Yearly Archives: 2017

Youngblood says law order over sanctuary should be the rule

Youngblood says law order over sanctuary should be the rule

Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood says that the state of California could put law enforcement in a difficult position to protect the constitution of the United States versus protecting the state’s constitution when it comes to enforcing or not enforcing immigration laws. During an interview on Thursday, Youngblood made his case for a resolution that…Continue Reading

Police looking for man who robbed Bakersfield porn shop

Police looking for man who robbed Bakersfield porn shop

The Bakersfield Police are looking for a man who forced his way into the Hustler store and took stuff. Now police didn’t exactly say what it was that the suspect took, but they just said it was property. The Hustler store, located at Ming Avenue, sells a wide range of sex toys, novelties, lingerie, porn,…Continue Reading

VIDEO: Bakersfield police officers uninjured in traffic collision

VIDEO: Bakersfield police officers uninjured in traffic collision

The Bakersfield Police Department released a video Thursday of one of its patrol cars being hit during a traffic collision at Chester and Truxtun avenues on Wednesday. Police said a motorist, who was heading south on Chester Avenue, ran a red light and struck the police cruiser that was heading east on Truxtun Avenue. The…Continue Reading

RUDY SALAS: Why he voted against the gas tax

RUDY SALAS: Why he voted against the gas tax

(Editor’s Note: This op-ed was authored byAssemblymember Rudy Salas, who represents the 32nd Assembly District, which includes part of Bakersfield, the cities of Arvin, Avenal, Corcoran, Delano, Hanford, Lemoore, McFarland, Shafter, Wasco, and the communities of Armona, Buttonwillow, Home Garden, Kettleman City, Lamont, Lost Hills, Stratford and Weedpatch.) The families I represent drive too far…Continue Reading

Running down our Mac and Cheese contenders, past champions

Running down our Mac and Cheese contenders, past champions

Ahead of the fourth Mac and Cheese Festival this Saturday, the past winners have been talking about what a boon for business winning the title of best mac and cheese. Last year’s defending champion,  Countryside Grill, which you can find inside Brookside Market at the corner of Coffee and Hagemen roads in northwest Bakersfield, wowed…Continue Reading

Sheriff Youngblood to ask county to bypass sanctuary county status

Sheriff Youngblood to ask county to bypass sanctuary county status

Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood has a long-held stance on enforcing the nation’s immigration laws, but he’s preparing to take it to another level on May 2 at the Kern County Board of Supervisors. Youngblood is proposing that Kern County become a “law and order county,” rather than a sanctuary county. Currently only a handful…Continue Reading

Input on transportation planning focus of Kern COG

Input on transportation planning focus of Kern COG

The Kern County Council of Governments is conducting a series of workshops designed to help regional planners determine transportation priorities in the coming years. Rob Ball, the planning director for Kern COG, was a guest on “The Richard Beene Show” on Wednesday to discuss the work being done, and how it is looking for input…Continue Reading

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Lauren Skidmore, Advocate to Christina Scrivner, Opens Up About Scrivner Case

Lauren Skidmore, Advocate to Christina Scrivner, Opens Up About Scrivner Case

CEO of the Open Door Network & Advocate to Christina Scrivner & her children, Lauren Skidmore sits down with Ralph Bailey to discuss the latest on the case against former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner & whats next for his family as this case continues to get delayed. KERN Radio · Lauren Skidmore, Advocate to…

Ralph & Ragone Discuss 81st Anniversary of D-Day

Ralph & Ragone Discuss 81st Anniversary of D-Day

The Ralph Bailey Show welcomes historian Nick Ragone to the broadcast as he & Ralph discuss one of America’s most historical moments, the storming of the beaches of Normandy, France in World War 2. KERN Radio · Ralph & Ragone Discuss 81st Anniversary of D-Day

Congressman Fong Talks Big Beautiful Bill & Ukraine

Congressman Fong Talks Big Beautiful Bill & Ukraine

The Ralph Bailey Show welcomes Congressman Vince Fong to the show as they discuss the Congress’s decision to vote in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill & the Congressman give his thoughts on Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine. KERN Radio · Congressman Fong Talks Big Beautiful Bill & Ukraine