Judge overturns former Bakersfield fire captain’s victory in lawsuit alleging race discrimination by city

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A Kern County judge overturned the verdict in a former Bakersfield fire captain’s lawsuit, saying in a written ruling the jury concluded the city of Bakersfield was at fault without finding any acts of harassment or discrimination. In November of 2020, Edgar Quincy Sloan -- a former fire captain with the [...]