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Parra goes out in style 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 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 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 February 09 March 09 April 09 May 09 June 09 July 09 August 09 September 09 October 09 November 09 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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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...
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