The event was put on by the Kern River Valley Art Association and gave a space for vendors to sell their art while opening their new art spaces to the public.
The turnover of local officials in California City continues. Police Chief, Jesse Hightower, has been fired. Hightower was sworn in as permanent chief in November 2022.
The Taft Community Correctional Facility has been reopened and operational for the past few months, and holds federal charged and federal housed inmates.