| 2/1/12 |
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Supervisor Scrivner Delivers State of the County Address
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Second District Supervisor Zack Scrivner, Chairman of the Kern County Board of Supervisors for 2012, delivered the fourteenth annual State of the County address to a record crowd of community leaders from throughout Kern County on the evening of January 25. Supervisor Scrivner's remarks are available at the link shown above. To view a text-only version of the speech, click here. |
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| 1/26/12 |
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Stay away from downed power lines (video)
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Please click on the link above for a safety message on avoiding downed power lines, overhead power lines, and other high voltage electrical utility equipment. Keep others safe by calling 9-1-1 to report downed power lines. |
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| 12/29/11 |
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2012 - 2013 Grand Jury Recruitment Now Open
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Do you want to make a difference? Apply today for a chance to serve on the Kern County Grand Jury. |
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| 11/28/11 |
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FY 2011-12 Adopted Budget
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| 11/21/11 |
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Bring a Pet 'Home for the Holidays'
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To kick off the holidays, Kern County Animal Control has reduced all adoption fees for dogs and cats. Dogs will be $45 to adopt and cats will be $25 to adopt. For senior pets, adoption fees are even lower - dogs five years and older are $20 and cats three years and older are $10 to adopt. Fees include spay/neuter; first canine and feline vaccinations; free pet exam voucher; microchip; leash and carrier. Dogs four months and older will also receive a Rabies vaccination and a one-year Kern County license. |
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| 9/30/11 |
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2010 - 2011 Grand Jury Final Report
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| 9/19/11 |
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Board of Supervisors to Tour Mojave Air and Space Port
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The Kern County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting this Thursday, September 22, at 10:00 a.m. to receive a briefing and tour of the Mojave Air and Space Port from General Manager Stu Witt. |
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| 9/9/11 |
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Medical Marijuana Referendum Petition Filed with Elections Division
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The Kern County Elections Division has received a petition with more than 26,000 signatures asking the Board of Supervisors to repeal or put to a countywide vote the County's recently enacted ordinance prohibiting medical marijuana collectives. To qualify for the ballot the petition must have at least 17,350 valid voter signatures. Please click on the link above for more information. |
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| 8/15/11 |
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Recently Enacted Medical Marijuana Ordinances
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Please click on the link above to view the text of medical marijuana ordinances enacted on August 9, 2011 by the Kern County Board of Supervisors. |
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| 7/28/11 |
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FY 2011-12 Recommended Budget
now available
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The FY 2011-12 Recommended Budget accounts for 1) final FY 2010-11 year-end fund balances; 2) final property tax revenues estimates based on the filed assessment roll by the Assessor-Recorder; and 3) possible State budget impacts. The budget was adopted on August 16, 2011 and the FY 2011-12 Adopted Budget document will be available on the public Web site upon compilation by the County Auditor-Controller. |
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| 7/20/11 |
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High-Speed Rail Authority Board Meeting held in Kern County
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority conducted its monthly meeting in Bakersfield on July 14, 2011, to provide an opportunity for members of the community to ask questions and provide input about the high-speed rail project and proposed alignments. |
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| 6/22/11 |
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Buy Fresh, Buy Local - Support Your Kern County Farmers' Markets
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Every Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. you can buy locally grown, farm fresh produce at the Farmer's Market located at the Public Health Services Department on the north lawn of the Juvenile Justice Center Building, 1800 Mt. Vernon Ave. Vendors accept cash, checks, WIC Senior Farmers Market Vouchers, DEBIT CARD and CalFresh card (Electronic Benefits Transfer). Or visit markets in Delano at Jefferson and 12th Streets each Wednesday from 4 - 8 p.m.; in Bakersfield's Central Park at 21st and R Streets each Thursday from 4 - 8 p.m.; or starting June 28 in Oildale at North Chester Avenue and Norris Road each Tuesday from 3 - 6 p.m. |
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| 5/11/11 |
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Dave Hook is interim Board of Trade Executive Director
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Dave Hook, a marketing, promotions and film production veteran with the Kern County Board of Trade, has been appointed as Interim Executive Director of the Board of Trade. County Supervisors named Hook to replace Rick Davis, who is retiring on May 20 after six years as Executive Director of the County department, which promotes local film production and tourism. |
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| 2/3/11 |
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Low-interest federal loans for storm-battered homeowners, renters and business owners
