Good morning, Bakersfield.

The Jingle Bell Club is hosting Partini Fore the Kids at Bakersfield Country Club on Oct.

15 to fund Christmas parties for first-graders at low-income schools. The event will feature a silent auction, live auction, food and cocktails – tickets are available on the club’s website.

Bakersfield residents raised privacy concerns on Aug.

19 about Flock cameras logging over 850,000 plate reads in 30 days—questioning who can view the data and urging more public oversight in the city.

Camille, a two-year-old, recently spayed dog, is now available for adoption at the Bakersfield Animal Care Center on S.

Mt Vernon Ave. The shelter is offering $0 adoption fees all August (a chance for families to welcome a loving companion).

Bakersfield community members and local musicians are working to save Buck Owens' Crystal Palace—an iconic venue that closed last year—as the Buck Owens Private Foundation reviews offers while petitions and local groups call for its preservation to honor the Bakersfield Sound legacy.

After a kitchen fire on Tuesday, Chuy’s Restaurant in northwest Bakersfield will reopen today for its weekly Cruise Night car show as food trucks (supporting 10% of sales going to the Bakersfield Burn Foundation) serve guests while DJ Richie Rich hosts giveaways.

East Bakersfield fabric store owners warned local shoppers that the beloved shop may close unless a buyer steps in soon.

The owners are exploring options to secure a sale and keep the business open.

Central Valley farmers are switching from almonds to agave—used in tequila and mezcal—due to new water restrictions, with KVPR’s Rachel Livinal reporting from a Merced farm today.

A federal appeals court rejected state backup plans for reducing valley air pollution this month, saying regulators were too lenient and that officials must consider stronger measures to clean the air soon.

California approved new tire efficiency standards that require replacement tires to meet energy guidelines beginning in 2029—drivers could pay about $1.50 extra per tire but may save around $179 in gas over a set's lifetime.

The CDC reports that COVID infections are rising nationwide, but Kern County ER doctor Dr. Willie Franklin at Adventist Health says local cases remain mild and few require hospitalization.

He advises those at higher risk to follow public health guidelines (wear masks and get vaccinated).

City documents show plans for a major anchor store with a fuel facility and additional retail shops at a vacant lot (currently used for agriculture) in NW Bakersfield at the southwest corner of Seventh Standard Road and Calloway Drive bordering Shafter.

The 7th Standard Marketplace Project will include ten buildings and landscaped outdoor areas.