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Sweepstakes cafes face more scrutiny
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Mar 28, 2013 at 10:42 PM
City officials are the latest to raise issues over the new, so-called "sweepstakes" cafes. The police chief says the businesses are on his radar, and at least one City Council member wants a good, hard look at them.

Sweepstakes cafes face more scrutiny
Mar 28, 2013 at 10:42 PM

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — City officials are the latest to raise issues over the new, so-called "sweepstakes" cafes. The police chief says the businesses are on his radar, and at least one City Council member wants a good, hard look at...
Northeast Bakersfield, Northwest Bakersfield, Oildale, Southeast Bakersfield, Southwest Bakersfield, Central Bakersfield

Business owners complain of impacts from sweepstakes cafe
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Mar 22, 2013 at 6:00 AM
Business owners in a south Bakersfield shopping center blame a sweepstakes cafe for crime and disturbances in their area. One shop owner said she wants more help from the city, and she's contacted the city councilman from the area.

Disabled commuters need solution from GET about parking zones
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Mar 7, 2013 at 9:25 PM
Some disabled residents dependent on public transportation, addressed the Bakersfield City Council on Wednesday night with concerns about the inaccessibility of some Golden Empire Transit District bus stops.

Waiting for the dust to settle: Who will run for Rubio's seat?
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Feb 27, 2013 at 9:39 PM
More names keep popping up of possible candidates to fill the state Senate seat just vacated by Michael Rubio. Local democrats say they have some good choices, and the name of Steve Schilling was just added to the mix. Republicans say they also...

Redevelopment agency officially dissolved, city takes over
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Feb 2, 2012 at 10:57 AM
The city's redevelopment agency was officially eliminated at a City Council meeting Wednesday night, and all of its responsibilities were shifted to the city itself.

138 postal employees in Bakersfield may lose their jobs
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Dec 29, 2011 at 12:00 AM

Story by Eyewitness News reporter Jose Gaspar

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The U.S. Postal Service held a public meeting Wednesday on why it proposes to close the processing and distribution center on Pegasus Drive.

"We're looking at a savings...
Central, Northeast Bakersfield, Northwest Bakersfield, Oildale, Southeast Bakersfield, Southwest Bakersfield

138 postal employees in Bakersfield may lose their jobs
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Dec 28, 2011 at 11:57 PM
The U.S. Postal Service has plans to shutter 252 mail sorting facilities throughout the country, including the one on Pegasus Drive. That would mean the loss of 138 local jobs.

New Chase bank comes to southwest
Oct 5, 2011 at 10:44 AM

On Saturday, Chase will celebrate the grand opening of its new Bakersfield banking branch, located at 4814 Panama Lane.

The branch adds the more than 850 existing Chase branches in California and is the 12th in Bakersfield.  A...
Southwest Bakersfield

Police work to unravel motive in Ohio shooting rampage
Aug 8, 2011 at 8:32 AM
Investigators worked Monday to unravel the motive behind a shooting rampage that killed seven people and wounded another in a small Ohio town before the gunman died in a gunfight with police.

Creator of 'Brady Bunch,' 'Gilligan's Island' dies
Jul 12, 2011 at 10:38 AM
Sherwood Schwartz, writer-creator of two of the best-remembered TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch," has died at age 94.

2 new Bakersfield City Council members sworn in
Dec 15, 2010 at 10:41 PM
Rudy Salas Jr. and Russell Johnson are the two new faces. They were part of an installation and valediction ceremony at the council meeting.

City Council adds 2 new members
Dec 15, 2010 at 10:36 PM
Two new members were sworn to the Bakersfield City Council Wednesday night. Rudy Salas Jr. and Russell Johnson are the two new faces. They were part of an installation and valediction ceremony at the council meeting. Salas will represent Ward 1;...
Central

Local races: Scrivner seems to overcome scandal, Bertram falls
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Nov 3, 2010 at 10:19 AM
Decided Tuesday night were a handful of measures and dozens of spots on school boards, city councils and other governmental boards.

Bertram: 'I wasn't dodging you'
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Oct 15, 2010 at 10:53 PM
Martin Bertram finally answers why he hasn't made himself available to answer our questions about his arrest for allegedly hacking into the computer of political rival Ken Mettler.