CITY BEAT: Validation suit not over yet

VALIDATION SUIT NOT OVER YET: The many major road projects in Bakersfield’s Thomas Roads Improvement Program are moving along, but the city hasn’t entirely cleared one major speed bump yet: its validation lawsuit.

• Back story: The city will need to borrow as much as $240 million to pay its share and match $630 million in federal earmarks for highway improvements brought home by former