Recent bank closings reflect old trends

By Jeremy Borden

The abandoned cranes and empty Caterpillars say it all: U.S. commercial real estate development is crawling or at a standstill. The paralyz

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bakersfield":

"… s deposit insurance fund was estimated at $3.1 million.San Joaquin Bank in Bakersfield, Calif., closed on Oct. 16, 2009. The bank’s deposits were assumed by Ci …"

The 'dry rot' eating away at the financial system

By Michael Hudson

President Obama has been talking a bit tougher about Wall Street these days -- prompting complaints from some quarters that he's being mean

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bakersfield":

"… claimed they ‘did not see it coming.’ But if they had paid a visit to Bakersfield, Las Vegas, Miami or Sacramento, they would have seen how dry rot was eati …"

Did taxpayers lose on deal for oil field?: Elk Hills timeline

By Josey Ballenger, Nathaniel Heller and Knut Royce

1922WASHINGTON, October 27, 2000 — 1912: Out of concern for the long-term availability of oil supplies for naval ships, President Taft estab

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bakersfield":

"… naval ships, President Taft establishes Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 near Bakersfield, Calif. Over the next few years, his administration adds two more oil and …"

Advertisement

Did taxpayers lose on deal for oil field?

By Josey Ballenger, Nathaniel Heller and Knut Royce

WASHINGTON, October 27, 2000 — "For the last eight years, I have had the challenge of running the streamlining program called 'Reinventing

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bakersfield":

"… ow what that means." In the case of the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 near Bakersfield, Calif., a 47,000-acre oil field that Gore's program "streamlined," it has …"

A short history of exposing misconduct

By Steve Weinburg

An unlikely cast of characters has shone a spotlight on bad prosecutors, and on occasion, sparked reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bakersfield":

"… Mean Justice. The book started out as an examination of one murder case in Bakersfield, Calif. It ended up as an expose of the county's veteran district attorney …"

An epidemic of expulsions

By Susan Ferriss

Kern County, California at ground zero in debate over school discipline

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bakersfield":

"… e had been expelled again — for the rest of the school year — from his Bakersfield elementary school district, this time for alleged sexual battery and obsce …"

"… ines, the aerospace industry and on military bases. Kern’s biggest city, Bakersfield, is home to a California state university campus and a robust country musi …"

"… 11 high schools reported expelling more than 100 students each last year. Bakersfield High School, in Kern’s biggest city, reported ejecting 232 of its 2,755 …"

"… ercent of enrollment but about 15 percent of expelled pupils.In 2006, East Bakersfield High School reported expelling 30 out of 115, or 26 percent, of its Africa …"

Advertisement

Expulsion overturned for boy at heart of Center probe

By Susan Ferriss

County board of education decides boy at heart of Center probe should not be kicked out of school

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bakersfield":

"… boy was accused of swatting a female student on the rear at his school in Bakersfield, Calif. A first-tier expulsion panel and the youngster’s local city scho …"

"… said, but has disagreed with some expulsions approved by boards governing Bakersfield and the Kern High School District.   “Most of the time they ju …"

"… ppeals, the boy has been attending a “community” alternative school in Bakersfield for expelled students and minors on probation.Froehlich said the community …"

Una epidemia de expulciones

By Susan Ferriss

En California, el Condado de Kern en vanguardia del debate nacional sobre los costos y beneficios de dura disciplina escolar

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bakersfield":

"… arte de California.El abogado también arguyó que la escuela del niño de Bakersfield no había ofrecido terapia adecuada antes de proceder a expulsar al estudi …"

"… , según datos proporcionados al Departamento de Educación de California. Bakersfield High School, en la ciudad más grande de Kern, reportó la expulsión de 2 …"

"… r Preparatorio de Kern.Pero según McKinley, que ahora trabaja con Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc., las pruebas son desconcertantes."Estas anomalías …"

"… el Distrito Escolar Preparatorio de Kern y en el Distrito de la Ciudad de Bakersfield deberían examinar más cuidadosamente las recomendaciones de expulsión. …"

California moves closer to reforming school discipline

By Susan Ferriss

California lawmakers want to stem tide of suspensions, expulsions; lawyer featured in Center story testifies about boy's case

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bakersfield":

"… ected their behavior,” Tim McKinley, a former FBI agent-turned-lawyer in Bakersfield, Calif., said Wednesday during testimony before California Assembly member …"

"… a student for most infractions.McKinley, a pro bono attorney with Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, noted that Kern schools have the highest expulsion rate …"