La Ciudad de Bakersfield está comenzando el importante esfuerzo de toda la ciudad para actualizar su Plan General: el plan para el crecimiento comunitario, la vivienda, el transporte y la calidad de vida. ¡Únase a nosotros para obtener más información!
BAKERSFIELD RISE
The City is beginning the important citywide effort to update its General Plan – the overall blueprint for community growth, housing, transportation, and quality of life. We need your help advancing Bakersfield into the future – please join us to learn more!
🎂BAKERSFIELD BIRTHDAY!🎉
On this date, in 1898, the City of
@Bakersfield_Cal
(pop. ~4,000) incorporated, making the City 123 years old today!
Check out what Bakersfield looked like back in 1898!
All photos courtesy of the
@KernMuseum
.
More details:
💻INNOVATION LAB🤔
@Bakersfield_Cal
is excited to partner w/
@BitwiseInd
,
@b3kprosperity
&
@CountyofKern
on a new resource for ideas in the Ignite Innovation Lab!
It's the START for new tech developments💡 in Bakersfield, & we're excited to support them!
The Centennial Corridor is now open!
You can access it from westbound Highway 58 heading towards the Westside Parkway, as well as from the eastbound Westside Parkway to Highway 58, Highway 99 and Ming Avenue.
“The way I explain Corbin to people is he’s often happy, but he’s never satisfied. That always gives you room to be better." - Rick Burnes, father of Bakersfield's own two-time All-Star Corbin Burnes.
Great story from
@AdamMcCalvy
The Centennial Corridor flyover connector ramp from northbound Highway 99 to westbound Highway 58 is expected to open to traffic TOMORROW, March 5 at 5 a.m.
Depending on weather, it could be pushed back a day to Wednesday, March 6.
⚾BAKERSFIELD'S BEST!🤩
Congratulations to Bakersfield native and Milwaukee Brewers ace Corbin Burnes on being named the National League's Cy Young Award winner!
His record-setting year included a Major League-best 2.43 ERA to go along with 234 strikeouts!
YOU'RE INVITED
The City of Bakersfield, the Thomas Roads Improvement Program and Caltrans will be hosting a public ribbon cutting ceremony for the Centennial Corridor at 11 a.m. Feb. 9.
The more than $600 million project will connect Highway 58 to the Westside Parkway and I-5.
You may have noticed these signs around the City.
Remember, panhandling in center medians is not only a traffic hazard, but it is not the most effective way to help individuals experiencing homelessness.
The City's Rec. & Parks Dept. recently replaced the landscaping on medians on Rosedale Hwy. between Coffee and Calloway with xeriscaping.
This pilot program is projected to save one MILLION gallons of water annually.
Starting today you'll notice lower water levels of Mill Creek due to annual maintenance.
This is temporary and water levels will be restored once maintenance is complete.
Our Rec. & Parks Dept. has partnered with the
@Team_BCSD
to create an after-school flag football program for students in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Utilizing All Out Flag Football, the program started in Oct. and runs through this month.
🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAKERSFIELD!🎈
On this date, 125 years ago, Bakersfield officially became incorporated as a municipality.
In 1898, nearly 400 residents voted in favor of incorporation (a second time) with 146 voting against.
🎈HAPPY BIRTHDAY!🎉
Today Bakersfield celebrates its 124th birthday!
Incorporated on Jan. 11, 1898, the city's population at that time was initially about 4,000 people.
Now, there are more than 403,000 people.
As you may know, the city got its name from Col. Thomas Baker.
👨🎓YOUTH LEADERS👩🎓
We're looking for high school students to participate on the Bakersfield Youth Commission!
This is a great opportunity for students interested in city gov't & it looks great on 🎓college applications!
👀Learn more on how to apply:
It's days like these we love.
This morning we held a ribbon cutting for the expansion of the Brundage Lane Navigation Center!
The expansion will see 118 new beds added to the facility, allowing for nearly 270 individuals to receive services.
The City has been awarded $10 million in federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant funds for Chester Avenue improvements from Truxtun Ave. to Brundage Lane.
