Top stories:
- Business owners in downtown Bakersfield have complained about “aggressive” panhandlers and not enough security. The Bakersfield City Council unveiled a possible solution.
- Bakersfield police arrested a man after he allegedly threatened to kill members of a church, according to the department.
- There are plenty of ballots left to count in Kern County, with the election’s office reporting more than 55,000 ballots in need of processing from the midterm general election.