Bakersfield Sets Example for Other Cities in Holding Protester Accountable

By Abby Lehnig, Christian Mayer
06/12/2024
Bakersfield’s City Council Meeting took an unexpected turn recently when Bakersfield resident Riddhi Patel threatened the mayor and council members and was subsequently arrested. Patel attended the meeting to support the ratification of the United Liberation Front’s proposed resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, but her remarks quickly devolved into an expletive-filled diatribe about the...

TAGS: Bakersfield, City Council, Gaza

California’s Troubled Community-College System Just Got Worse

By Will Swaim
01/05/2024
The new chancellor is sure to exacerbate the problems in a network already roiled by progressive administrators. In February, when she was tapped to run California’s troubled community-college system, Sonya Christian had cheerleaders, foremost among them Governor Gavin Newsom. “Dr. Christian is one of our nation’s most dynamic college leaders, with a demonstrated record of collaboration...

TAGS: Bakersfield, California community College, DEI, free speech