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   East Hills theater to begin showing latest Hollywood blockbusters

   By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN

   Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:08 PM

   East Bakersfield residents no longer will need to schlep downtown or farther west to see the latest Hollywood releases now that Regency Theatres has converted its East Hills complex to a first-run movie house.

   And the theater -- which makes the shift at 10 tonight -- is already off to a "Fast & Furious" start. "A large part of our customer base have been requesting we bring in new films," said Heidi Garcia, of the Calabasas Hills-based theater chain, in an email to The Californian.

   New movies slated for screening at the East Hills theater are potential blockbusters "Fast & Furious 6," starring Vin Diesel; the children's movie "Epic"; and "The Hangover Part III," the last in the boozy trilogy that was shot in part in the Tehachapi area...

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   Raceway Park's debut a hit for NASCAR fans

   "They did a really good job out here." That was the general consensus of fans and race officials who attended the opening night Saturday at Kern County Raceway Park. What looked like a capacity crowd of 8,000 fans showed up, to the...
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   Kern's image may be taking a hit

   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...
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   Silva's screams mark video that lacks baton strikes

   David Sal Silva’s screams seem like they will never stop. But they do. Daniel Rodriguez, the attorney now representing the witnesses in the in-custody death of Silva following his beating earlier this month by several law enforcement...
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   Sun Pacific gets custody of Cuties in Paramount divorce

   The two companies behind the popular Cuties brand of mandarins have begun a corporate divorce that forces a name change on a popular product that accounts for thousands of acres in Kern County orchards. Under a deal announced Monday,...
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   Council committee waters down anti-abortion ordinance

   A draft city ordinance that would have restricted abortion in Bakersfield was placed on hold Monday when the Bakersfield City Council's Legislative and Litigation Committee voted 3-0 to table its discussion indefinitely, and instead,...
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   HERB BENHAM: How forgiving is St. Christopher?

   I was driving in my car when it rattled one too many times and I said to myself, "That's it." I grabbed it around its metal waist and dumped it in the white plastic bag I'd been given my last time through Cruz Thru Express Car Wash. "It"...
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   Officials give inaugural Raceway event a checkered flag

   After years of waiting, Kern County Raceway Park opened with much anticipation on Saturday night. Roughly 8,000 excited fans showed up for the historic unveiling of Bakersfield's new NASCAR-sanctioned track. For the most part, everything...
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    PETE TITTL: Getting to Coseree's Restaurant hard; staying there easy

    Some new restaurants open with all sorts of hype: spotlights scanning the skies outside, long lines, full parking lots, media attention. Coseree's Restaurant & Catering is not one of those places. In fact, one of the most valuable points...
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    State oil regulators propose 30-day notice on frack jobs

    State regulators at work on California's first "fracking" rules said Thursday they may require oil companies to provide 30 days' notice before hydraulically fracturing a production well -- triple the amount of time originally proposed last...
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    Lost trust in law enforcement drives protest against brutality

    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. Witnesses to the alleged beating of David Sal Silva by local sheriff's deputies...
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    Chudy, local supporters react to sanctions against Renegade football program

    Tuesday was a gut-wrenching day for Bakersfield College football coach Jeff Chudy. He learned his program was stripped of its 2012 state football championship by the California Community College Athletic Association. The Southern...
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    Panama struggles with remaining options for relieving overcrowding

    The Panama-Buena Vista Union School District is scrambling to figure out how it's going to deal with overcrowding at some schools now that the school board has backed away from a proposal to redraw school attendance boundaries. An...