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Wasco cops using pedal power
WASCO — Wasco is a different town when seen from a bicycle than it is from behind the wheel of a squad car, says Jose Perez, a sheriff's deputy in the northern Kern County town.

Cal State's 30-year evolution
Residents and politicians fought hard to get a state university here in Bakersfield.

Graduates credit CSUB for successes
For a lot of people, Cal State Bakersfield was and is the right place at the right time.

Officials exploring financial options for City Center project
City officials are expecting to bring the private City Center project and a city-owned baseball stadium to the Bakersfield City Council for approval by mid-March.

School donations making a difference
In November, Horace Mann School received five violins and two clarinets; Harris School was given $2,000 in mini-grants; and Downtown Elementary landed a computer, complete with keyboard, monitor and color printer.

Plan for new Tehachapi high school now on hold
TEHACHAPI — The latest change in state funding procedures may have doomed Tehachapi's chances to build a new high school in the foreseeable future.

Rexland Acres sewage funds up in air
Residents struggling to bring sewer service to their working-class neighborhood southeast of Bakersfield have had to shift strategy, but remain optimistic they will find money for the project.

Justice is served: Criminal justice professor returns to CSUB after life-saving
Doris Hall stood in front of the packed lecture hall Wednesday at Cal State Bakersfield feeling something akin to opening-night jitters. "I expect you guys to let me know if I say something that makes absolutely no sense," she nervously announced to her criminal justice class between long sips of bottled water.

Tehachapi workshop aims to 'get this mountain top unified'
TEHACHAPI — It's time to do more than talk — it's time to put goals into action.

Ski accident victim to have surgery
A former Bakersfield resident critically injured in a skiing accident Thursday is undergoing surgery at a Southern California hospital this afternoon.

Winter ills bring crowding to ERs
Bakersfield emergency rooms are crowded with many patients this winter, much like last winter, leaving patients with minor health problems in the waiting room.

Lamont to get apartments
LAMONT — Apartments that are both large and affordable should be available here for low- to medium-income families by this summer.

Students' art on display at museum
Artwork from students throughout Kern County brightens the walls of the Bakersfield Museum of Art during a show that kicks off today.

Proposal for water park remains afloat
An $8 million northwest Bakersfield aquatic park is treading water as it awaits further investment.

Digest 1-7
PORTERVILLE — An 89-year-old Porterville man died Friday in a fire that burned the travel-trailer where he lived.

Funeral services for Jan. 7
The Californian provides a free death listing (Services Pending, or Services Scheduled), using information supplied by mortuaries. The in-depth notices that follow are paid obituaries and remembrances, available to families and the public; these listings must be purchased by 4 p.

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