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Envision Bakersfield’s long-anticipated downtown linear park, South Mill Creek, finally at completion — except for a few spotty storefronts interrupting the scenic walking path every quarter-mile or so. Imagine the long-awaited City Walk project, just south of Bakersfield’s Rabobank Arena, finally coming to fruition — except for the abandoned-looking warehouse situated squarely in the center. Those are glimpses of city redevelopment in a post-Proposition 98...
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posted by firedup on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 05:18 PM
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Bakersfield voters should return Harvey Hall to the mayor’s office for a third term. Hall, first elected in 2000, has served the city with honor and dignity through occasionally difficult times. Challengers with appropriate credentials have not stepped forward — no doubt because Hall is widely regarded as having done a good job. Hall’s vision of the job is not that of an aggressive, policy-dictating activist mayor. Hall believes his role is to promote the city, both to...
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posted by firedup on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 05:16 PM
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The retirement of two Kern County Superior Court judges presents local voters with the rare opportunity to select replacements. Most often, judges are appointed by the governor. If they face no opposition when their terms expire, they return to office without undergoing the rigors of an election. But the timing of the retirements of Judge H.A. “Skip” Staley and Judge Clarence Westra places the seats on the June 3 ballot. It is an opportunity for voters to weigh the qualities...
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posted by firedup on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 05:14 PM
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How do you judge a judge? Good question. We are going to find out in the next few months as nine people compete for two open seats on the Kern County bench. Actually, 11 seats are “open.” But only two judges are retiring and did not file “declarations” to run for reelection. Nine did. And while local lawyers are free to “contest” incumbent judges seeking reelection, that is seldom done. Traditionally, an incumbent serves unopposed as long as he or she...
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posted by firedup on Friday, February 15, 2008 at 11:57 AM
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Mathew "Matt" Brady is a Bakersfield attorney. The following information was obtained from the California Bar Association Web site. This entry will be updated when he responds to The Californian's candidate questionnaire and supplemental judicial questions. You are invited to post your comments and questions concerning this candidate. The candidate is invited to respond directly onto this blog. If he chooses not to, The Californian will attempt to obtain answers to your questions. ...
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posted by firedup on Friday, February 15, 2008 at 11:32 AM
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Charles Robert "Chip" Brehmer is a Bakersfield attorney. The following information was obtained from the California Bar Association Web site. This entry will be updated when he responds to The Californian's candidate questionnaire and supplemental judicial questions. You are invited to post your comments and questions concerning this candidate. The candidate is invited to respond directly onto this blog. If he chooses not to, The Californian will attempt to obtain answers to your...
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posted by firedup on Friday, February 15, 2008 at 11:21 AM
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Frank Butkiewicz is a Bakersfield attorney. The following information was obtained from the California Bar Association Web site. This entry will be updated when he responds to The Californian's candidate questionnaire and supplemental judicial questions. You are invited to post your comments and questions concerning this candidate. The candidate is invited to respond directly onto this blog. If he chooses not to, The Californian will attempt to obtain answers to your questions. Undergraduate...
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Michael Ralph Gardina is a Bakersfield attorney. The following information was obtained from the California Bar Association Web site. This entry will be updated when he responds to The Californian's candidate questionnaire and supplemental judicial questions. You are invited to post your comments and questions concerning this candidate. The candidate is invited to respond directly onto this blog. If he chooses not to, The Californian will attempt to obtain answers to your questions. ...
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posted by firedup on Friday, February 15, 2008 at 11:13 AM
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Tony Karl Heider is chief deputy Kern County public defender. The following information was obtained from the California Bar Association Web site. This entry will be updated when he responds to The Californian's candidate questionnaire and supplemental judicial questions. You are invited to post your comments and questions concerning this candidate. The candidate is invited to respond directly onto this blog. If he chooses not to, The Californian will attempt to obtain answers to your...
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Holly Nadine Mitchell is a deputy Kern County district attorney.  The following information was obtained from the California Bar Association Web site. This entry will be updated when she responds to The Californian's candidate questionnaire and supplemental judicial questions. You are invited to post your comments and questions concerning this candidate. The candidate is invited to respond directly onto this blog. If he chooses not to, The Californian will attempt to obtain answers to...
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