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State funds to build climate resilience have poured into Bakersfield. Are they enough to keep up with development?

On a day of triple-digit heat in August, about 100 people gathered in the shade beneath a canopy in Bakersfield. Among them were a congressman, the mayor, city council members, and state and county officials. “We’re celebrating a great day of community coming together,” Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh said from a podium. “A day of partnership where indeed we can look into the future and say, together we come in strength, joy, vitality, and…

The Valley has more than 1,300 fast-food drive-through restaurants. What do they mean for the region’s poor air quality?

California phases out popular pesticide used heavily on Stanislaus orchards. Health advocates frustrated by process