislation | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersApril 9, 2026 A nearly two-hour hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday encapsulated the Capitol’s longest-running conflict — going at…
BBakersfield Read More Second installment of real property taxes is due April 10 | NewsApril 7, 2026 The Kern County Treasurer and Tax Collector’s Office has put out an announcement reminding county residents that the…
BBakersfield Read More Second installment of real property taxes are due April 10 | NewsApril 3, 2026 The Kern County Treasurer and Tax Collector’s Office has put out an announcement reminding county residents that the…
BBakersfield Read More Second installment of real property taxes due April 10 | NewsMarch 31, 2026 The Kern County Treasurer and Tax Collector’s Office has put out an announcement reminding county residents that the…
LLos Angeles Read More Los Angeles, Bay Area voters will decide whether to hike already high sales taxes | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersMarch 4, 2026 This year California voters will choose a new governor, fill other statewide offices, elect 100 state legislators and…
LLos Angeles Read More LA Mayor Karen Bass deflects blame, adds insult to injury for wildfire victims | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersMarch 3, 2026 The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost…
CCalifornia Read More California can’t shed a history of persistent government corruption | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersFebruary 11, 2026 Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state…
LLos Angeles Read More Who’s seeking fire aid for Los Angeles, candidate Newsom or Gov. Newsom? | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersDecember 10, 2025 California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an all-but-certain candidate for president in 2028, jumped at the chance to address a…
BBakersfield Read More First installment of county real property taxes due Dec. 10 | NewsDecember 7, 2025 The first installment of Kern County property taxes will become delinquent if not paid by 5 p.m. Wednesday,…
BBakersfield Read More First installment of county real property taxes due Dec. 10 | NewsDecember 2, 2025 The first installment of Kern County property taxes will become delinquent if not paid by 5 p.m., Wednesday,…
CCalifornia Read More California sees revenue uptick, but not enough to erase its chronic budget deficit | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersNovember 21, 2025 In the four months since the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a new state budget, revenues –…