This will include pedestrian safety improvements and increased landscaping.
As the City continues to look into ways to help improve the health and well-being of the community, this morning, in partnership with
@AdventistHealth
,
@BlueZones
, LLC, and the California Resources Corporation, we announced that we are now a Blue Zones Project Community.
WORKING FOR YOU
@Bakersfield_Cal
wants to thank all of our employees who are still working through the 😷pandemic, providing essential services like Shawn with the
@BKFcityfire
Dept!👨🚒🚒
THANK YOU!🙏
🍗HOLIDAY CLOSURE🥧
@Bakersfield_Cal
offices will be CLOSED Thursday, Nov. 26 & Friday, Nov. 27 for Thanksgiving.
City offices will re-open at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30.
Trash services will be delayed one day:
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
Some great news from our friends at Rec. & Parks for anyone who utilizes Beale Park.
The basketball and tennis court rehabilitation projects have been completed!
Along with completely replacing the courts, two of the tennis courts have been converted into SIX pickleball courts!
GENEROUS DONATION!
@Bakersfield_Cal
is extremely grateful for the very generous donation of 4,000 KN95 masks by Warrior International Trading &
@SearchAlpha
😷
The masks have been distributed to
@bakersfieldpd
and
@BKFcityfire
who also want to thank Warrior Int'l Trading!
🗑️CLEANING UP!👍
Last weekend's large item drop-off events collected more than 20,000 pounds of trash at Aera Park and the Municipal Airport!
These events are possible thanks to the Public Safety & Vital Services Measure.
Thank you for helping keep our City clean!
Thousands of you showed up over the weekend to celebrate the Centennial Corridor!
But did you know that 23,000 tons of steel was used to construct it?
That's nearly 30% the amount used on the Golden Gate Bridge!
WE'RE TALKING TRASH🗑️
Yes, MORE bulky item trash events are coming up!
The City is hosting two pop-up events from 8a-noon on Sat., March 20 at Aera Park (100 Jewetta Dr) and the Bakersfield Municipal Airport (2000 S. Union Ave).
Help keep Bakersfield clean!🧼
👮JOIN BPD👮♀️
Ever dreamed of becoming a police officer?🚓
The
@bakersfieldpd
is accepting applicants for its next academy class!
You've got until Aug. 4 to apply.
APPLY:
More jobs:
🤼♀️TAKE IT TO THE MAT!🤼
The City Council approved an agreement that will keep the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state high school wrestling championships at Mechanics Bank Arena through 2025!
It is estimated the tournament draws about 17,000 people annually.
The City's Rec. & Parks Dept. is continuing its partnership with
@Team_BCSD
.
In Oct. 2022, we launched an after-school flag football program for students from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
We've added basketball. Games are played at the MLK Community Center.
PARKS PROJECT
Improvements are done at two
@Bakersfield_Cal
parks, w/ new asphalt installed at Patriots & Grissom Parks. Wilson, MLK and Siemon Parks are next!
The project is funded by the Public Safety & Vital Services (PSVS) Measure.
➡️hit the News 🔔
Our Code Enforcement Rapid Response Team continues to stay busy, helping to cleanup our City.
The Rapid Response Team recently cleared out this site in the 4600 block of Monitor Street.
The week of March 11-17, the RRT removed 65 TONS of trash from 41 sites.
🎡FAIR WEEK🥧
Mayor
@karenkgoh
and the
@Bakersfield_Cal
City Council were joined by
@KCtheBull1
and
@KCFair
CEO Mike Olcott Wed (9/1) to proclaim Sept. 22-Oct. 3, 2021 Kern County Fair Days!
Who can't wait for the Fair to open? What are your favorite rides or foods?
MORE GRANTS💰
The City of Bakersfield is launching a NEW small business grant program on Wed., Feb. 24 at 8 a.m.
👔Businesses with five or fewer employees are eligible!
