In today's Californian: the commissioner of an athletic conference charged with collecting and verifying schools' eligibility paperwork tells me, "No one specifically checks unless there is an issue that comes up." bakersfield.com/sports/bc-mish…

Really didn’t think I’d ever have to write a story like this bakersfield.com/news/kern-coun… via The Bakersfield Californian

Bakersfield looks into water use at Hart Park following complaints bakersfield.com/news/bakersfie… via The Bakersfield Californian

Union says higher wages will lead to better conditions at skilled nursing facility in Delano bakersfield.com/news/union-say… via The Bakersfield Californian

Supervisors vote to oppose state bills that strengthen vaccine mandates in schools bakersfield.com/news/superviso… via The Bakersfield Californian

Concerns grow over transitional housing planned for F Street bakersfield.com/news/concerns-… via The Bakersfield Californian

Bakersfield takes first steps toward establishing park ranger program bakersfield.com/news/bakersfie… via The Bakersfield Californian

California's "endemic" plan: SMARTER Shots Masks Awareness Readiness Testing Education Rx desertsun.com/story/news/loc…

Kern County faces more than $780K penalty for failure to reach collective bargaining agreement bakersfield.com/news/kern-coun… via The Bakersfield Californian

Hurtado announces surprise bid for new district, altering expectations for state senate race bakersfield.com/news/hurtado-a… via The Bakersfield Californian

Organizers of term limit petition say they have collected enough signatures to qualify for ballot bakersfield.com/news/organizer… via The Bakersfield Californian

Breaking: The Bakersfield City Council has approved on first reading new district boundaries that unite the city’s Punjabi community. The vote must be approved during a second reading before it becomes final.

Kern Board of Supervisor term-limit ballot petition concludes signature drive bakersfield.com/news/kern-boar… via The Bakersfield Californian

Kern County seeks to bolster poll workers following complaints of elections mishaps (Via TBC Mobile) bakersfield.com/news/kern-coun…

Salas introduces bill to create independent redistricting commission for Kern County bakersfield.com/news/salas-int… via The Bakersfield Californian

For reasons I don’t quite understand, County of Kern is FUMING over this story. So you should read it bakersfield.com/news/public-co… via The Bakersfield Californian

I’m back from a long absence with a big announcement! I’m now a reporter for The Desert Sun covering the city of Palm Springs. Got my first story out today on a local chef who won a recent #chopped series. desertsun.com/story/life/foo…

New bio just dropped desertsun.com/story/news/loc… via The Desert Sun