More than $25 million was spent in 2022-23 on empty bed space at a privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in McFarland, according to a federal report.
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A new census of Kern CountyÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s homeless population found nearly 2,700 people living in shelters on the streets countywide ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” a 37% uptick from last year as officials struggle to show theyÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ve moved the needle on the crisis.
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has dropped her case against ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Assemblyman Vince Fong, clearing the path for the congressional front-runner to enter the May and November elections unobstructed by legal headaches.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nearly 200 people packed into Westchester Hall in downtown ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ on Monday, in attendance for a workshop hosted by officials with the California High Speed Rail Authority.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ had the worst level of fine-particulate pollution in the nation in 2020-22 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” a toxic mix of soot, diesel exhaust, chemicals, metals and aerosols that contribute to heart attacks, strokes and lung disease, according to the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report.
Kern County SheriffÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Office deputies were observed outside the home of Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner early afternoon Wednesday, carrying out boxes, bags and ammo cans from the Tehachapi residence.
Kern County labor negotiators reached a tentative wage agreement this week with the United Domestic Workers of America, paving the way for a new contract and wage increases for thousands of local workers employed through the stateÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s In-Home Supportive Services Program.
In its inaugural meeting, the newly established ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Community Land Trust Committee met Monday to establish an early framework for a program it hopes will further curb homelessness and promote home ownership amid rising housing costs.
In the 27 years Timothy Sheehan has lived in ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, he was homeless for eight of them. That period began in 2001, one year following his divorce and four years following his departure from San Diego ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” wife and kids in tow ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” bent on the prospect of opportunity and cheap rent.
If thereÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s one thing Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. asks of fellow descendants in California, itÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s this: Join the nation.
Fewer than a dozen people are responsible for a wide swath of crime in downtown ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, according to an in-house study presented by city staff at ThursdayÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Public Safety and Vital Services Commission meeting.
Kern County Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains, D-ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, announced Wednesday that two bills she authored to improve access to addiction treatment cleared their respective committees.
Legislation that would target buyers involved in human trafficking was substantially weakened by a pivotal legislative committee Tuesday as its price for approval of the plan.
In a sight of modern alchemy, hotel heiress Paris Hilton stood aside state Sen. Shannon Grove, R-ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, in Sacramento on Monday to present an unlikely coalition coalesced around the newly proposed Senate Bill 1043, which would shore up accountability over the stateÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s handling of Califo…
Federal legislators announced this week they will propose a new grant program that, starting in 2025, would dedicate $15 million each year to the removal of cancer-causing chemicals that plague water systems across the nation.
An internal poll paid for by Vince FongÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s campaign offers promising results for the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ assemblymanÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s chances heading into the May 21 runoff election for CaliforniaÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s 20th Congressional District.
Major spending cuts are imminent for the Adopt-A-Highway program in ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, resulting in slashed hours and layoffs that could take effect as early as Friday.
A protester arrested inside ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ City Council chambers Wednesday night is accused of 16 felony counts after she made a threatening comment to council members and the mayor.
Los Angeles. Dallas. Edinburg. San Luis, San Francisco, Portland and Delano.
Everyone ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” from farmers to teachers, legislators to laymen ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” can agree that the Central Valley needs more doctors.
The Kern Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a last-minute resolution Tuesday after receiving news that an influx of virus-carrying bugs poses a grave threat to the local tomato industry.
Mike Fong has cast more than 6,000 votes since he joined the state Assembly in 2022 and never once voted ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œno.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Pilar Schiavo is newer to the Assembly, but she has yet to vote ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œnoÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ after more than 2,000 opportunities.
Vince Fong, the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Republican scion and front-runner in both March primary races to replace and succeed former Rep. Kevin McCarthy, will be allowed to run for Congress this November, per a state appeals court ruling Tuesday.
Months ahead of several key congressional races in ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ and across California, a Democratic super PAC is pouring millions of dollars into television and digital ads to spur a blue tide.
Arguments were heard in a Sacramento courtroom on Thursday that could decide the fate of Assemblyman Vince FongÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s congressional bid.
Arguments are set to be heard Thursday before CaliforniaÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento to decide whether Assemblyman Vince Fong is eligible to run for Congress.
Five protesters were arrested in the lobby of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ City Hall South on Wednesday following a scuffle with police that resulted in one of the buildingÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s plate-glass doors being smashed.
Several pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested Wednesday in the lobby of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ City Hall South following a confrontation between police and activists calling for a local cease-fire resolution.
City officials reviewed the benefits and drawbacks of expanding the Brundage Lane Navigation Center during ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥'s Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting Tuesday.
At the city of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee meeting on Monday, officials gave their forecast for pension contributions for the next decade. Their projection: Rates are going up and the city will soon feel the squeeze.
Citing the success of its first installment, the city of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ is renewing a vital program that combats pervasive property crime.
With nearly all votes accounted for, the Kern County Elections Division delivered Friday an unofficial final count of its results. The update didn't change the placement of candidates in any particular race, but rather cemented the contenders for races voters can expect in the coming months.Â
Assemblyman Vince Fong, R-ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, and Republican Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux will advance to a runoff in May as the top two candidates in the special election for CaliforniaÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s 20th Congressional District.
KernÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s mental health providers have begun to brainstorm with interested parties across the county to form a plan on how to implement Senate Bill 43, legislation that passed last October that greatly expands the stateÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s conservatorship law.
Assemblyman Vince Fong, the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Republican who began his political ascension as a district director under former Rep. Kevin McCarthy, is likely in for another wafer-thin election night rematch with Mike Boudreaux, the Tulare County sheriff already poised to challenge Fong in the Nove…
The Kern County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved Pacific Steel Group's plans to develop a scrap metal recycling and steel rebar mill in eastern Kern.
ItÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Election Day on Tuesday, Kern County. HereÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s what you need to know:
Kern County probation authorities are not doing enough to rehabilitate young people from delinquent behavior and incarceration, a new grand jury report issued Monday concludes.
McFARLAND ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” Twice every month, Maria Jacinto, 49, and her husband make the short trip north to Delano from McFarland.
Fresh off a primary, and with elections offices tabulating the last batches of results, voters can expect another round of voting with Tuesday's special election.
The ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ City Council held its second reading Wednesday of major zoning changes to future developments citywide.
Two years after their contest became one of the closest races in the nation, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Democrat Rudy Salas of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ will once again face Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, in November after securing enough votes in the California primary election.
The latest update from the polls does not deter the truth: Assemblyman Vince Fong of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ has clinched a spot in the November general election after winning enough votes in CaliforniaÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s 20th Congressional District primary.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved its annual legislative platform, a document that corrals the countyÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s state and federal advocacy efforts.
Sixty years ago, it was pitched as a boomtown, designed to catch the overflow of people who fled north from Los Angeles and Riverside. But the future never came to California City.
In an early glimpse of who voters would want to replace Assemblyman Vince Fong if he wins his bid for Congress, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ City Councilman Ken Weir is leading in write-in votes for the 32nd Assembly District seat.