What you need to know:
HAPPY 103rd BIRTHDAY, MIRIAM KANN. An Honor Flight Kern County veteran, Miriam served our country in the US Coast Guard Women’s Reserve during WWII. She taught military pilots to fly blind – navigating by instruments alone in low or zero visibility conditions.
📽️MOVIE IN THE PARK!🎬
Families came out to enjoy Disney's The Jungle Book on Friday at Kaiser Permanente Sports Village, hosted by
@Bakersfield_Cal
Recreation & Parks.
More Movie in the Park events to come, so keep an eye on our social media & website for the announcements!👀
Have you taken our Retail & Restaurant Survey yet?
Not only can you tell us what you want to see come to Bakersfield, but you can let us know which local restaurants and retail stores are your favorites.
Take the survey:
🏒LET'S MAKE SOME NOISE!
Congratulations to Bakersfield's own Brayden Watts, who has signed with your
@Condors
!
According to the voice of the Condors,
@CondorsHolty
, if Watts plays, he "would be the first Bakersfield native (non-emergency goalie) to play for the Condors."
It's time for a new school year and our Public Works Dept. has been hard at work making things safer & smoother around schools.
New radar traffic signs were installed at Golden Valley High and Williams Elementary alerting drivers who are exceeding the speed limit to SLOW DOWN.
EYE STREET CLOSURE🚫🚘
The City will close Eye Street temporarily in order to provide more flexibility to nearby businesses to operate during the pandemic and state-imposed restrictions.
Restaurants can use the space for expanded seating.🍽️
More details:
This weekend the
@NWSHanford
is forecasting temperatures in Bakersfield to reach upwards of 112 degrees.
To help keep citizens cool during this time, the City of Bakersfield will be opening the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center (1000 S. Owens St.) to the public.
🎉CONGRATULATIONS!
Deputy Fire Chief John Frando has been selected as the new Chief of the Bakersfield Fire Department!
Chief Frando has been with BFD for 26 years, joining as a firefighter in 1995.
He succeeds Anthony Galagaza, who served as chief the last 3 1/2 years.
DID YOU KNOW?🤔
Bakersfield is named after Col. Thomas Baker, a civil engineer, lawyer, farmer and soldier.
A plaque at his monument at City Hall South, which is a California Historical Landmark, reads:
Join California High-Speed Rail Authority representatives and the Central Valley Station Design team led by Foster + Partners and ARUP on April 29 for an informational open house on the planned Bakersfield Station.
🤩BAKO SWAG😎
Wanna show off your Bakersfield pride? Check out some great merch at the new Bakersfield Swag store!
Upgrade your wardrobe w/ a new hat or t-shirt, or maybe wake up to a cup of coffee in a Bakersfield mug!
Order today:
Earlier this year we held a groundbreaking for a new multi-use trail, which provides access between the new Stockdale River Ranch housing development and the existing Kern River Bike Path.
That trail is now fully open and ready for you to utilize!
Bakersfield Recreation & Parks will be providing FREE meals for children ages 2-18 thanks to federal funding through the Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Parents will need to complete registration and waiver for participating children
TRASH EVENTS
Drop off your large items this weekend!
@Bakersfield_Cal
is hosting two events April 3!
8 a.m. to noon at 4200 Panorama Drive and at Kaiser Permanente Sports Village (McKee & Ashe Roads).
Help keep our City clean!🧼
🚶NEW SAFETY TECH🚘
The City's latest pedestrian safety technology will be activated Monday, Jan. 11 on 24th Street.
Learn more about the HAWK crosswalk signal 🚸and find out what YOU need to know about it before hitting the road!
With the weather we've been having, it's a great time to head out and check out the new Stockdale River Ranch multi-use trail!
This morning a ribbon cutting was held for the 2.5-mile long trail, which connects the Stockdale River Ranch development to the Kern River Bike Path.
Did you know the pavement rehabilitation project on Stockdale Highway will have long-term benefits for you as you're driving? Check out these slides to learn how.
🚴SPIN INTO TOWN
Take a break from those gas prices and check out the City's new partnership with
@ridespin
!
