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A blog about Business & Finance, Neighborhoods, and News.
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Q: Does anyone besides me think that they’ve gone overboard with the spaces available for handicapped parking? You enter any major parking lot and it seems there are fours rows reserved for handicapped parking. Do we really have that many drivers who are truly handicapped?
— Robert Parsons
A: Greg Fenton, senior engineering manager at Kern County Engineering & Survey Services, said the number of handicapped spaces in area parking lots is regulated by state law.
In...
Q: In (a recent Californian), there was a wonderful article titled “The Joys of Local Produce.” Since Kern County is so proud of its produce, wouldn’t it be nice if our local farmers put up signs telling people what crops are being grown in the many farms along the roads and freeways?
Would be so informative and educational to our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
— Jessie Roefer
P.S. Some of our wineries have signs showing which grapes are being...
Q: What is the building behind PF Chang’s? It has a beautiful copper dome.
Thanks,
— Claudia Casagrande
A: The building will soon house Castle & Cooke’s corporate offices, said Renee Massey, communications manager.
As of Oct. 1, the company didn’t have any other tenants to share the space.
Q. Hello, do you know what is going on with the restaurant at the end of HWY 178 by the Chevron Station? It looks like they started working on it a few weeks ago. They added some arches. Then it went back to looking like a ghost town. I would really like to know. We are all anxious for a restaurant to open there as we have nowhere close to go and get a family dinner. Thank you, and keep up the great work that you do.
Adolfo Martinez
A. Good news. It appears there will, indeed, be a...
Q: I am a Filipino tourist on vacation here in Bakersfield. Can I drive a car here? I possess a Philippine driver’s license.
— Manuel Olis
A: According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles Web site, California does recognize a valid driver license that is issued by a foreign jurisdiction (country, state, territory) of which the license holder is a resident.
Q: In recent news we were told about the fire department’s budget struggle with fuel costs. What’s interesting is how often I see the big red 5 MPG fire truck parked outside of a local fitness center on a regular basis. Doesn't the fire department have fitness equipment at their respective locations? On a regular basis I see this mammoth fire truck in the grocery store parking lot. Why does the fire department have to take a fire truck to the grocery store? I went to a local fast...
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