Gutierrez: Proposed tax on oil, gas production is unnecessary  The Bakersfield CalifornianAlthough California's state budget reserves have grown to a record high of more than $15 billion, new tax proposals keep popping up in Sacramento. Read more …

COMMUNITY VOICES: The truth behind oil and gas  The Bakersfield CalifornianThe column written by Bryant Baker (“Iconic landscapes threatened by drilling and fracking proposal,” Jan. 27) was in serious need of some “fact checking. Read more https: …