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Man suspected of rape in Oildale has trial delayed
The trial for a man suspected of raping a woman in Oildale was delayed Wednesday in Kern County Superior Court as his defense attorney was engaged in a different trial. Alvin Carter, 37, is charged with forcible oral copulation, assault with intent to commit oral copulation, first-degree burglary and kidnapping. He pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
Wonderful Co. lands temp court win in UFW battle
KERN COUNTY – A Kern County Superior Court Judge presented The Wonderful Company with a temporary win in its ongoing fight with United Farm Workers (UFW) over its attempt to unionize employees working at Wonderful’s Wasco location. On July 18, 2024, Judge Bernard Barmann issued a preliminary injunction...
California tries but fails to fix a major Medicare loophole for seniors
Many seniors are grateful when they turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare. But to get enrolled they first have to make a big decision — choosing a Medicare plan. The initial choice is whether to go with traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage. Traditional Medicare has deductibles, co-pays, and...
'Unconscionable': HIV community in legal fight with Bay Area drugmaker
Hank Trout was diagnosed with HIV in 1989 at the age of 36. The longtime San Francisco resident resisted medication at first, but eventually began the fraught medication journey with which those living with the condition are familiar — a drug “cocktail” involving a strict regimen of several medications a day. After trying several such combinations of drugs to keep his HIV levels in check, he eventually started taking just...
California will host a billion-dollar 'hydrogen hub.' What it means for our energy future
In the race to decarbonize energy and fuel, the federal government is spending billions to create hydrogen economies. California will be one of several hydrogen hubs — here's what that will mean.
Eye-popping construction costs intensify California’s chronic housing shortage
It’s not hyperbole to declare that California’s most serious economic, social and political issue is its chronic shortage of housing, particularly for families in the lower income brackets. As the yawning gap between demand and supply, especially in urban areas, pushes costs upward, it drags down the economy...
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