Kern County Board of Supervisors Chairman Philip Peters told local leaders Wednesday that Kern’s role in California is simple: it feeds the state and keeps it powered.
Peters, the District 1 supervisor and 2026 board chairman, built his State of the County address around the theme “Feeding and fueling California,” tying Kern County’s identity to agriculture, oil production, and the growth of wind, solar and battery storage projects.
He opened by thanking faith and family, then traced his own roots through farming and oil work, using that family history to reflect a broader Kern narrative built on “hard work, resilience and a fierce belief” in opportunity…