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'Smash Lab' host comes to BC
Mar 19, 2010 at 6:11 PM PST
With a unique twist on science and education, the host of "Smash Lab" comes to Bakersfield College. Deanne Bell will give a special presentation on Tuesday, March 23.  It's part of series sponsored by the College's Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) program. Bell is known for taking...more everyday technology and applying it in revolutionary new ways with "Smash Lab." As an opto-mechanical design engineer in the aerospace industry, Bell designed a FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) system and a LADAR optical navigation system with Raytheon. She hosted PBS' Design Squad before moving to Smash Lab.  The show on the Discovery Channel is described as focused on "destruction instruction" to perform experiments on existing technology for a better world. Bell's presentation will be held in the Fireside Room in the John Collins Campus Center starting at noon on March 23.
Northeast Bakersfield

Skate shop celebrates milestone
Mar 19, 2010 at 5:57 PM PST
A young entrepreneur celebrates a big business success in Bakersfield.  The Intuition Skate Shop is calling it their "Decade of Blade." Owner Matthew Mickey will have the big celebration on March 26, and it'll feature world famous rollerblader Chris Haffey. Mickey said he started the shop as a "19...more year old rollerblader's dream" with just $565 in the bank. The celebration will start at 4 p.m. at the shop, located at 705 18th Street. Mickey calls Haffey the "greatest stunt rollerblader of all time," and said Haffey will promiote his new signature model skate and sign autographs.
Central

5 teens arrested after chase for burglary, breaking into car
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Mar 19, 2010 at 6:08 PM PST
A police chase in central Bakersfield resulted in the arrest of five teenagers who police say were in the process of burglarizing a home and breaking into a car. It happened around 9 a.m. Friday on the 700 block of Oleander Avenue. "It all appears to be related to ongoing offenses that have been...more occurring over the past couple months," said Sgt. Orbin Love with the Bakersfield Police Department. Detectives said there are number of open burglary cases in the Oleander area and are investigated whether those arrested today could be connected with those crimes. Residents also said there has been a spike in petty thefts over the past few months. "Just a few months ago, someone stole license plates off my car," said area resident, Doug Stewart. "I don't think it would be fair to say that I feel as safe as I did when I bought the place 12 years ago." One resident said a burglar once stole her grandfather's clothes right from the dryer. "I guess they changed whatever clothes they were wearing
Central
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5 teens arrested after chase for burglary, breaking into car
Mar 19, 2010 at 6:13 PM PST

State boosts sex offender tracking after high-profile lapses
Mar 19, 2010 at 4:23 PM PST
California parole officials said Friday they have ordered increased monitoring of all sex offenders after recent high-profile lapses, most notably in the case of a young woman who was held captive for 18 years by a convicted rapist.

Police ID 9 women, all alive, in killer's photos
Mar 19, 2010 at 4:17 PM PST
Police have identified nine women who appear in more than 100 photos found in a serial killer's storage locker and they are all alive.

L.A. thief steals truck as 5-year-old sleeps inside
Mar 19, 2010 at 4:12 PM PST
Authorities say a thief in the Hollywood Hills stole a truck with a 5-year-old boy sleeping inside, but the boy was found safely soon after.

580 pounds of marijuana seized at Calif.-AZ border
Mar 19, 2010 at 4:13 PM PST
U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector say they have seized 45 bundles of marijuana found inside a tractor-trailer at the Arizona-California border.
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Sheriff's deputy arrested on suspicion of stealing
Mar 19, 2010 at 3:59 PM PST

Sheriff's deputy arrested on suspicion of stealing
Mar 19, 2010 at 3:51 PM PST
A Kern County Sheriff's deputy was arrested Friday on suspicion of stealing from his ex-girlfriend and, possibly, the United States military. Deputy Joshua White, 24, allegedly went into his ex-girlfriend's apartment on the 6200 block of Park Meadows Drive last week and took some items that...more included a camera, DVD and prescription medications. Stephanie Gann told the sheriff's office that White used a key that he wasn't allowed to have to go into her apartment without permission. The sheriff's office served a search warrant on White's home Friday and recovered some of the stolen property along with allegedly stolen military equipment. The sheriff's office news release didn't specify how the flight helmet, Kevlar helmet and body armor was stolen or if White stole it from the government or obtained it another way. White, a probationary deputy sheriff who has been employed with the department for nine months, was arrested and booked into the Kern County jail on suspicion of burglary and
Oildale

Groups coming together to save trees
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Mar 19, 2010 at 10:39 AM PST
The Tree Foundation of Kern, in conjunction with the cities of Bakersfield and Taft, announced that 50 trees that were going to die on Calloway Drive in Bakersfield due to the Westside Parkway project will be rescued and replanted. As the sponsor, the city of Taft will help move the trees. Half of...more them will be moved to replace some of the dead Sequoias on Hageman Road, and the other half will go to the city of Taft for its parks and Rails-to-Trails project, which could begin taking shape later this year.
Northwest Bakersfield

Keefer joins CSUB's advancement dept.
Mar 19, 2010 at 12:17 PM PST
California State University, Bakersfield is very pleased to welcome Patricia Keefer to the Division of University Advancement. Keefer is a proud alumna of CSUB and a Bakersfield native. As a local business professional, Keefer comes to CSUB with nine years experience in marketing, the past two and...more a half years of which she spent as the Director of Marketing and Business Development at a local non-profit organization.  Keefer holds a Masters in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing.  She was also recently awarded Co-Rotarian of the Year for Bakersfield North Rotary, where she acts as the Secretary.  “Keefer comes to us with a bright, positive mind-set and is well-equipped with the skills necessary to move the University forward,” states Beverly Byl, Vice President of University Advancement and Executive Director of the CSUB Foundation.  Her advanced education and experience, coupled with her desire for education
Southwest Bakersfield
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Groups come together to save trees from Westside Parkway
Mar 19, 2010 at 12:17 PM PST

Aera makes $500,000 donation to CSUB program
Mar 19, 2010 at 12:11 PM PST
On March 17, Aera Energy LLC presented California State University, Bakersfield with a $500,000 endowment for an educational concentration to prepare occupational safety and health professionals. The endowment establishes the Aera Energy Concentration in Occupational Safety and Health Management...more which will help meet regional labor force needs and expand career opportunities in the field of occupational safety and health. The donation and announcement of the endowment was made during the 2010 Symposium of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) at the Rabobank Convention Center. “We are pleased to be partnering with CSUB to solidify educational offerings for future safety and health professionals,” said Aera President and CEO Gaurdie Banister. “Within oil and other industries there is a tremendous demand for these important professionals, and that demand is projected to grow with pending retirements. Every day we want all our employees and contractors to go home alive and well.
Southwest Bakersfield

CSUB team advances to regional HR games
Mar 19, 2010 at 12:10 PM PST
CSUB is sending a team of business students from the School of Business and Public Administration to compete in the Regional HRGames in Reno, NV on March 20, 2010. The team, comprised of students, Amber Newsom, Adrian Nevarez and April Perreira, placed fifth in the California HRGames which were...more held at California State University, Bakersfield on February 27. The top five teams move on to compete in the Regional Competition.  Bakersfield will join the teams from CSU, Fresno and CSU, Sanislaus in representing California.  Other teams in the Region will be from the states of Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. The February 27 event was the first collegiate competition hosted by CSU, Bakersfield.  Twelve teams from six California State Universities participated including two from CSUB.  Other universities represented were Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSU Fresno, CSU Long Beach, and CSU Stanislaus. “Enjoyable, informative, and exciting can only
Southwest Bakersfield