John Cox

2 weeks ago | bakersfield.com | John Cox

A Stanford University scientist called for accelerating deployment of carbon capture and sequestration, a climate technology local government and business leaders see as important to Kern County's economic future, during a presentation Wednesday at Cal State Bakersfield.

2 weeks ago | bakersfield.com | John Cox

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2 weeks ago | bakersfield.com | John Cox

Five people, all but one of them minors, died in a residential fire Thursday in Aerial Acres near Edwards, the Kern County Fire Department reported. A KCFD news release said calls started coming in shortly after midnight, prompting a response by close to two dozen firefighters from Kern County, Edwards Air Force Base and California City. kAmu:C67:89E6CD 2CC:G65 E@ 7:?5 2 DECF4EFC6 :? E96 `ga__ 3=@4< @7 r=2J>:?6 #@25 7F==J :?G@=G65 H:E9 7:C6 2?5 E96 3F:=5:?8 369:?5 :E 23@FE d_T :?G@=G65] w@>6D @?

2 weeks ago | bakersfield.com | John Cox

The local impact of federal budget cutbacks may soon spread as distributors of free food to Kern's neediest families anticipate greater demand following a halt in certain deliveries to the county's largest food bank. At least two nonprofits that weren't directly impacted by the government spending cuts said Wednesday they worry about being unable to make up a supply gap resulting from last month's reduction in food shipments to Community Action Partnership of Kern. kAmQ%96C6VD @?=J D@ >F49 H6 42?

2 weeks ago | bakersfield.com | John Cox

Until last week, the campaign over who should sit on Tejon Ranch Co.'s board of directors, and who should not, was waged quietly and mostly behind the scenes. But the drama has unfolded publicly during the past week with a pair of written attacks between insiders who favor keeping the existing board membership and outsiders hoping to replace three of the 10 directors. kAmxE DE2CE65 %9FCD52J H:E9 2 4@>3:?2E:@?