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Community Voices: Before Bakersfield votes on 'sanctuary,' put it in writing (opens the original)
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On July 15, the Bakersfield City Council heard resident after resident urge the city to declare itself a sanctuary city. No vote was taken. Vice Mayor Manpreet Kaur asked staff to explore a TRUTH Act community forum. Councilmember Andrae Gonzales…
Community Voices: Councilman Arias and I agree on the goal. Now, let us see the plan. (opens the original)
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When Councilman Eric Arias responded ("Bakersfield's budget needs fiscal discipline and investment, not a false choice," July 7) to my June 30 column, he did something too rare in local politics: He engaged with the substance, conceded a fair point, and argued with specifics rather than slogans. A watchdog's job is easier, and a city's governance is better, when an elected official debates the numbers in public. Too bad this did not happen during recent budget hearings. Start with where we agree
Community Voices: The bills Bakersfield is choosing not to pay yet (opens the original)
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Every budget is two documents at once. There is the one the city presents departments funded, services delivered, books balanced. And there is the quieter one written in the margins: the decisions deferred, the obligations postponed, the bills moved into the future so this year can look manageable. The Bakersfield City Council's $926.8 million budget for the year that began July 1 is a competent version of the first document. It is the second one that should concern taxpayers, because the can th
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