What is driving Bakersfield fuel prices right now?
Separate refinery, tax, supply, and local-market factors from political talking points.
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WHAT’S THE SCOOP WITH BROACH · READER-ASSIGNED REPORTINGSUBMISSIONS ARE REVIEWED BEFORE PUBLICATION
THE 100K NEWSROOMYOU ASSIGN IT.
YOU ASSIGN IT.
I GET THE RECEIPTS.
Send a claim, question, or story lead. Strong assignments move from public voting to reporting to a written, sourced result—right here.
PUBLIC ASSIGNMENT BOARD
WHAT SHOULD B.ROACH INVESTIGATE NEXT?
Reader interest helps set priorities. Every claim still has to survive reporting, evidence, and editorial review.
01 · VOTINGLOADING BALLOT
Choose the first reader assignment.
Which public records best show how Kern County tax dollars are spent?
Turn budgets and contracts into a practical guide residents can check themselves.
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How can people verify a viral local photo or video before sharing it?
Build a repeatable checklist using dates, locations, original sources, and reverse-search evidence.
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One active vote per connection. You may switch your choice. Automated or coordinated votes may be removed.
02 · INVESTIGATINGREPORTING DESK
The winning question moves here.
OPENING BALLOTNo reader assignment is in active reporting yet.
The first selected assignment will appear here only after its scope is checked and the reporting work begins.
03 · PUBLISHEDWRITTEN RESULTS
See how the receipts are shown.
COMPLETED PUBLIC-RECORDS PROJECT
Where is Kern County public money going?
Six source-backed entries separate approved contract ceilings and incoming funds from money actually paid, with a reusable CSV dataset.
READ THE RECEIPTS →COMPLETED FACT CHECKDid this video show an August 2026 protest in Greece?
Missing context: the footage was older and had been relabeled.
READ THE RECEIPTS →COMPLETED FACT CHECKDid this landslide video show Nepal in 2026?
No. The visual evidence and earlier reporting placed it elsewhere and earlier.
READ THE RECEIPTS →ASSIGN THE NEXT STORY
TELL ME WHAT TO CHECK.
Keep it specific: tell me what you want investigated, not what you want proven. Every submission is reviewed privately before anything can appear on the public board.
Before you submit
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FROM QUESTION TO EVIDENCE
HOW IT WORKS.
Nothing reaches the board—or becomes a story—without review.
Pitch it.
Send a focused claim, question, or lead. Private and identifying details stay off the public board.
Vote on it.
Reader interest helps set priorities. Similar submissions may be combined into one clear assignment.
Follow it.
Selected assignments move to Investigating when reporting—not speculation—has actually begun.
Read the receipts.
The written result shows the short answer, what was checked, the evidence, and what remains uncertain.
THE QUESTION IS YOURS.THE STANDARD IS EVIDENCE.
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