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In the 1890's sugar magnate Claus Spreckels funded a railroad from Stockton to Bakersfield that broke the Southern Pacific's transportation monopoly in the region.

Exactly who the auditorium should memorialize was controversial when the building was planned in the 1930s.

There are a lot of different places that claim to mark California's north/south divide.

Eastwood devised the hydroelectric system of dams and powerhouses that gave us Huntington and Shaver Lakes, and helped transform Southern California.

In May 1899, James and Jonathan Ellwood discovered oil on the north side of the Kern River, setting off an oil boom that transformed Bakersfield and Kern County.

The Yokuts used petroleum from natural oil seeps for thousands of years before the modern oil and gas industry.

California’s economy is deeply intertwined with people without legal status. And as mass deportations threaten communities and the state’s workforce, billions could be on the line for the state. We speak with a UC Merced researcher about the potential impacts. Plus, the latest news headlines: A Valley group opposes plans for an ICE facility in Kern County; and what the federal government is saying about California’s trans athlete policy weeks after controversy.

Reducing government spending has been a hallmark of President Trump’s second term in office. On today’s episode, KVPR President and General Manager Joe Moore discusses what the station stands to lose if funding cuts are approved against the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Plus, the latest news headlines: A state bill seeks to protect doctors who prescribe abortion medication; and Fresno County goes after illegal dog and cat breeders.

Since the 1980s, residents in Fresno County have paid a half-cent sales tax that has funded road repairs and public transportation. The measure will now soon be up for renewal. We hear what the measure has accomplished. Plus, the latest news headlines: Most of the Valley is now facing drought; and Bakersfield is among areas getting the Hollywood treatment.

The Panic of 1873 brought construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad to a halt, making Delano the "end of the line" for over a year.