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Homeowners, renters, business owners and non-profit groups can get low-interest federal loans to repair property, equipment, and inventory damaged by severe winter storms that hit Kern County between December 17 and January 4. Deadline to apply for economic injury loans is November 2, 2011. |
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| 12/17/10 |
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Karen Goh sworn in as Fifth District County Supervisor
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| 10/28/10 |
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High-Speed Rail yard gets boost from Paramount Farming offer
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The only bullet train maintenance yard in California could be located in Kern County if the High-Speed Rail Authority takes up Paramount Farming Company on its offer of free land. |
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| 10/6/10 |
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2009 - 2010 Grand Jury Final Report
now available
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| 8/16/10 |
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County salary information is available online
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Reports of excessive City of Bell employee compensation have prompted increased requests for information about all public employee salaries. Please click on the link above to view a job-by-job listing of Kern County positions and salary ranges. (Salary information for all County positions has been available at the Kern County Personnel Department's Web site for over 5 years.) |
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| 10/12/09 |
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County receives federal stimulus funds
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Federal stimulus funds for road and airport projects, energy efficiency, job training programs and other economic stimulus purposes have been awarded to the County of Kern under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Please click on the link above or on the "Recovery Grants" button at the bottom of this page to view programs and projects funded by the Act. |
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| 8/5/09 |
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New Library and Bookmobile Hours
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The Kern County Library has announced new hours of opening effective August 1, 2009, for each branch library, bookmobiles, and the Beale Memorial Library in downtown Bakersfield. Please click on the link above to view the new schedule for all Kern County Library branches and bookmobiles. |
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| 2/11/09 |
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Kern County joins lawsuit against State Controller
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The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted on February 10 to join San Diego, Sacramento, and Riverside counties in a lawsuit to force the State Controller and the State of California to pay funds that counties are owed for State-mandated programs such as welfare, foster care, and child protective services. |
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| 12/30/08 |
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Housing Crisis 411 - Town Hall Meeting
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On December 8, Supervisor Rubio convened a town hall meeting in the Board of Supervisors' chambers at which real estate and financial experts provided information and answered questions about the home mortgage crisis that has hit Kern County. View the video by clicking on the link above. |
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| 12/29/08 |
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Parks and Rec Dept. moves to temporary offices after December 26 fire
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The Kern County Parks and Recreation Department reopened on December 29 in temporary offices at 2717 "O" St. after a fire caused by an electrical problem late on the evening of December 26 damaged much of the building on Golden State Avenue in Bakersfield. County employees worked through the holiday weekend to have the department operating on Monday morning. |
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| 11/18/08 |
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Spay-neuter is now affordable for low-income pet owners
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Kern County Animal Control staff are selling $20 vouchers to help low-income residents pay the cost of spaying or neutering their pets. Spaying and neutering is key to controlling Kern's pet population, and vouchers allow low-income persons to have their pets spayed and neutered at less than half the average cost. Each eligible pet owner can receive up to four $20 vouchers that can be redeemed at participating veterinarians. Call 868-7100 or log onto www.co.kern.ca.us/acd for more information. |
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| 8/12/08 |
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Powering Your Home with Solar Energy
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Video presentation sponsored by the Kern/Bakersfield Energy Watch. |
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| 5/27/08 |
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Kern County Department of Public Health West Nile Virus Hotline
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Call 1-877-81VIRUS (818-4787) for more information about West Nile Virus; how to report dead birds, dead squirrels, and green pools as well as how to locate the mosquito abatement district in your area. |
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| 4/23/08 |
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Kern Veterans Registry helps ensure that all Kern veterans are recognized
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The Kern County Veterans Services Department's online registry displays the names of past and current Kern County residents who have served in the U.S. armed forces. Please click on the link above to view and search the registry. If the veteran you are looking for is not already listed, you can use the above link to request to have them added to the registry. Once a given request is reviewed and approved, the veteran will appear on the online registry. New entries will also be periodically added to the Kern Veterans Memorial computer kiosk on Truxtun Avenue. |
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