Joshua Yeager
Reporter / Report For America-
Uduak-Joe Ntuk has resigned after three years of leading the Geologic Energy Management Division. -
While Goshen, California, residents continue to mourn the shooting deaths, the violence has also silenced the grieving community – leaving many in this sleepy town fearful to speak about the tragedy for fear of retaliation.
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California Rep. Kevin McCarthy was challenged for the job, but in the end claimed the House Speaker gavel. The San Joaquin Valley politician catapulted to one of the most powerful positions in Washington, D.C.
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Statewide, a number of reports have surfaced accusing signature-gatherers of misleading people with a petition against an oil rule. State officials say they are investigating the claims.
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The final update in Kern County votes filed by the county’s auditor-controller and clerk to the Kern County Board of Supervisors on Thursday put Hurtado in the lead, and potentially winning the race, by 20 votes.
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With the holidays around the corner, local food pantries are seeing a big uptick in need for services while also keeping an eye on high costs. That includes pantries at college campuses in the San Joaquin Valley.
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The United Farm Workers and the California Farm Bureau are supporting the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would create a pathway to citizenship for the nation’s undocumented farmworkers.
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Gov. Newsom talked up clean energy at the California Economic Summit in Bakersfield. But his optimism doesn't jibe with Kern County leaders, who say they are staring down a financial crisis amid declining oil revenues
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Kern County's coffers have been walloped by a decline in its tentpole industries: Agriculture, oil and gas.
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The law signed by Gov. Newsom last month bans new oil and gas drilling within about half a mile of homes, schools, and hospitals starting in 2023. Shortly after it was signed into law, oil industry representatives moved to repeal the legislation through a referendum.
