The Kern County Board of Supervisors have named David Couch chairman of the board.
Couch, who was re-elected in November, received unanimous approval from his colleagues in a vote that occurred during a special supervisors meeting Monday.
He will take over from Mike Maggard, whom supervisors voted to be vice-chair.
Couch will serve a one-year term as chairman.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors have named David Couch chairman of the board.
Couch, who was re-elected in November, received unanimous approval from his colleagues in a vote that occurred during a special supervisors meeting Monday.
He will take over from Mike Maggard, whom supervisors voted to be vice-chair.
Couch will serve a one-year term as chairman.
Well, that was one helluva year we just experienced in 2018 ... even if we forget – but how can we? – President Donald J. Trump’s unpredictability, tweets and blustering on a border wall.
Every year at this time The Californian looks back on the year just completed and the local events that shaped our present.
As it grew dark on Election Day, Melissa Hurtado flipped on a flashlight and continued to knock on doors. The polls would close at 8 p.m., meaning she still had a few hours left to change a few more minds.
But the 30-year-old Sanger city councilwoman soon found she didn’t have to do much convincing as she asked for her neighbors’ vote in California’s 14th Senate District.
Monday, representatives for State Assembly and Senate were sworn in at the capital, including reelected Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) and newly-elected state Senator Melissa Hurtado.
California's legislative session began Monday with a mix of pomp and circumstance and sweeping declarations from Democrats about the policies they'll pursue, from tackling climate change to ending childhood poverty.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Democrats and Republicans put the campaigns behind them, as both members of the Assembly and State Senate were sworn in. They all pledged to work together but its clear the Democrats will be in charge.
Among the new state senators sworn in were four from the Central Valley.