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State issues additional recommendations to CDC isolation, quarantine timeframes
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated guidance to align with the recommended isolation and quarantine timeframes that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in December.
Governor Newsom appoints Bakersfield resident to Kern County Superior Court
Christie Canales Norris, 37, of Bakersfield, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Kern County Superior Court.
State finds County of Kern out of compliance in County’s housing element
The State Department of Housing and Community Development has notified the County of Kern it is out of compliance in the County’s housing element.
County gets big win with Proposition 68 funding
With support from the Parks and Facilities Operation, Boys and Girls Club of South Kern, the Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment (CRPE), and the young people in Lamont’s community, Comité Progreso de Lamont spent the last two years designing the map for the Lamont Park transformation.
Kern County residents describe their experience with COVID-19
As of December 1, 2021, 45 percent of Kern County’s eligible population has been fully vaccinated.
Lost Hills residents protest to stop their utility bill from increasing by an extra 100 dollars
Lost Hills residents are being asked to pay an extra 100 dollars on their water utility bill to remove a drainage to expand highway 46.