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The 29th Annual San Joaquin Championship will be held on May 16th-17th. Last year I came in 5th place on tie breaks..... will I do better this year? A report will come out after the tournament!
5/18: There were four members of the BCC that attended this year; at one point three of...
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Alongside the railroad tracks in downtown Fresno about 200 people live in tents and improvised shanty-type buildings.
Under the freeway overpass, just south of this first camp is another camp with about the same number of dwellings.
And throughout the western U.S. similar makeshift homes are...
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Bakosphere can't condone the headline of this blog post about a Bakersfield speeding ticket and the online traffic school nightmare that followed, but we do wonder if the author took a second to mimic the semi-famous double-hand signals that would accompany such a headline!
One thing we can...
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According to the Visalia Times-Delta's Web site, a Tulare County sheriff's deputy crashed into an orange-filled truck at an intersection in Cutler Thursday night.
Sgt. Greg Hernandez was on his way to assist other deputies when the crash occur ed. He is listed in critical condition at Community...
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No one hates Bakersfield more than Men's Health magazine; we're consistently at the bottom of their lists.
So it should come as no surprise that we've made another thrilling Men's Health list, this time for the amount of sleep we get here in Bako.
On the list of 101 cities, we rank 97th for the...
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So much for Bako and Fresno being indistinguishable in every facet of daily life other than carjackings (they win) and minor league hockey attendance (we win).
The Fresno Bee has a story about displaying the "In God We Trust" slogan in city halls (a movement spearheaded of course by...
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Granted, lots of travelers passing through Bako are on to more exotic locales like Solana Beach down south or Monterey up north.
So when a tweet comes through which says ...
"Some things never change. Like how crappy Bakersfield is. Though I suppose it might be getting crappier."
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There's always been this feeling among our northern neighbors that because their city is larger it is automatically better.
Seems like a valid point at first glance, but when you're arguing about two cities plagued by car thefts, awful air quality, gang wars and nondescript architecture, surely...
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Today's top Twitter tweet comes from zomben:
@wilw someone once said that "the greatest thing about Bakersfield, is that it's not Fresno."
Twitter is free, fun and mildly addictive. Sign up for your account here. Unfortunately we're not getting any money for recommending this service!...
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Some friends visit Bakersfield to pick up a '59 Belvedere.
While hitting the bars downtown they notice a homeland security bus.
They then wonder if Bako is a terror target. We detect a note of sarcasm. The blog post is from Fresno. Fresno is bigger and thus waaaaay cooler than Bako so we let...
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1. Air quality
Even on our worse day, our miserable air quality is 10 to 50 times better than Beijing's. Advantage: Bakersfield.
2. Traffic
Beijing's gridlocked streets are nothing compared to Rosedale Highway. Advantage: Beijing.
3. Location
Beijing stretches about 100 miles from east to...
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We love the Kern County Fair as much as the next gap-toothed goofball hopped up on speed and fried twinkies, but we certainly don't go there for the musical acts. So thank goodness for our northern neighbors Fresno who have at least tied us (and maybe won — Bret Michaels and Great White for...
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A Fresno broker is using West Nile virus and green pools to sell homes.
Talk about spin.
From the Blogging Broker blog:
Help beautify Fresno by purchasing a home with a green pool through Lazarus Realty. I will *pay for the cost of draining, cleaning and refilling the pool. When complete you...
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The Bakersfield Rollergirls went to Fresno Saturday night to take on the Smog City Roller Grrls... and we brought the W back to Bako!
The first period ended with Bako up just two points at 39-37, second period was another close one- Bako up 77-72, and the final score was still close from...
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Read my interview with accomplished thriller writer Bonnie Hearn Hill in Paperback Writer
-n.l.
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