The city is looking at some changes to make street bike paths and sidewalks more friendly to pedestrians and cyclists.
Since the Give Big Kern's website went live on April 1, community members have donated more than $30,000 to the campaign. That's more than six times the amount received last year at this point in the fundraiser, said Kern Community Foundation President and CEO Kristen Beall at a news confere…
Barbecue fans are in for a treat on Saturday.Â
A new bill in the California Assembly would designate April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day.
The Bakersfield City School District Education Foundation is holding its annual Luau for Education on April 21.
Jennifer M. Haley has been named as the new president of Bakersfield’s Kern Oil & Refining Co.
The northbound Highway 99 on-ramp from Merle Haggard Drive will be closed next week for work on electric towers.
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Kern County is holding its annual Superhero Run on Saturday.
Brookfield Renewable presented a $12,700 check to the California Living Museum last week.
The Active 20-30 club will be holding its Country & Craft Beer Festival on Saturday.
The 18th Street United States Post Office is being renamed the Merle Haggard Post Office in a ceremony on April 6.
The City of Bakersfield will hold its annual Egg Hunt on Saturday.
Area colleges and high schools are coming together to advocate for protection of undocumented immigrants.
The Rancho Rio Riders is holding its Eggstravaganza trail challenge on April 7.
Kevin Coyle is the City of Bakersfield's new planning director, Community Development Director Jacqui Kitchen has announced.
The Bakersfield National Cemetery is honoring local Vietnam veterans with a special ceremony on Tuesday.
If you’re at the Bakersfield Amtrak station this Sunday and you hear classical music, you’re not imagining things.
CSU Bakersfield is marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis, Tenn., with several free campus events on April 4.
Several community organizations are coming together to hold a Walk for Justice on Saturday.
The Brimhall Farmers Market is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with some extra activities on Saturday.
The Kern County Historical Society is holding its St. Patrick’s Day Walking Tour on Saturday.
The Streets of Bakersfield Cruizin’ Shine car show returns to downtown on Saturday.
Volunteers with the Dolores Huerta Foundation will be going door-to-door in some parts of town on Saturday to educate voters about the April 10 special election.
The Bakersfield Police Department will host a "Coffee With A Cop" event on Saturday, giving residents a chance to voice concerns and get to know the officers who patrol their neighborhood.Â
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $20,000 for the replacement of an older diesel school bus in the Di Giorgio Elementary School District in Arvin.Â
The Kern County Department of Human Services’ free JobFest series is coming to Bakersfield next week.
Bakersfield College’s drumline will host its first Drum-a-Thon event on March 10.
A team of middle school students from Bakersfield won the regional competition for the 2018 National Science Bowl this past weekend and will advance to compete in the national finals this spring in Washington, D.C.
The Kern Council of Governments held its annual Regional Awards Program event on Thursday, recognizing 17 people or programs for their contributions to the community.
The Lauren Small Children’s Center at Memorial Hospital is participating in Children’s Hospitals Week next week.
Bakersfield College will host the Bakersfield City School District’s annual Junior High/Middle School Band and Orchestra Standards Festival on March 8.
The Youth2Leaders Education Foundation is holding a free workshop to help people complete applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and other programs.
This Saturday, at the Kern County Superintendent of Schools' maintenance yard, volunteers from the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women will distribute 20,000 new books to children from underserved Bakersfield communities.
The first Firehouse Subs restaurant in Bakersfield opens today, and local people are invited to stop by to try the sandwiches and speak with local franchisees Mike Kamrani and Navid Sapir.
Congressman Kevin McCarthy has a new challenger for his 23rd District seat.
The Bakersfield High Class of 1952 will be holding a reunion later this spring.
The Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity will celebrate February with a special nonprofit awareness night Friday at the Bakersfield Condors' game against the San Jose Barracuda.
Four Bakersfield residents have been chosen by the Almond Board of California to participate in the statewide Almond Leadership Program.
The Bakersfield City School District is looking for name suggestions for its new school site.
The California High Speed Rail Authority will hold a meeting in Wasco on March 1 to provide an update on the project.
The Bakersfield City School District will hold its Teacher Job Fair on March 17.
Truxtun Avenue will be closed at the Westside Parkway bridge next week for the demolition of barrier rail for the Kern River Bridge Improvements Project, according to the City of Bakersfield.
Bakersfield College’s planetarium is holding shows starting this month.
The Kern County Department of Human Services is kicking off its free JobFest series on Thursday.
The City of Bakersfield will provide a mid-year budget update the City Council meeting on Wednesday.
The Bakersfield City School District is seeking input from the community about the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)/Local Education Agency Plan (LEAP). BCSD invites the public share its feedback in an online survey, available in English and Spanish, on the proposed actions to meet th…
The east Westside Parkway off-ramp onto Truxtun Avenue will be closed Tuesday through Thursday for construction work, according to the city.
The Kern County Fairgrounds will host a Tune In and Tune Up car cleanup event on Saturday.
Stockdale High School will hold a grand opening for its new Parent and Family Center on Thursday.
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