Jacqueline Gutierrez, Reporter

November 20, 2019 • No Comments

Jeremy Staat, Bakersfield College professor and candidate for congress in the 8th district, spoke about his transition from military life to civilian life, his reason for running in congress, and his political ideals at the BCSGA power lunch in the Levan Center on Nov. 18. Jeremy said that he believes that the political parties only divide the United States. “I’m actually an independent but I cannot win as an independent. So, I have to choose a side. I’m pro-life, I’m pro-second amendment, pro-Jesus, but I believe in cannabis research,” said Staat. Before Staat became a faculty member at Bakersfield College he played football with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was a member of the United States Marines. “I really thought;...

Bianca Cacciola, Reporter

November 18, 2019 • No Comments

Following the fiasco of “fake news” hitting social media platforms during the 2016 presidential election, Twitter will ban political advertising on the site starting November 2019. The CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, made the announcement days after Congress and the public collectively disapproved of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to refuse fact-checks on ads that are posted to Facebook. “While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics, where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives of millions,” Dorsey said on Twitter. The decision comes after many videos have been manipulated and have misled people’s opinions...

Bianca Cacciola, Reporter

November 18, 2019 • No Comments

The Kern Community College District has been negotiating a new successor contract with the California School Employees Association (CSEA) since May. After a negotiation meeting on Oct. 31, KCCD had to declare an impasse in the result of an unsuccessful attempt to reach an agreement with CSEA on monetary items that were desired by the district. “The district will be filing the required paperwork with the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) in the next few days. Despite filing for an impasse, the District remains willing and eager to talk with CSEA at any time in the hopes that an agreement can still be reached,” Tom Burke, KCCD Chancellor, said in a press release. PERB forwarded the request of a mediator to the State Mediation &...