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Kern County Fire Department Press Release
RIDGECREST, CA – Tuesday November 25th, 2008 at approximately 7:31 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department, for a structure fire in the 2300 block of Primavera Street in Ridgecrest. 9 Kern County Firefighters responded to the...
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I'm sitting here wondering about Bakersfield. I'm thinking about the politics here. I have to admit they aren't nearly as bad as some places I've heard of. But I still wonder. When you think about politics in the United States, I think corruption, uselessness, money, and...
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When you are in financial trouble, personally, do you immediately look for a higher paying job? What is the first step you take? CUTS. Cutting back and consolidating are simple concepts that we use in personal finances to help keep us on track financially. Any individual...
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After three weeks of speculation, the highly controversial A-11 offense made its debut Friday night in Kern County by not one, but two teams.
What was thought to be a chance to see offensive fireworks, turned out to be a complete dud for both East High and Bakersfield High. In the four...
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The Aces are one of three Kern County Special Olympics floor hockey teams and one of 75 teams in Sothern California. These athletes come from all over Kern County and some have been playing floor hockey for over 20 years. The athletes...
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This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Sunday, October 19, 2008
Time: 1:41:22 AM
Details: On October 16, 2008 at about 11pm, Deputies from the Gang Suppression Section saw two vehicles...
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Reader: I am outraged that you would
picture an animal being euthanized on
the front page of your Sunday paper. I
realize there is a serious problem with too
many animals being abandoned, but children
will see these articles, and how do
you expect them to handle this?
This problem is...
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Daily our children take fields trips. As parents we worry about the buses they ride in. We worry about the food they will be eating. We worry about the class bully. But do you worry that your children may be visiting a place where men are found carrying assault rifles and over 100 rounds of...
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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...
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Mosquitoes, while small, have caused big problems in Kern. Recently it was West Nile virus, and 70 years ago, it was malaria.
Local history buff George Gilbert Lynch sent me this history on malaria in the county. Interesting reading.
The last epidemic of mosquito-born malaria in Bakersfield...
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Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link to a penal code reference site
FRANCISCO BAUTISTA M BAKERSFIELD CA 93305 ...
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Despite his work as a high school trustee who never let his beliefs get in the way of improving local high schools and coupled with his rugged, bad-boy looks, Chad Vegas still can't get a break on our hottest local politician poll.
He's currently in last place, though 'hot' on the heels...
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Zora Neale Hurston, 1891-1960
Now lauded as the intellectual and spiritual foremother to a generation of black and women writers, Zora Neale Hurston's books were all out of print when she died in poverty and obscurity in 1960.
Born on January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, Hurston and her...
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My neighbors leave their two brown trash cans on the street 24/7. Usually, they are overflowing and trash ends up in the street. Is there a county law that prohibits this nuisance and eye sore?
— Darrell Sephus
A: Overflowing trash cans are code violations in both the city of...
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So after a long day interview i spoke wiht Extraordinaire in Bakersfield, CA and i found i can trust them even after Caporali Films screwed me out of 300 dollars for acting . Now im going to Los Angeles in January for the International Modeling and Talent Auditions which is my spot to compete in...
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First, a trailer was stolen from Houchin Blood Bank in May.
And now, the local chapter of the Red Cross is suffering after thieves took $1,300 worth of diapers, toiletry kits, flashlights, water, chairs and cots from two trailers Friday night. (Read "Low blow: Supplies stolen from Red...
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If you like comedy, you'll love this piece. It's the best comedy I've written. And in a way, it's terrifying too...
I once lived in a little white house near downtown Bakersfield in the Oleander area. A rental, it wasn’t a fancy house. Probably built in the 1950s, it was still comfortable,...
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Sorry for the lack of updates on this. This hasn't been the only thing I've had going on and I honestly forgot to come back and update. Plus, I wasn't that sure that anyone would really care anyway. Again, my apologies.
When I called back and spoke with the gentleman in another...
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SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Residents and Businesses Affected by Flash Flooding and Landslides in Kern County
Low-interest Federal disaster loans are available to homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private, non-profit organizations whose property was damaged or destroyed by...
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I received a subpoena this morning, jammed into my door. The name was spelled incorrectly and the contact information was incorrect as well. My husband called to inquire about the subpoena, since we didn't know who it was for in our household and had NO idea whatsoever it would be pertaining...
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Just when you think the dust has settled, someone comes in with a broom — or in this case, a lawsuit — and brings everything back up.
Dr. Leonard Perez, the former chairman of Kern Medical Center's OB/GYN department, is suing the county for breaching his contract by firing him in...
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A new bako sound, future AmeriKERNa classic? You'll decide. I'll abide.
What this Country Means to Me
Dr BLT
hardly a day goes by
when I don't play a song
by old Merle Haggard and his boys
hardly a night goes by
when a
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Flash flood warning
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Time: 3:16:06 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Phone: 661-303-4592
Details:
The National...
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Date: July 16, 2008 Los Padres National Forest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...
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Mosquito abatement employees go onto private property without permission from time to time.
This has been done locally to treat abandon pools teeming with mosquitoes (see the photo).
A Pennsylvania businessman, though, considers this trespassing.
From the York Daily Record:
James Yelton,...
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It seems like every summer people freak out about the heat like they've never felt it before, like it's not an eventuality.
Guess what, people. Bakersfield is hot. It's kind of our thing.
This seasonal amnesia happens back East during the first snow of winter. Motorists forget that snow is...
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PLEASE IGNORE THESE IF YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH OF GAY MARRIAGE, but Bakersfield and Kern County have come in for some stick over this issue.
Nowhere is this more pronounced than in the murky waters of the blocean (just made that word up).
