[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles Times A COVID-19 vaccination clinic for senior citizens, grocery store employees and other essential workers was shut down Tuesday after hundreds of people who were not eligible for the shots signed up for appointments in Pasadena. People who did not yet qualify for the vaccine under state...
Costco Is Running Out of Some Cheese. The Reason Why Is Complicated
[aggregation-styles] CNN New York (CNN Business) On your next trip to Costco, don't be surprised if you can't find your favorite cheese. Costco is having trouble stocking imported cheeses because of a shortage of shipping containers around the globe and bottlenecks at key West Coast ports, such as Los Angeles,...
Amazon Nears Completion of Visalia’s Largest Warehouse. Over 1,000 Jobs Anticipated.
[aggregation-styles] Foothill Sun Gazette The big 1.3 million square foot warehouse next to UPS in the Visalia Industrial Park is now only a few months from completion. Construction started last September and the contractor who is building Visalia’s largest industrial warehouse said they were building it for e-commerce giant Amazon....
Moms in Notorious Bakersfield 3 Case Speak with Dr. Phil About ‘Gruesome’ Developments
[aggregation-styles] KGET News The moms of the so-called "Bakersfield 3" spoke on “Dr. Phil” Tuesday to discuss developments in the notorious crime case since their previous appearances on the show in 2018. Cheryl Holsonbake, Jane Parrent and Diane Byrne — along with a few other family members — talked with...
This UC School Is Paying Students To Stay Home and Not Travel Over Spring Break
[aggregation-styles] SF Gate UC Davis really, really wants its student population to stay within city limits over spring break. The university is offering 750 Davis students a $75 grant through a partnership with the city of Davis to be used for “staycations” later this month. The grants can be used...
Teen Says She was Held Against Her Will, Trafficked in Bakersfield Motel
[aggregation-styles] KGET News A teen girl in an alleged human trafficking case said she was held against her will at a Bakersfield motel for four days while forced to engage in sex acts with multiple men. The 17-year-old identified Melton Smith, 32, of Bakersfield, and Aleaha Wheeler, 22, of Lompoc,...
Opinion: Biden, Claiming ‘Systemic Racism’ in Policing, Defies Science
[aggregation-styles] Wall Street Journal ‘Absolutely,” President Biden said last year when a reporter asked him if he believes there’s “systemic racism in law enforcement.” That’s hard to square with a presidential memorandum Mr. Biden recently issued, stating: “It is the policy of my Administration to make evidence-based decisions guided by...
Women’s History Month: Celebrating Female Leaders
[aggregation-styles] Washington Post It has been a tough year for women. Millions have lost jobs. Others are contending with shuttered schools, an ever-increasing domestic workload and a to-do list that never ends. Women’s History Month arrives one year into the pandemic — at a moment when female workforce participation has...
‘Get Lit’: Kern Museum’s Nostalgic Neon Collection More Than Doubles in Size
[aggregation-styles] Bakersfield Californian Early last year, the Kern County Museum’s neon sign collection consisted of eight, maybe nine signs. A respectable number, but one that was about to grow. One year later, the collection has expanded to 22, including some of Bakersfield's most iconic signs. "We have three signs left...
Man Seen Riding on Back of Semi Truck on Hwy. 99 in Bakersfield
[aggregation-styles] KGET-Television BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was seen riding on the back of a semi truck on northbound Highway 99 in Bakersfield Friday, a video sent in from a passing motorist shows. The recording appears to show the man hanging on to handle bars connected to the back...