Bakersfield City Council rejects additional funding for Eviction Prevention Services program

June 30, 2023 / By Victoria Rodgers
Tags: Bakersfield, Bakersfield city council, FY2024, Kern County

During their June 28 meeting, the Bakersfield City Council chose not to allocate additional funding from the Fiscal Year 2024 budget to create the Eviction Prevention Services program, the comprehensive right-to-counsel program that would provide tenant rights education and outreach, legal services, and advice for landlord/tenant issues, and attorney representation for tenants in court.