HeyJaredThe Bakersfield Californian
The Bakersfield Californian is a regional daily newspaper serving Bakersfield and California’s Central Valley, with a strong emphasis on local and state issues that affect Kern County communities.
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- Sep 22, 2026
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$20M aquatic park in Ridgecrest and $6.8M in aerospace, defense funding touted at East Kern meeting (opens the original)
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A $20 million aquatic park under construction in Ridgecrest, $6.8 million in funding to support growth of Kern’s aerospace and defense industry and progress on a community hub in the Kern River Valley were among activities touted at the Sept.…
Deputies arrest man in Taft on suspicion of firearms charges (opens the original)
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A investigation into a criminal threat incident involving shots fired at a home led deputies to seize firearms Saturday at a property in Taft, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday.
Letter to the editor: The future of dairy manure (opens the original)
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I read with interest the article in Saturday’s paper detailing the state Water Resource Board’s plan to protect groundwater from dairy manure.
Letter to the editor: Concerns about Flock technology are compelling (opens the original)
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Recently, several Kern County Sheriff's Office news releases have emphasized the use of Flock cameras in investigations. Rather than ameliorating citizens' concerns about this mass-surveillance technology (which, I will admit, may be an impossible undertaking), the department seems intent on…
Letter to the editor: Nature's bounty (opens the original)
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Nature is mysterious and unknown.
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