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Royalty in Bakersfield? Who wudda thunk? No on Prop. 98, Yes on 99 Re-elect Mayor Harvey Hall Errea, Mitchell, Brehmer for bench HOW DO WE JUDGE A JUDGE? MATHEW "MATT" BRADY - Westra Seat CHARLES ROBERT "CHIP" BREHMER - Westra Seat FRANK BUTKIEWICZ - Westra Seat MICHAEL RALPH GARDINA - Westra Seat TONY KARL HEIDER - Westra Seat June 06 July 06 August 06 September 06 October 06 November 06 December 06 January 07 February 07 March 07 April 07 May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 June 06 May 06 April 06 March 06 February 06 December 05 November 05 October 05 September 05 August 05 July 05 June 05 May 05 April 05 March 05 February 05 Blog RollAsk The Californian Editorials Entertainment Eye of Bakersfield Faith Forum Fired Up! Inside Sports Neighbors Right Thinking Sound Off Talk of the Town 
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This is a story filled with mystery and fantasy, likely presenting more questions than answers. But that is how Her Royal Highness Princess Katherine A. Plantagenet would want it to be.
A couple of months ago, I was mindlessly shopping in Target, when I encountered a friend who complained that The Californian had not published a story about HRH Princess Katherine A. Plantagenet.
To my clueless expression, she explained that a March obituary in The Californian announced the 86-year-old...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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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...
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.
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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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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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