It's your Kern, it's MyKern: County launches service app
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by The Bakersfield Californian
20h ago
The county of Kern has unveiled a mobile app, named MyKern, to bring county services closer to your fingertips ..read more
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Public urges Scrivner to resign from Kern Board of Supervisors
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by JOHN DONEGAN jdonegan@bakersfield.com
2d ago
Members of the public on Tuesday called for the resignation of Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner, a conservative scion with powerful family ties who weeks ago was accused of sexually assaulting one of his children ..read more
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California politicians face rampant threats. Some want to use campaign cash for protection
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by SAMEEA KAMAL CalMatters
4d ago
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 ..read more
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Count shows homelessness rises 37% in Kern County
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by JOHN DONEGAN jdonegan@bakersfield.com
6d ago
Homelessness rose by more than a third in Kern County last year, according to a joint city and county report released Friday ..read more
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Secretary of State Weber abandons effort to bar Fong from congressional race
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by JOHN DONEGAN jdonegan@bakersfield.com
6d ago
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has dropped her case against Bakersfield Assemblyman Vince Fong, clearing the path for the congressional front-runner to enter the May and November elections unobstructed by legal headaches ..read more
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Peace and unity: Kern County observes National Day of Prayer
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by JOHN DONEGAN jdonegan@bakersfield.com
6d ago
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 ..read more
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Fong: Hold those behind 'chaos' on college campuses accountable
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by The Bakersfield Californian
1w ago
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 ..read more
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Kern ramps up Narcan distribution amid rising deaths
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by JOHN DONEGAN jdonegan@bakersfield.com
1w ago
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 ..read more
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California sees its first population rise in years. How do Kern communities stack up?
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by JOHN DONEGAN jdonegan@bakersfield.com
1w ago
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 ..read more
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Renderings come with a reminder: A bullet train is still years away from Bakersfield
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by JOHN DONEGAN jdonegan@bakersfield.com
1w ago
Nearly 200 people packed into Westchester Hall in downtown Bakersfield on Monday, in attendance for a workshop hosted by officials with the California High Speed Rail Authority ..read more
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