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How can I stop receiving The Bakersfield Voice? Will we get a second or bigger Trader Joe's? When's the cleanup of these fallen trees? When will this storm damage be cleaned up? Who maintains neighborhood mailboxes? Don't you realize the Kern River Valley needs the water? When will the Stockdale Highway roadwork be done? When will Columbus/Mount Vernon work be done? Why does Kaiser accept Medi-Cal? Why don't police enforce license plate requirements? June 06 July 06 August 06 September 06 October 06 November 06 December 06 January 07 February 07 March 07 April 07 May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 February 09 March 09 April 09 May 09 June 09 July 09 August 09 September 09 October 09 November 09 December 09 January 10 February 10 |
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Q: Every Sunday The Bakersfield Voice is thrown onto our lawn and last week when it was raining, I had to watch my gardener clean up a soggy mess. Because this "literary work of art" is unsolicited, is it tantamount to littering since there is no "opt-out" clause?
Is there any way to report violations and have the company cited, or petition for an ordinance to prevent this?
-- Erik Bartley
A: John Wells, The Californian's vice president of advertising, circulation,...
Q: I'm a fan of Trader Joe's, as are many other Bakersfieldians. However, in size, it doesn't compare to some other Joes in California...one could get lost just in the frozen foods aisle at the San Jose location.
With the older Action Sports building being vacant for a year or so, is there any thought or plan to expand our one and only TJ's? Am I the only one that has thought of this brilliant idea? How about another location in the future? I plan on living on 2 buck-chuck wine and decadent...
Q: I was wondering what, if anything, is going to be done to clean up the fallen trees along the Truxtun Extension? I know we had a problem with a beaver in the past, but it looks like many trees have broken or fallen down that just needs to be cleared away as well. This area looks like it could use some serious TLC.
-- Stewart M. Cockrell
A: Recreation and Parks Director Dianne Hoover answered this:
The area north of the paved path has always been considered a natural area by the Kern...
Q: I am an avid cyclist. I use the bike path four to five times a week. However, I don't use the path itself, but the "off-road trails" adjacent to the bike path.
Recently, because of the storms we have been having, many trees have fallen and are now obstructing many of the dirt paths. The worst section is between Beach Park and Coffee Road. These trails are used by many mountain bikers, equestrians and hikers. However, because of the fallen trees, many of these trees are now...
Q: Who is responsible for maintaining neighborhood mailbox units? The CBU on Penryn, right by Windermere Park, has needed maintenance very badly for a couple of years now. It is not only peeling and rusted, but has had streaky blue paint poured over it, and is now further insulted with gang-type graffiti.
This is on a public un-gated street, and though it looks like something out of the movie "BladeRunner," it is in Seven Oaks! Our HOA community manager says maintenance is the...
Q: (The following is a letter to the editor we repurposed as an Ask TBC): It amazes me that The Californian has taken up the keep the Kern River flowing at all costs. Doesn't anyone at the paper realize that there are whole communities living up here that already depend on that same water in the Kern River Valley? Maybe you should see Lake Isabella more often to realize your noble actions would cause damage to our community so that the people downriver could get a better view on their way to...
Q: Stockdale Highway had fast and furious construction for quite a while but halfway through the project we have not had work in over a month and traffic still backs up. There have been cones blocking off lanes west of California Avenue causing a bottleneck in an area that has had little or no work done to it. Between California and Real the roadbed has been repaired but the final surface is not finished, which causes bad puddling when it rains. In the same area there are numerous 4- to...
Q: When are they going to finish the corners of Columbus and Mount Vernon Avenue? I see the people having a hard time getting to the street. It has been that way for months.
- Arline Pike
A: Bakersfield Construction Superintendent Rick Millwee said:
The traffic signal modification project at this intersection is currently on hold. The city is waiting for PG&E to adjust the height of its overhead power lines so that the new traffic signal poles can bebe installed. Once this work is...
Q: During a recent visit to Kaiser Permanente I noticed two people ahead of me in line "paying" for their visits with Medi-Cal cards. Why is Kaiser accepting Medi-Cal and why are they being so secretive about it? My family pays hundreds of dollars a month in premiums and co-pays for what I assume is the same level of care.
-- Paula Rodenburg
A: Kaiser Public Affairs Representative Jason Gutierrez responded:
Some of Kaiser Permanente Kern County's members have Medi-Cal as...
Q: Would you please research why Bakersfield police motorcycle traffic officers do not enforce the requirement of all California vehicles having a front license place installed on their vehicle.
I see both pickup trucks and new vehicles with no specific license plate holders on the front of the vehicles but I never see a motorcycle traffic enforcement officer giving tickets for this offense.
Also, why do these same motorcycle traffic officers not stop and cite the people with too dark of...
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