Rising costs, decreasing support strain county budget
Rising costs and external cuts are making it increasingly difficult to balance Kern County’s projected $4.1 billion budget for the coming fiscal year.
Posted: Tuesday May-19-2026 7:50 PM
Source: The Bakersfield Californian
BC names new president ahead of board's formal approval
The interim president of Bakersfield College has won the job on a permanent basis even though the board responsible for approving her appointment won’t vote on the matter until Thursday, a Kern Community College District spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Posted: Tuesday May-19-2026 7:50 PM
Source: The Bakersfield Californian
BPD issues 30 citations, predicts additional enforcement related to takeovers Saturday
Posted: Tuesday May-19-2026 7:50 PM
Source: The Bakersfield Californian
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Posted: Tuesday May-19-2026 7:44 PM
Source: CALIFIELD LIVES
County counts accomplishments on addressing homelessness
County officials are optimistic about what they said is progress in addressing homelessness even as annual count numbers show the local population remains high.
Posted: Tuesday May-19-2026 6:50 PM
Source: The Bakersfield Californian
LOIS HENRY: Mussel roundup: State considers emergency; Kern ramps up; fear the guano?
The invasive golden mussel is moving fast so it’s hard to keep up. Here are just a few tidbits to chew on.
Posted: Tuesday May-19-2026 6:50 PM
Source: The Bakersfield Californian
Slowing down: Grand jury takes city to task for lengthy traffic review process
The street where Maria Prado lives in south Bakersfield, Laurel Drive, is one of those long, straight residential lanes that drivers sometimes speed on because it connects indirectly with the neighborhood’s major thoroughfare, South Chester Avenue.
Posted: Tuesday May-19-2026 6:50 PM
Source: The Bakersfield Californian
Firefighters reach 55% containment as River Fire spreads to 3,535 acres
Posted: Tuesday May-19-2026 6:50 PM
Source: The Bakersfield Californian
Rising costs, decreasing support strains county budget
Posted: Tuesday May-19-2026 4:50 PM
Source: The Bakersfield Californian
Trump asked by nations to halt attacks on Iran
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is holding off a "scheduled attack" on Iran that was planned for Tuesday. Meanwhile, "serious negotiations" are in place for a deal that includes no nuclear weapons for Iran, Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social on Monday. READ MORE: https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/nation-world/president-trump-holds-off-on-iran-attack-serious-negotiations-in-place-secretary-war-pete-hegseth-middle-east-saudi-arabia-power-plant ----------------------------------------- Stay up to date with our social media: BakersfieldNow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bakersfieldnow BakersfieldNow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bakersfieldnow BakersfieldNow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bakersfieldnow Subscribe to BakersfieldNow on YouTube: / @bakersfieldnow For more information, visit https://bakersfieldnow.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call our Tipline: 661-869-2929 KBAK and KBFX are CA based stations and a CBS and FOX Television affiliates owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #bakersfield #News #KBAK #KBFX #BakersfieldNow#kerncounty #California
Posted: Tuesday May-19-2026 2:44 PM
Source: 29 Eyewitness News
Rising costs, decreasing support strain county budget
BC names new president ahead of board's formal approval
BPD issues 30 citations, predicts additional enforcement related to takeovers Saturday
🔴LIVE: In The Dark Streets Viewer+Discretion 5/19/26
County counts accomplishments on addressing homelessness
LOIS HENRY: Mussel roundup: State considers emergency; Kern ramps up; fear the guano?
Slowing down: Grand jury takes city to task for lengthy traffic review process
Firefighters reach 55% containment as River Fire spreads to 3,535 acres
Rising costs, decreasing support strains county budget
Trump asked by nations to halt attacks on Iran
BC names new president ahead of board's formal approval
BPD issues 30 citations, predicts additional enforcement related to takeovers Saturday
🔴LIVE: In The Dark Streets Viewer+Discretion 5/19/26
County counts accomplishments on addressing homelessness
LOIS HENRY: Mussel roundup: State considers emergency; Kern ramps up; fear the guano?
Slowing down: Grand jury takes city to task for lengthy traffic review process
Firefighters reach 55% containment as River Fire spreads to 3,535 acres
Rising costs, decreasing support strains county budget
Trump asked by nations to halt attacks on Iran