The City is launching a new bike share program that will see Spin deploy 125 e-bikes in the City starting Monday, April 4.
BACK OPEN!🚙
Eye Street between 19th & 20th has been re-opened to traffic and parking!
@Bakersfield_Cal
closed the street to help area businesses continue to operate while following state health requirements during the pandemic.
Thank you for your patience and understanding!
👋BYE BYE MATTRESS🛏️
Tomorrow,
@byebyemattress
is holding FREE mattress recycling events at:
> Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 S. P Street
> Kern Medical Center, 1700 Mount Vernon
> Southeast side of Meadows Field, 1401 Skyway Drive
All are from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
#ByeByeMattress
During the City's last Bulky Item Pop-Up Events, more than 31,000 pounds of items were collected between the Kaiser Permanente Sports Village and 4200 Panorama Drive locations.
These events are made possible thanks to the Public Safety & Vital Services Measure (Measure N).
NO APRIL FOOL'S JOKE
@Bakersfield_Cal
has 🚫CLOSED all playground areas and equipment, as well as exercise equipment as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis.⚕️
Respect the closure, CONTINUE to SOCIAL DISTANCE.📏
We're all in this together, and we'll get through it TOGETHER.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows parts of Kern County and Bakersfield are still facing moderate-to-severe drought conditions.
According to
@NWSHanford
, we had .17" of rain yesterday AND today is Monday, so that means NO OUTDOOR WATERING.
Last week the City announced it would be receiving nearly $1.5 million in Highway Safety Improvement Program funds for multiple projects around the City to improve safety for pedestrians, students, bicyclists and drivers.
👀WATCH📹
Construction of the Centennial Corridor is progressing as seen in this drone video.
Funded through the Thomas Roads Improvement Program, it'll connect Hwy. 58, the 99, the Westside Parkway and I-5.
Completion is expected by early '23.
Video:
WATER RESTRICTIONS
It's been relatively dry this week and there's no rain forecasted in the near future, so remember our water restrictions that are currently in place.
- Limit outdoor landscape and turf water usage to three days per week
and only after 6 p.m. and before 9 a.m.
FORWARD INTO LIGHT🔦
@Bakersfield_Cal
is proud to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.🙋🗳️
Please watch Mayor
@karenkgoh
's video message as Bakersfield honors this once-in-a-lifetime occasion.
#ForwardIntoLight
🚲GONE BIKING
@Bakersfield_Cal
cut the ribbon ✂️ on Friday (6/4) for a nearly $1M urban greening project on Kentucky Street in east Bakersfield!
The project brings green travel options to residents plus more!
Learn more at (click the News 🔔 on the left)
🇺🇸JULY 4 ANNOUNCEMENT🚫🎆
@Bakersfield_Cal
has canceled this year's Independence Day fireworks celebration at the Park at River Walk due to current limits on public gatherings.
🇺🇸Please celebrate safely, legally and responsibly.
More details:
🚨RAMP RE-OPENING!🚨
The Thomas Roads Improvement Program will RE-OPEN the SB Hwy 99 to Ming Ave. off-ramps in the afternoon of Nov. 23!
Some intermittent lane closures may be needed in the coming weeks to complete some "punch list" items.
Thank you for everyone's patience!
GOING GREENER!💚
A nearly $1M Urban Greening Project will be getting underway soon along Kentucky Street!
⚒️The City held a groundbreaking for the project that will bring safer travel options to residents in the area.🚴♂️
Check it out!
We shared with you the the new Garden of Hope and mural at the Brundage Lane Navigation Center.
Residents in the Culinary Training Program at the BLNC manage the garden, growing vegetables, harvesting them and use them in recipes and feed other residents.
Join us Saturday, Nov. 26 at 5 p.m. for the Sixth Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Centennial Plaza at
@MechanicsBArena
, 1001 Truxtun Ave.
Santa and Mrs. Claus are expected to stop by!
Then, head inside after to watch the
@Condors
in the annual Teddy Bear Toss game at 7 p.m.
