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Population losses hit Northern California cities much harder than Southern California cities
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe state's major cities lost people between 2020 and 2022, especially in Northern California. But...
Kern counts its homeless population
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 25—Kern County, in partnership with the city and local nonprofits, conducted its annual tally of the unsheltered Wednesday morning in an effort to better understand the needs of its homeless ...
Policy, poverty compound the problem: Kern officials discuss why county claims top homicide rate for...
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 28—A Kern County sheriff's deputy. Two girls, a 10-year-old and a 12-year-old. A 78-year-old woman. These people are just a few of the victims of local homicides in 2021, Kern County's ...
The debate over ID: Is it extra voter security or voter disenfranchisement?
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Following the announcement of a lawsuit filed by the state of...
City vows improvements in response to grand jury's trash, recycling findings
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 25—The city of Bakersfield said it is building toward a master plan for its waste division, despite a persistent staff shortage, in a response last week to a December Kern County grand ...
California’s population grows for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCalifornia’s population has grown for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic. According...
Kern County can remake its higher education offices to better reflect the people they serve
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 10 months agoKern County has a major opportunity to add executive leaders to its community colleges and university who reflect the region’s majority Latino population.
15 Fastest Growing Cities in California
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoIn this article, we will take a look at the 15 fastest growing cities in California. If you want to skip our discussion on the economy of the state, you...
Homelessness in Kern County jumps 37%, survey shows
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA new census of Kern County’s homeless population found nearly 2,700 people living in shelters or on the streets countywide — a 37% uptick from last year as officials struggle to show they’ve ...
California sees its first population rise in years. How do Kern communities stack up?
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhile not the mushrooming growth of decades past, California can relish in the fact that its population did grow in 2023, the first time in four years. The governor’s office announced Tuesday ...
