Kristine Lee has announced her candidacy for the position of Kings County Assessor, hoping to replace Ken Baird, who is retiring. She faces a full field of candidates taking on Dan Chin, Rence Faber and Ed Lopez.
In addition to the assessor’s role the Kings County office also includes clerk-recorder duties and operates as the elections office.
Michael Reagan, American radio host, top-selling author and eldest son of Ronald Reagan, will be the special guest for Republican Assembly candidate Pedro Rios’ gala fundraising dinner Tuesday evening, May 13, in Hanford.
Assemblywoman Shannon Grove is co-hosting the fundraiser along with a number of Kings and Kern counties’ agricultural leaders.
In a meeting last Thursday at the White House, Congressman Jim Costa urged President Barack Obama to increase his commitment to resolving the water crisis that is devastating the San Joaquin Valley.
