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Second annual property tax installments come due Monday
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 4—The Kern County Treasurer and Tax Collector has issued a reminder that this year's second installment of property taxes are due by 5 p.m. Monday — and payments arriving late will incur ...
Unsecured property tax bills due by Aug. 31
The Bakersfield Californian· 8 months agoAug. 22—Kern County Treasurer and Tax Collector Jordan Kaufman has announced an Aug. 31 deadline for payment of unsecured property taxes. A 10% penalty may be charged to people who miss the ...
Assessor-recorder candidates cite same problems, different solutions
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 15—The two candidates for the Kern County Assessor-Recorder's Office both issued similar grievances about their office's inefficiencies, but differences emerge in their solutions for how ...
Kern proposes pay raises for department heads, managers
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoJul. 21—A serious salary jump is on the docket for next Tuesday for five elected Kern County department heads who, compared to other counties, don't make enough money. The Kern County Board ...
Vote Tuesday in local, state primary election
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 6—Months of campaigning will culminate Tuesday with a statewide primary election that could decide a number of Kern County seats while also deciding finalists for a series of state and ...
Margins tighten in several races
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 29—One word was repeated often as local political observers commented on the Kern County Elections Division release Tuesday afternoon of new voting totals, which showed margins in multiple ...
Most candidates keep eyes on the tally as some declare wins Wednesday
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 9—Several candidates in the June primary will advance to the Nov. 8 general election regardless of the final outcome of the ballots cast Tuesday, because they are the only two candidates ...
Kern approves salary increases for department bosses
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoJul. 25—A salary bump was approved Tuesday for Kern County department heads and managers — five elected and 302 non-elected — who, compared to nearby counties, make significantly less money.
Bakersfield is coming for blighted lots, in the name of housing
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 26—After failing to win bids earlier this month on 16 dilapidated properties deemed a nuisance to residents, the city of Bakersfield is considering option B: How to help out those who did ...
Nuisance properties city hopes to buy at auction could become housing
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 9—A series of troubled properties the city of Bakersfield hopes to pick up at public auction next week may end up housing the poor as part of a municipal program that would help people ...