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The LA Times is reporting that the Tejon Ranch Company has struck a deal with national environmental groups to go ahead with its plans for development without fear of lawsuits.
As part of the deal, the company will set aside chunks of land to create a state park, add to the Pacific Crest Trail,...
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The city doesn't have a number yet.
Marian Shaw tells me she might have a total cost for the TRIP system worked out by the end of the week. Maybe.
Then, they have to come up with the growth. That involves, basically, coming up with a forecast of everything that will be built in Bakersfield for...
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Reporter Jenny Shearer found out that private soccer fields may be on the way to southwest Bakersfield, near the Auto Mall, if they get the OK from the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
Check out her full report here.
Those who want to build them don't want to wait for city or county officials...
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A new bar is slated for northwest Bakersfield.
It's called the Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery.
A fellow editor here was looking for some info on the Kern County Scottish Society’s 13th annual Gathering and Games at Stramler Park coming up in Bakersfield this weekend and stumbled on the...
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Bakersfield's getting a Club Libby Lu, which parents in the know tell me is quite cool if you have tweens in your home. (Check out the Web site. Pink and sparkly and princessy. Is that a word?)
Here are the basics from reporter Courtenay Edelhart's story:
"Valley Plaza Mall on Ming...
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It's under discussion. Castle & Cooke will go before the Bakersfield Planning Commission on the matter Thursday night.
Read reporter Jenny Shearer's story here. She'll continue updating the details throughout the day.
What do you think?
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The Bakersfield business big shots were out in force this morning for the annual Kern County Economic Summit, held at the Doubletree Hotel near Rosedale Highway and Highway 99.
Recession was much-talked about, which I cover in a piece for tomorrow's paper.
Some other tidbits from the event:
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For World Water Day, March 22, The United States Fund for The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has initiated the Tap Project, a campaign that asks patrons of participating restaurants to donate as little as $1 as payment for the water they receive for free. $1 will allow UNICEF...
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Planner Jennie Eng told us last week that it was unlikely the Canyons, the controversial development in northeast Bakersfield, would be ready for its scheduled hearing on March 20 in front of the Bakersfield Planning Commission.
Today, she confirmed it. She said staff are still going to aim for...
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Our latest home sales map is ready to roll.
No need to grab a map and figure out where to find Madonna Avenue and Mark Twain Avenue. (Yes, they truly do exist in Bakersfield and houses on those streets just sold.)
We've done the work for you in this map.
This map is updated with homes that...
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While it may not appear so as you're driving around Bakersfield, developers and investors are plotting an immense amount of growth.
They're poised the day when the housing market turns a major corner.
Read reporter Jenny Shearer's full report on what's happening in Bakersfield and in eastern...
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If the land dosen't belong to you, then you don't have much say about how it's used.
(Unless it's right by your home and is being used for a couple of purposes, such as a feedlot, rendering plant or a county dump.)
That's columnist Marylee Shrider's take she shares in this week's column.
She...
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The Bakersfield Planning Commission gave an OK to preliminary design plans for Panama Grove.
It's a shopping center slated for the southwest.
The 50-acre center on the southwest corner of Panama Lane and Gosford Road would bring 580,940 square feet of retail options to neighborhoods that...
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Shhhh. Get in on the secret!
Developers will share what's being planned for about 50 acres in the southwest at Thursday's Bakersfield Planning Commission meeting.
Plus the commission will look at maps for the Shops on Brimhall at the northeast corner of Brimhall Road and Jewetta Avenue, across...
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Vacant land — 128 acres of it — next to the Mojave Air & Space Port could become one of Kern County’s largest industrial complexes.
That's what assistant editor John Cox found out Tuesday.
John's story says: "Pending county approval and tenant negotiations, the 2.5...
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Check out our latest home sales map.
We have what sold in Bakersfield the first week of January, as compiled by reporter Vanessa Gregory. Information comes from First American Real Estate Solutions.
Some interesting notes for Jan. 1 to Jan. 7:
• 18 homes were sold.
• 5 sold for less...
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Deeply discounted new homes go on sale Saturday in two northeast Bakersfield communities, an event that has inspired stakeout tactics in some would-be homeowners and a measure of concern among those who paid full price to live in the neighborhoods.
D.R. Horton Inc., a national homebuilder based...
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Vacant land at the southwest corner of Lebec Road and Houser Avenue could sprout into 32 residential lots, following a zone change OK'd by the Kern County Planning Commission.
Not everyone at the meeting was happy about the plan. Read Jenney Shearer's full report, including details about a new...
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We had a story last summer about plans for a shopping center and mixed use development in Delano. The Delano City Council gave its nod to a report on the environmental impacts of such a project, known as the Marketplace.
Officials in the city hailed it as a great development for the area, and...
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The state's looking at adding more prison beds to Kern.
Specifically, officials are considering more "infill" beds at North Kern State Prison and Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, Wasco State Prison and California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi.
A spokesman for the prisons...
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What do you think of a large development slated for northeast Bakersfield? The city's Planning Commission heard comments about it Thursday night, and took a look at the report on environmental impacts.
Reporter Jenny Shearer was there and brings us this report.
You can also read the draft...
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The fate of a controversial 788-home proposed development south of Panama Lane called Ten Section is still unresolved. The development was on the council agenda, but the applicant has asked for it to be put off.
The developer, Jim Manley, has been struggling to get buyoff from two key...
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I don't often open a story with statistics, but this one was pretty astounding: In 2006, Bakersfield annexed 10 square miles to accommodate future developments like Rosedale Ranch, in the northwest.
That's a lot of development. And a lot of new city. You can read the full story, which offers a...
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We spoke with Dave Culp, who is the Developer of Kite Ship, a company in Northern California that is using kites to pull ships. They are very interested in helping us with the development of energy kites, and the energy kite contest, using videos to teach about the potential and...
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The Home Depot will move into the long vacant building formerly occupied by Zody’s department store on Ming Avenue near Stine and Akers later this year. Click here to read story.
What do you think about finally having a permanent tenant for the building, which also housed Builders...
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Should the city build the Bakersfield Blaze minor league baseball team a new home to replace aging Sam Lynn Ball Park? OK, so this is a bit off topic for a retail blog, but new stadiums are usually followed by retail development like new restaurants and shops. As a baseball fan and a former...
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