+7 News Meet Manpreet Kaur, the newest member of the Bakersfield City Council BY JOHN DONEGAN jdonegan@bakersfield.com Dec 14, 2022 Pitched between wards one and five, the seventh ward of Bakersfield plays a pivotal role in the image it portrays. It encompasses the swath of…
News 4 Bakersfield councilmembers to take oath The Bakersfield Californian Dec 10, 2022 Four Bakersfield City Council members will take the oath of office at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at City Council Chambers at City Hall South, 1501 Tr…
+2 News Commercial development to follow housing along 7th Standard By JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com Nov 28, 2022 The old saying in commercial real estate is coming true: Retail really is following rooftops in the northernmost reaches of northwest Bakersfield.
+10 News Bakersfield City Council race: Two incumbents to return; 2 races remain undecided By PERRY SMITH psmith@bakersfield.com Nov 8, 2022 After months of talk about public safety issues, homelessness and road safety — which most candidates discussed as their pressing concerns for…
+4 Opinion Our View: Two City Council seats, one county board seat on November ballot The Bakersfield Californian Oct 16, 2022 BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL
+9 Politics Bakersfield City Council: Public safety, growth on council candidates' watch lists By PERRY SMITH psmith@bakersfield.com Oct 15, 2022 Bakersfield is really in a state of flux.
+4 News City mulls action on problem buildings, development standards BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com Sep 28, 2022 Municipal leaders gave greater focus Wednesday to Bakersfield's efforts to address derelict properties and make development standards more fle…
+9 Politics Bakersfield City Council candidates eye seats By PERRY SMITH psmith@bakersfield.com Aug 24, 2022 Crime, homelessness and road improvements were common talking points in conversations with the various candidates for four Bakersfield City Co…
News City Council OKs ordinance, incentive program to limit abandoned shopping carts By HENRY GREENSTEIN hgreenstein@bakersfield.com Jul 14, 2022 The Bakersfield City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Wednesday that requires retail establishments to implement “containment plans” …
+3 News 16-year council member Harold Hanson dies at 85 By ISHANI DESAI idesai@bakersfield.com and JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com Jun 20, 2022 He was a political independent who loved to speak up and a fiscal conservative who took pride in returning his constituents' phone calls.
