How Kevin McCarthy is influencing this California congressional race
VISALIA — As he stood on a sun-dappled patio overlooking the Visalia Country Club, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux didn’t mince words about his chances…
High-speed rail is coming to the Central Valley. Residents see a new life in the fast lane
FRESNO, Calif. — The piling rig was in position, ready to drive a concrete pillar 40 feet into the ground. Just beyond the rig on this…
Farmworker’s son and dairy farmer face off in California election
BAKERSFIELD — As a teenager, David Valadao had a long list of chores to do before school every day. He’d jump on his tractor, buck hay…
From Bakersfield to speaker of the House: Kevin McCarthy’s D.C. career in photos
Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s last day in Congress was Sunday. The Bakersfield Republican congressman and former speaker’s career in Washington, D.C., spanned more than a decade…
California is building the bullet train, so let’s make it work
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom got the Christmas present he desperately wanted from President Biden: the crucial piece of a train set. It’s a relatively small…
California election officials say Assemblymember Vince Fong can’t run for Congress in Bakersfield
California’s chief elections officer said late Friday that Bakersfield Republican Vince Fong cannot appear on the ballot for a Central Valley congressional seat because he…
Bakersfield constituents ‘don’t blame’ McCarthy for Congress exit
BAKERSFIELD — Billie Jo Medders can recite her history with Kevin McCarthy like a well-worn catechism. Before he was a congressman, before he was California’s first…
Isaiah Collier dazzles in USC win over Cal State Bakersfield
The announced sold-out crowd never materialized Thursday at Galen Center. But with a talent like Isaiah Collier playing, fans may soon flock downtown to catch…
In Kevin McCarthy’s Bakersfield, Matt Gaetz draws most ire
BAKERSFIELD — Minutes before the vote that cost California‘s Rep. Kevin McCarthy his job as speaker of the House, three Republican voters lunching in his hometown…
How Kevin McCarthy’s Bakersfield is reacting to Trump indictment
BAKERSFIELD — Before a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Trump in connection with an alleged hush-money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels,…