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  1. Medical marijuana: will voters choose?

    By The Bakersfield Californian
    Tuesday, Feb 21 2012 01:38 PM

    Kern County supervisors -- blocked from banning medical marijuana collectives operating out of commercial store-fronts -- could send the issue to the voting public on June 5.

    Supervisors could push voters to pass the original ban, or send them a restrictive land-use law that would make it hard but not impossible for the collectives to find a place to operate in unincorporated Kern County.

    Or supervisors could push both forward.

    Either way, today's board hearing on the issue promises to be energetic and fun.

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  2. Supervisors to talk next years budget

    Kern County supervisors will talk budget Tuesday.

  3. Pot raid could lead to big fine

    The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider whether to fine the owners of a parcel where marijuana was being grown.

  4. Supervisors to weigh in on high-speed rail

    The Kern County Board of Supervisors will today be the latest local government to weigh in on whether California's high-speed rail plans should go forward as they stand now.

  5. Wind energy map before supervisors

    Kern County supervisors are scheduled to consider a controversial wind energy map during their Tuesday afternoon meeting.

  6. Supervisors could send hiring changes to the voters

    In their morning session Kern County Supervisors will contemplate action that would place changes to the county's civil service rules on the June ballot. The biggest of the three proposed changes, by far, is a proposal to change the "Rule of Three" to the "Rule of Seven."

  7. Supes talk animals in the morning, sun in the afternoon

    Kern County supervisors will hear about some animal issues, accept a donation from some quilters and talk about a number of other administerial items during this morning's session.

  8. Supes to talk about proper care of taxpayer cash

    Supervisors will take up the issue of the day at 2 p.m., talking about the compliance and accountability reviews now being done by the County Administrative Office.

  9. Animal Control up to the plate during morning Supervisors meeting

    Kern County supervisors are slated for an update on progress toward changes in the Animal Control Department, which is running under the guidance of an interim manager while a hunt for a permanent director is conducted.

  10. Jails, cats and dogs on Supes agenda today

    Kern County supervisors will discuss a second-round application for jail construction grant money from AB 900 at today's meeting of the board.

  11. Supervisors to be updated on Lamont sewage, ElderLife

    Kern County supervisors are scheduled, this morning, to hear a report from Public Health Director Matt Constantine on county efforts to help the Lamont Public Utilities District find a location for the treated sewage water that is temporarily flowing to Community Recycling and Resource Recovery under a court order that could end next month.

  12. Wind, solar and sewer water occupy supervisors

    A spate of wind and solar projects -- including the large Catalina Renewable Energy project -- is expected to fill up hours of time during this afternoon's Board of Supervisors meeting.

  13. Community Recycling faces closure before Board of Supervisors

    Community Recycling will be delayed a bit during this afternoon's meeting so that some of the other items on the agenda can be cleared before the kick-off of what promises to be an emotional battle over the fate of the Arvin-area composting facility.







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