Board of supervisors has new chairman

BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Kern County Board of Supervisors has a new chairman. Fourth District Supervisor David Couch was confirmed as the new chairman during a meeting Monday afternoon.

Since 1971, the board chooses a chairman on a rotating basis from a different district each year, in numerical order.
This year, Couch will take on the extra job and says he is looking forward to getting a lot of work done. "It's an exciting time to be chair.  We have never had a water de