Courtesy Los Angeles Times/KNZR Bail has been reduced from $1,000,000 to $500,000 for a Pro-Palestinian protester charged with making terroristic threats at a Bakersfield City Council meeting. During the April 10, 2024 session, Patel said the council members were such “horrible human beings” that “Jesus probably would have killed you himself.” Later, she expressed hope that oppressed people might “bring the guillotine.” She concluded her public statements by saying: “We’ll see you at your house. We’ll murder you.” Riddhi Patel, 28, must also surrender her passport, remain in the state of ..read more

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union — like most communist parties — came to power as the great defender of workers. In reality, the Soviet Communist Party didn’t give a hoot about Russian workers. The party was nothing more than a totalitarian organization that used workers to gain power — and then suppressed the proletariat, just as it suppressed every other group. One of the first things the Communist Party did after attaining power was disband independent labor unions and prohibit workers’ strikes. Yes, the “workers’ party” banned strikes. The one major exception was the Chinese Commun ..read more

Getty Images In March, State Farm General Insurance Company announced it will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer.  CBS News reports the announcement comes nine months after State Farm announced it would discontinue issuing new home policies in the state. California’s largest insurer, Illinois-based State Farm cited soaring costs, the increasing risk of catastrophes like wildfires and outdated regulations as reasons it won’t renew the policies on 30,000 houses and 42,000 apartments, according to the Bay Area News Group. The co ..read more

Getty ImagesHere are your local news headlines for Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Prison officials have launched an investigation after an inmate is killed at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano.  David Dodd, 58, died after being stabbed April 5, 2024 allegedly by Michael Darden Jr. who reportedly used a home-made weapon. Two people have been arrested in connection to a murder at Mesa Marin Sports Complex.    Eric Faria, 20, and Ulices Alonso, 21, face charges in connection to the shooting death of  41-year-old Mario Bravo Jr. in September 2021. Fatal shooting in Fresno.  A 35 ..read more

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ALPHA MEDIA’S CONTEST-SPECIFIC RULES FOR THE SPRING 2024 CHOOSE YOUR TRIP CONTEST  *This is a National Contest NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.    These contest-specific rules should be read in conjunction with Alpha Media’s General Contest Rules, which are applicable to all contests conducted by Alpha Media LLC and/or its subsidiaries (including licensee subsidiaries).   PLEASE CLICK ON THE BELOW LINK TO VIEW THE COMPLETE RULES:  https://www.alphamediausa.com/choose-your-trip-spring-contest-ru ..read more

Courtesy Bakersfieldnow.com A man convicted of shooting another man to death at a Baker Street gas station in Feb. 2023 was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison on Thursday. The Kern County Superior Court website indicates Rafael Lopez Lopez, 38, was found guilty last month of murdering Rafael Rojas Gonzales, 41, in connection to the fatal shooting at a gas station on Baker Street. Authorities say on Feb. 4, 2023, at around 1:30 a.m., Bakersfield Police officers responded to the Kwik Serve in the 600 block of Baker Street where they found Rafael Gonzales suffering from multiple gunshot woun ..read more

Two weeks ago, my wife, Susan, underwent major surgery for breast cancer. Happily, the cancer was caught so early (via routine mammogram) that it was barely a Stage 1 cancer. The surgeon was confident that the cancer was completely eradicated. My wife had both the oncological surgery and the breast reconstruction at the same time at a private clinic that specializes in breast cancer and breast reconstruction. It is an elite medical center run by a surgeon who hires the best people money can buy. In light of that, after the surgery I asked my wife if she’d had a chance to meet the anesthesiolo ..read more

Last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) twice described Israel as a “pariah” among the world’s nations: “Israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah. … [The Israeli public] understands better than anybody that Israel cannot hope to succeed as a pariah opposed by the rest of the world.” It was for that reason that the majority leader said that Israel should choose a leader other than Benjamin Netanyahu, its current prime minister. Then, Schumer implied, Israel will presumably no longer be a pariah. In Schumer’s view, and in the view of most of the Democratic Party, as well as ..read more

Benny Laws Courtesy KGET A man arrested for allegedly trying to shoot a family member has pleaded no contest to recklessly firing a gun. According to the Kern County District Attorney’s office, Benny Laws faces a year in jail and two years’ probation under the terms of the plea agreement. Charges of assault with a gun and carrying a loaded gun without registration were dismissed. Bakersfield police report during a family dispute last February, Laws, who was 40 years old at the time, fired the gun at an adult nephew in the 4600 block of Black Rock Mountain Court near Hughes Lane.  The vic ..read more