Bakersfield City Council

City Council

Kern County activist faces 18 felony counts over alleged threats | #citycouncil

A Kern County activist is facing years in jail after authorities charged her with 18 felony counts for allegedly making terrorist threats against the Bakersfield City Council, the latest civic body to be roiled by unrest amid calls for a cease-fire in Gaza. Riddhi Patel, 28, who grew up in Bakersfield and works as the […]

Read More
City Council

Bakersfield City Council votes in new security measures for public city buildings | #citycouncil

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) — The Bakersfield City Council approved new security measures security measures in the council chambers and other public city buildings. RELATED: Five pro-Palestinian protestors released after arrest at city council meeting According to the resolution passed tonight, anyone attending a public meeting or entering a city building will be screened by on-site […]

Read More