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Bakersfield apartment to receive over $2 million to preserve affordable units
To preserve affordable housing for low-income Californians, Governor Gavin Newsom announced almost $160 million in funding that would be used to keep more affordable for up to 55 years.
Technical assistance and grant program launches for small businesses
The Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Technical Assistance and Grant Program will be launching on July first to assist small businesses.
Delano hopes to be the first city in the Central Valley to pass rent control
Renters in Delano are facing many challenges as the rent price keeps going up and the city of Delano is hoping that a rent control ordinance is passed so that they can be the first city in the Central Valley to pass rent control.
Bakersfield Women’s Business Conference prioritizes economic equity and mentorship
The Bakersfield Women’s conference is focused on equity and sisterhood as they prepare for their 2023 conference.
Will unemployment rates continue to rise in November despite record job growth?
California saw a historic spike in job creation allowing the governor’s office to report a restorative number of jobs available since the pandemic began.
President Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law
On August 16, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law which will lower costs for families, combat the climate crisis, reduce the deficit, and finally ask the largest corporations to pay their fair share.