A new, more responsive 988 call center will be opening in Bakersfield soon. Kern County Behavioral Health personnel are still taking calls from their current facility.
About 3,000 people call the Kern Crisis Hotline each month in need of mental health services. That number is expected to climb by a third, thanks to the easy-to-dial 988.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors met as scheduled for Tuesday’s January 25, 2022 Board Meeting. Chairman Phillip Peters (District 1), Supervisor Zack Scrivner (District 2), Supervisor Mike Maggard (District
The Bakersfield Police Department said 82-year-old suspect in a Sunday morning shooting and explosion in Central Bakersfield was described by neighbors as possibly suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s symptoms.