Cindy Chang of the Los Angeles Times reports that immigration authorities will no longer use Bakersfield-area courthouses to round up immigrants unlawfully in the country, a federal official wrote earlier this month in a letter to the American Civil
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Immigration Vote Unlikely This Year, Majority Whip in House Says
Julia Preston of the New York Times reports that “Representative Kevin McCarthy, the majority whip, told demonstrators in his office in Bakersfield on Wednesday night that the 16 days remaining on the House calendar in 2013 were too short…
Department of Conservation Deputy Director Jason Marshall Will Speak at Seminar on What To Expect from SB 4
By Mike Mills
On December 11, 2013, Stoel Rives and BSK Associates will host a complimentary breakfast seminar in Bakersfield, CA to share observations and strategies for complying with SB 4. Breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m., with the program beginning at 8:00…
SALT Pet of the Month: Tessa
Meet Tessa, the cuddly Shih Tzu of Sutherland SALT’s Tim Gustafson and his wife, Emily. Twelve-year-old Tessa has lived quite an exciting life. After whisking her (and Tim’s wife, to whom Tessa belonged) away from Bakersfield, California, Tim smuggled the pup…
Senator Rubio Resigns: Is CEQA Reform Dead?
Senator Michael Rubio (D-Shafter) announced today that he is resigning from the California State Senate, effective today. Senator Rubio made headlines at the end of the 2012 legislative session when he introduced a bill to significantly reform the California Environmental…
Banks Failing? Yes. Sky Falling? No.
This past Friday night, San Joaquin Bank of Bakersfield, California became the 99th bank the FDIC closed this year (refer here) The growing wave of bank failures has been a troubling story all year, and one that unquestionably will…
Carrot Producer Sues Sheep Farmer Over E. coli Concerns
By Dave Babcock
Grimmway Enterprises, Inc., a carrot producer in Bakersfield, California is suing a neighboring sheep farmer afer the sheep entered Grimmway’s property. The sheep grazed on Grimmway crops, but more importantly, they did what sheep do – they defecated. Out of resulting…
Hepatitis A Scare at California Restaurant
Customers who ate at Chuy’s Mesquite Broiler on the Rosedale Highway in Bakersfield, California, between January 4 and January 10 are being warned that they may have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus. The Kern County Health Department…
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 11/30/07
By Rob La Gatta