+2 News Various ballot initiatives too early to call By ISHANI DESAI idesai@bakersfield.com Nov 8, 2022 Kern County voters mulled three local ballot measures and school bonds this election season that will impact how county government runs, the f…
News McFarland hopes cannabis tax can help pay for emergency services By JOHN DONEGAN jdonegan@bakersfield.com Nov 6, 2022 Voters in McFarland will face a tough decision Tuesday: Do they want cannabis stores to open in their town? And the measure’s biggest cheerlea…
Robert Price ROBERT PRICE: Measure L would allow us to shop for the best possible police chief By ROBERT PRICE For The Californian Nov 5, 2022 Bakersfield Police Chief Greg Terry is not retiring anytime soon, at least as far as I know, but that day will come. And when it does, as has …
+3 News Voters to weigh in on how city finds future fire, police chiefs By PERRY SMITH psmith@bakersfield.com Oct 30, 2022 It’s not every day a voter gets to weigh in on important policies for a city’s police and fire departments. In fact, it’s usually not even eve…
News Bakersfield voters to receive supplement because Measure L information left out of county voter guide By CLAUDIA ELLIOTT For The Californian Oct 28, 2022 Voters in the city of Bakersfield have been mailed a supplement to Kern County’s Voter Information Guide because the text of the city’s Measur…
Jose Gaspar JOSE GASPAR: Arvin looks for a police chief — again By JOSE GASPAR For The Californian Sep 25, 2022 Help wanted: Police chief for the city of Arvin, a small rural community southeast of Bakersfield with a population of about 21,000, according…
News Former whistleblower KHSD police chief, officers settle for $2.25M after alleged misuse of police database by KHSD By ISHANI DESAI idesai@bakersfield.com Aug 2, 2022 An attorney for a former Kern High School District police chief and two former KHSD police officers said Tuesday his clients settled their civ…
+3 Jose Gaspar JOSE GASPAR: Looking for Trezell and Jacqueline West By JOSE GASPAR For The Californian Mar 20, 2022 One of the saddest and most distressing stories of the past year reportedly comes out of California City, where two very young brothers were r…
News City Council takes step forward in allowing voters to decide on expanding police chief hiring pool By SAM MORGEN smorgen@bakersfield.com Mar 16, 2022 The Bakersfield City Council moved forward with allowing residents to decide whether the police and fire chiefs can be hired from outside the …
News Bakersfield moves to open police chief recruitment to candidates outside BPD By SAM MORGEN smorgen@bakersfield.com Feb 28, 2022 A question that has long simmered among Bakersfield’s policy and opinion makers will likely be sent to the voters for an answer.