Anyway, here are a couple of blogs using the gay marriage...
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Kern is a nasty county!
Kernville is a mean place!
Bakersfield is ugly!
Who dares level such accusations? This blogger. That's who.
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What happened at today’s BOS meeting was nothing short of a travesty.
Two years of public workshops, Animal Control Commission meetings and hours upon hours of time the citizens of Kern County gave in the name of expressing their feelings about the pet overpopulation problem plaguing Kern...
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Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest. I'm Dr. BLT and I'll be your host. Yesterday, a blog known as Turtle Box opening dissed our town, and you don't diss the town of Bakersfield and not expect to here from any of us.
They called us all a bunch of "bigots" and...
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Houchin Blood Bank certainly wouldn't find a spot on VH1's "Best Week Ever."
Let's start with the dire blood shortage. The blood bank is in need of all blood types.
Houchin strives to have 600 units of blood available daily, said Tracy Hunter, Houchin’s community relations...
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Will Kern County be ground zero for West Nile virus again this year? Are we doing anything to prepare?
Find out for yourself.
County directors from Public Health Services, Environmental Health Services and the Kern Mosquito and Vector Control District, among others, will talk about their West...
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The race between Thompson and Watson has been very interesting. It is almost hard to believe that the “challenger” (Thompson) even has a chance. I was reading an article posted earlier this month entitled “Supervisor candidate now fighting with ideas, not...
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We've learned that Kern County elections officials are going to use a loophole to expand the use of electronic voting machines in the June 3 primary. (Details below).
You guys think that's a good or bad idea? Do you prefer voting on paper or via machine — or do you not really care as long...
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If you love trains and are dying to see one up close and personal right now this very minute, you'll want to go to this link:
Kern County Train a Comin'
If you are prone to motion sickness, migraines from loud noises, or don't like trains, DO NOT go to this link.
And here's a spoiler: The...
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Reynen & Bardis (Sacto developer) just racked up its 5th LOCAL default (two in one day yesterday for Wasco sites).
These are getting commonplace now. Except this time one of the defaults impacts a tract with people living in it (Hidden Grove).
Does anyone know what's going to happen?...
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This news was reported yesterday by the Associated Press:
The Los Angeles city attorney said Monday that county workers authorized to perform marriage ceremonies must be willing to conduct same-sex marriages under last week's landmark court ruling, regardless of their personal views on...
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Kern County had the nation’s ninth riskiest residential mortgage market during the first three months of the year, according to a Monday report by First American CoreLogic, a Santa Ana-based real estate data company.
At the end of 2007, the county ranked No. 8 among the 100 large...
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A local man is selling tacos tomorrow to benefit the family of a Bakersfield teen battling a severe case of valley fever.
Eugene Alonzo, owner of L.A. Tacos, will be selling his special-recipe tacos from noon to 6 p.m. at Sports Authority at 4821 Ming Ave.
All proceeds will go the family of...
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Reporter Vanessa Gregory headed up to Tehachapi this morning to catch up with residents of Alta Estates.
The developer of their new subdivision, Empire Land (aka Prestige Homes and numerous other entities) filed for bankruptcy April 25. The Ontario homebuider's attorney told us the company will...
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For once, we're not among the worst.
A new study has found that women's life expectancy declined significantly in 180 U.S. counties from 1983 to 1999.
And, happily, Kern County isn't among those.
Most of the counties are in the deep South and Appalachia, according to the study, which was done...
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On March 11, 2008, Leonard Marella was arrested in the 100 block of Wilson Ave. in the Oildale area.
Upon coming into contact with police Mr. Marella ran. The reason he ran is because he knew he had a warrant issued for his arrest for a probation violation and Mr. Marella assumed the...
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The Trekkies just can't get enough of movie scenes being shot in Kern County. Check out a Google Earth view of the location and theories on who was behind the wheel of the red Corvette.
Meanwhile, another day at the Kern County Fairgrounds nets meager profits, but good stories for a rock and gem...
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I am really enjoying your "Lost Treasures of Bakersfield" postings and blogs. I was raised in Oildale & Bakersfield, late ' 50s & early ' 60s.
Watching the elegant red & silver Santa Fe "San Francisco Chief " passenger train arrive & depart...
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It's kinda remarkable how much money is evaporating from failed mortgages.
We counted about $2.1 million gone -- poof -- one day last week from Kern County foreclosures alone.
Imagine that expanded to include all the troubled markets around the country. Imagine that happening every business...
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What a lovely afternoon. My husband had the day off and we went for lunch at a downtown cafe. He had the French Dip, and me, I had the curry chicken sandwich on a croissant. We both enjoyed sitting outside, with a nice breeze, shooting the breeze.
After lunch, we went to...
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Click on the blue icons and check out the CRAZY purple lines on these graphs.
Foreclosures were at a record-high again in March, according to the latest statistics from the Kern County Recorder’s office.
The county recorded 638 property foreclosures last month — a tally exceeding...
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The company's moving its headquarters to Denver.
Read reporter Gretchen Wenner's report. She'll be bringing us more information throughout the day.
For now, what's this going to mean for the oil industry here?
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Here's a "raw report" press release from the Kern County Treasurer-Tax Collector:
Kern County Treasurer and Tax Collector Jackie Denney reminds the public that the second installment of your Kern County property tax is due on April 10, 2008. In order to avoid a 10% late penalty...
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Here's a report from Roy Burlingame and Joyce Holtzclaw, organizers of this event. Joyce is with Nations Petroleum, and Roy is with Dynamic Graphics, Inc.:
The SPE Western North American Region of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Pacific Section American Association of Petroleum...
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