State Senator Shannon Grove speaks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and her relationship with him.

California State Senator Shannon Grove held back tears as she reflected on the loss of her friend Charlie Kirk on Wednesday.

On September 19, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 237 into law, targeting local oil and gas. This gives the county authority to approve up to 2,000 oil well permits each year for the next ten years.

Gov. Gavin Newsom touted a “balanced approach” between climate action and energy affordability Friday before signing into law legislation empowering Kern County to resume local oil permitting, ...

After less than a year as a state lawmaker, Assemblyman Stan Ellis, R-Bakersfield, said Friday he won’t seek reelection in 2026, endorsing Kern County Supervisor David Couch as his successor, who ...

Jay Leno’s star power wasn’t enough to persuade a California legislative committee to pass a measure to allow owners of classic cars like him to be exempted from the state’s rigorous smog-check ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday signed a slate of bills regarding climate and clean energy in an effort to “lower electricity costs, stabilize the petroleum market and slash air ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom approves new oil drilling to help reverse the decline in oil production in the state.

Now hear this: California Senate Bill 712, a measure adopted by Republican Senator Shannon Grove of Bakersfield and backed by comedian/mega-car-guy Jay Leno that aimed to exempt properly registered ...

Senate Bill 237, co-authored by Valley Senator Melissa Hurtado, is set to bring significant economic benefits to Kern County by allowing up to 2,000 new oil ...

The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday blocked Bakersfield Republican Sen. Shannon Grove’s Senate Bill 712 from advancing for a full vote. Leno had testified in support of the measure in ...

A bill pushed by comedian and famed car collector Jay Leno to make older cars exempt from smog checks in California crashed and was a total loss in the state legislature on Friday. The bill, SB 712, ...