Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) lost a legislative committee chairmanship Monday after his vote against the state’s increase in gasoline taxes and vehicle license fees. The Sacramento Bee reported Monday Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon stripped Salas of his chairmanship of the Business and Professions Committee. Salas responded to the demotion by taking to Twitter. Some days…… Continue Reading
Home prices are surging and that means there may be a tight demand here in Bakersfield, according to a local real estate expert. During an appearance on “The Richard Beene Show,” local appraiser Gary Crabtree provided his assessment of the region’s housing market, and he told host Richard Beene that he sees plenty of positive…… Continue Reading
Cal State University Bakersfield’s baseball team is on a hot streak, and if you head to a game at Hardt Field you may notice one major improvement. The Roadrunners have won five straight games, including last weekend’s three-game sweep of visiting Utah Valley, and while there’s buzz on the field the addition of a new…… Continue Reading
The Bakersfield Condors concluded their 2016-2017 season on Saturday night with a big overtime win, but it has been another missed opportunity for the franchise. Despite a late push toward the American Hockey League playoffs, the Condors came up short and finished in fifth place in the league’s Pacific Division — just behind rival Stockton.…… Continue Reading
A new Gallup poll, released Monday, suggest that a majority of Americans do not believe President Donald Trump keeps his promises, and the polling data suggest a slew of other image problems for the president. In February, Gallup’s polling suggested 65 percent of Americans believed that Trump has kept his promises, but that has eroded…… Continue Reading
One of the best places to see California’s remarkable explosion of wildflowers, or the super bloom, is the Carrizo Plain, just west of the Kern County line in neighboring San Luis Obispo County. There is, however, one problem: people. Lots and lots of people.… Continue Reading
The Kern County Coroner’s Office said Friday that a 15-year-old girl, who was found dead in a Bakersfield garage earlier this week, was strangled. In a news release, the coroner’s office said the cause of death was “manual strangulation.” Gerardo Rodriguez, 23, was arraigned Thursday in Kern County Superior Court on suspicion of murdering the…… Continue Reading
Former Ridgeview High School and Stanford basketball star Erica McCall didn’t go in the first round of the WNBA draft, but her new team has no complaints about where she ended up. McCall was taken No. 17, or the fifth pick in the second round of the WNBA draft, by the Indiana Fever, and there…… Continue Reading
Michael Hopper, one of the hosts on “First Look with Scott Cox” and resident kernradio.com nerd, spent some time this morning contemplating the ending to the new trailer for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” which debuted Friday morning. The trailer pretty much picks up where “Stars Wars: The Force Awakens” left off: actress Daisy Ridley’s Rey…… Continue Reading
Usually when you see lists or reports about Kern County it’s about how bad things are here, but the county thrives in one area — vaccinating children. A new state reports says the county had 95.1 percent of kindergarten students with all immunizations for the 2016-2017 school year. While the rate was just below the…… Continue Reading
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
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
Stephanie Pierce & Erving Loya of “Hey There Delilah”, a local non-profit, stop by The Ralph Bailey Show to pump up their inaugural Golf Classic at Bakersfield Country Club, where they will raise money to aid families who are being affected by cancer. Teams & donations are still available.Go to https://www.heytheredelilah.org/ for more information. KERN…
The Ralph Bailey Show welcomes Entertainment Reporter for KGET 17 RIck Bentley & his special guest Erik Nelson from the Officer David Nelson Memorial Scholarship as they explain how the scholarship & the upcoming Luke Bryan concert became connected. KERN Radio · Rick Bentley & Erik Nelson Talk 'Officer David Nelson Memorial Scholarship'
Congressman David Valadao joined The j.R. Show to discuss medicaid and medicare cuts, energy and how it all affects the Central Valley. KERN Radio · Congressman David Valadao Discusses Possible Vote On Big Beautiful Bill