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Former Bakersfield councilman named to fair board
Former Bakersfield Councilman Mark Salvaggio has been appointed to the Kern County Fair Board by Gov. Jerry Brown, it was announced Friday. Salvaggio, a retired Arvin Union High School District teacher who spent 19 years on the Bakersfield City Council, was known for his dogged commitment to respond to citizen complaints about basic public services from roads to sewers.
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Some suggestions for Sunday having nothing to do with the game
Super Bowl Sunday. An event where everyone gathers in front of the largest television they can find, snacks and beverages on hand, to watch with bated breath as one team is crowned NFL champion.
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Ruling could prolong animals' suffering
When animal control officers in Kern County find a severely injured animal on a city street, in the wilderness or on personal property, they decide whether to pick up a syringe, draw up a dose of poison -- a controlled substance -- and end the suffering.
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Super Bowl kicks off produce, snack sales
We like to think the New Year brings an end to the gorging that annually pads our stomachs over the holidays, but there's one more big food day to get beyond before the season of gluttony has passed.
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County to stick with 96-hour animal hold law
Animal groups across California are railing against Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed repeal of a 1998 law that required animal control agencies to hold strays for 96 hours before euthanizing them.
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U.S. ends probe of Lance Armstrong with no charges
LOS ANGELES -- Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program.
