Wednesday's show just flew by and it's looking like Thursday's will, too, with former Hanford farmer and Congressional candidate Andy Vidak. Vidak has announced his candidacy for the 16th state Senate District recently vacated by Michael Rubio.
In the 9 o'clock hour, Eye Street's Matt Muñoz heads into the studio with his guest Musician Jim Shaw of the Buckaroos. Shaw has been playing with the famed band for more than 40 years.
And, of course, we'll see if Scott sports a pocket square two days in a row. First Look with Scott Cox airs 7-10 a.m. weekdays on Bakersfield.com and NewsTalk 1180 AM KERN radio. Call in: 842-KERN
If you listened to the show on Monday morning, you know that Scott Cox doesn't care much for Instagram. And then if you listened on Tuesday, you know we showed him how great photos edited in Instagram can look. Alas, he isn't quite a...
There has been a lot said about the future of newspapers, and whether they can survive in an era of readership shifting to nimble and niche digital publications, declining revenues and shorter attention spans. Newspapers around the world...
An e-book version of "Bakersfield's Best Dining of 2012" by Californian restaurant reviewer Pete Tittl is now available for Kindle readers. The 54-page e-book includes 39 color photos and Tittl's thoughts and recommendations on...
9:05 a.m. - We'll be livestreaming video from La Paz where President Barack Obama is dedicating the Cesar Chavez National Monument. Update: President Obama finished speaking shortly after noon Monday. An archived video of the entire day...
Hey BLifers! It's time to kick-off the contest where you can win a pair of tickets to Village Fest on Saturday, Sept. 8. What's Village Fest? Well, it's a ton of fun with oodles of Kern County restaurants and breweries, 25 Central Coast...
The Californian has just released "Unbeaten," an iPad-only celebration of Bakersfield High School's undefeated 2011 football season. The Drillers' 13-0 season was the latest in a long string of titles for the state's most consistently...
We have good news: It's taken far too long, but the iBookstore has finally published the enhanced iPad version of "March Meet: Bakersfield's Love Affair with Speed, Nitro & Good Times." This special e-book from The Bakersfield Californian...
A small team in The Californian newsroom is working on an iPad book chronicling the world-famous March Meet, held annually at Famoso Raceway just north of Bakersfield. "March Meet: Bakersfield's Love Affair with Speed, Nitro & Good Times"...
We're continuing to add new features and tweaks to the new BakersfieldCalifornian.com. Here are a few of the latest: * Pick 6 : We know some of our readers don't visit every day, so the Pick 6 feature on the News homepage highlights six...
"Capture Kern County" the book debuted at an invite-only release party last week and it's as good a portrait of our region that's ever been published. Why? Because it was shaped through 21,993 submissions from 1,084 amateur and...
Five months after we first began accepting your submissions, the Capture Kern County photo book has gone the printer. And we must say the proofs look fabulous! You helped us create what will be a gorgeous hardbound, full-color 128-page...
It's taken us awhile but a replica edition of The Bakersfield Californian is now available for the iPad. And if we might say so, it looks pretty sweet. Our weekday tabloid format is well suited for most computer monitors and is near...
Authorities return cellphones to beating witnesses; video could be released Friday (26)
Two cellphones confiscated last week from witnesses to the in-custody death of David Sal Silva were returned Wednesday to the attorney representing the witnesses.
Lost trust in law enforcement drives protest against brutality (17)
About two dozen protesters stood in front of Kern County Superior Court next to the Liberty Bell Thursday morning to make a statement about police brutality.
Kern's image may be taking a hit (16)
The death of a man in custody following a prolonged struggle with Kern County Sheriff's deputies and CHP officers and the subsequent fracas over confiscated witness cellphones have gained international attention and raised concerns here that the incidents could tarnish the county's emerging...
Sheriff seeks medical details about Silva (7)
Sheriff’s investigators served a search warrant on Kern Medical Center and the Mary K. Shell Mental Health Center seeking medical records to find possible reasons for David Sal Silva’s behavior prior to and during his encounter with law enforcement, The Californian learned Friday.
Dad who died during arrest 'begged for his life'; witness videos seized
Blood stains are still visible on the sidewalk at the corner of Flower Street and Palm Drive, where a Bakersfield man struggled with as many as nine officers and later died this week.
Sheriff requests FBI inquiry into in-custody death
Responding to what he called a case that “has consumed the media and our community,” Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said Tuesday he has asked the FBI to conduct a “parallel” investigation into the death of Bakersfield father of four David Sal Silva, who died May 8 after he was beaten by deputies.
Debate erupts over cell phone video of Silva beating by officers. Witness: "I can still hear him."
A war of words erupted Friday over video footage taken of David Sal Silva’s deadly encounter with law enforcement officers.
BC vacates 2012 state football championship
Bakersfield College will vacate its 2012 state football championship and forfeit its regular-season wins from the 2011 and 2012 seasons because of California Community College Athletic Association rules violations.