CONSERVE WATER
The latest Drought Monitor Report shows the majority of Kern County, including Bakersfield, is now under Exceptional Drought conditions.
As a reminder, MANDATORY water restrictions are in place for City of Bakersfield Water System customers.
👋GREETINGS FROM BAKERSFIELD!😎
If you're looking for stocking stuffers or just want a souvenir, check out this new "Greetings from Bakersfield" postcard magnet!
You get it for $4 at the Visit Bakersfield offices or order it online for $8 at .
Just in time for the holidays, Park Rangers McRoberts & Osornia recently helped reunite a man with his family.
He was missing for 3 months and was homeless, until Rangers McRoberts & Osornia found him and helped him get home.
#BakersfieldParkRangers
#homefortheholidays
Construction has started at Jastro Park where the future World War II Veterans Memorial will sit.
The Kern County WWII Veterans Memorial Committee anticipates the project to be completed by Veterans Day.
To donate to the project and to learn more, visit:
🙌FUTURE LEADERS WANTED
Do you have a child who you think will make a great leader?
Maybe you're a student who wants firsthand civic experience.
The City Council is recruiting students to serve on the Youth Commission for the 2022-23 school year. (CONT.)
FREE MOVIE🎥
@Bakersfield_Cal
's popular Movies in the Park series is back this summer, with this week's showing of The Secret Life of Pets 2 at Lowell Park (800 4th St) tonight! (6/11)
It's free to attend & you can bring snacks & something to sit on!
The movie starts at dusk.🌇
As we prepare for the ribbon cutting of the Centennial Corridor on Feb. 9, here's some good insight on how retired Bakersfield Congressman Bill Thomas helped secure more than half a billion dollars to connect Hwy. 58 to the Westside Parkway and I-5.
👀MEASURE N MONDAY
The City broke ground Friday on a playground rehabilitation project that will see upgrades at 12 parks in all seven City Wards.
The $4M project is made possible thanks to the Public Safety & Vital Services Measure (Measure N):
DID YOU KNOW?
Through the City's Open Budget Tool you can find out about expenditures and revenues.
If you want to learn about the City's payroll and benefits, for instance, all it takes is a few clicks and that information is available.
Open Budget:
😍BAKERSFIELD PRIDE
Show off your hometown pride with the great merch at the Bakersfield Swag store from Visit Bakersfield!
Pick up a new hat or t-shirt 👕 or maybe start your day with a coffee in a Bakersfield mug!☕
Order today:
KEEP CONSERVING!
Bakersfield has been doing a great job of water conservation, keep it up!
With all the RAIN🌧️ we've been getting this week, we want to remind everyone NOT to water their lawns.🚫💦
Thanks, and remember: Save Lives. Stay Home.
🤑SMALL BIZ GRANTS💵
@Bakersfield_Cal
's new ReSTART Small Business Grants are NOW available!
Get a grant of up to $5,000!
APPLY: (Click "COVID-19 Relief Funds)
More details:
A big thank you to our friends at
@BlueZones
Project Bakersfield.
Their team has utilized the Recreation & Parks Department's Adopt-A-Park program and has adopted Centennial Park!
HOMELESS PERSONS MEMORIAL
This year in Kern County 86 people have lost their lives while homeless.
As the City and agency partners continue to help with the homelessness issue, we took pause today at the inaugural Homeless Persons Memorial Vigil to remember those lives lost.
Today our Recreation & Parks Department unveiled the Adopt-A-Park sign for Atrevete Vive Mejor as official adopters of Stonecreek Park in Ward 7!
The group adopted the park last year and have been organizing regular cleanups at Stonecreek.
The day after incorporation, on Jan. 12, 1898, the City of Bakersfield was hit with snow.
According to The Daily Californian, "At about five o'clock this morning the light rain that had been falling for eight hours gave way to snow...
Thousands of people from around California have traveled to Bakersfield's
@MechanicsBArena
for the annual
@CIFState
Boys and Girls Wrestling Championships.
It runs through Saturday, Feb. 25.