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Kern County

County in California, United States

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Jan 25, 2026
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Greg Bovino

is a nearly 30-year veteran who has risen to prominence as the public, tactical face of the ’s high-profile in , and other cities, a role that has produced fierce praise from supporters and sustained ...

Jan 28, 2026
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Which specific ICE detention centers are owned outright by GEO Group or CoreCivic and where are they located?

Public reporting and company disclosures show that both and own and control multiple facilities that are now in use or targeted for reopening, but open-source accounts vary between naming companies as...

Jan 27, 2026
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Which ICE facilities had the most in-custody deaths during the Biden administration and what oversight followed those incidents?

, public reporting and advocacy groups identified multiple repeatedly tied to —Port Isabel, Adelanto, Stewart, and several large contract facilities such as Krome and California City are named in cont...

Jan 24, 2026

How have California housing production and homelessness statistics changed since 2019?

Since 2019 has dramatically ramped public investment and targeted production programs—most visibly the program that the state says created nearly 16,000 homes across ~250 projects—while official count...

Dec 11, 2025

Where is Fremont California compared to Bakersfield California?

Fremont sits in the San Francisco Bay Area’s East Bay; Bakersfield lies roughly southeast in the southern San Joaquin Valley. The most consistent measures in available sources put the driving distance...

Oct 11, 2025

Why is California's gas so high

California’s high gas prices are driven by a mix of shrinking in-state oil production, that cut regional refining capacity, and political debates over whether to boost production or subsidize plants t...