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Bakersfield

American  
[bey-kerz-feeld] / ˈbeɪ kərzˌfild /

noun

  1. a city in S California.


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Among those killed in the attack was the brother of the co-director of the Chabad of Bakersfield and the son of a close friend of Bryski’s wife.

From Los Angeles Times

An almost 50-year-old horticulture company in Bakersfield, Calif., is rolling out an AI agent that connects its growers with decades of wisdom from professional agronomists.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We deserve to have emergency departments that work,” said Mitchell, who lives in Bakersfield and worries this isn’t an Altadena-specific issue.

From Los Angeles Times

He also served on the Bakersfield City Council and had spent four years working for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

From Los Angeles Times

Once a prison, the facility in the Mojave Desert, located 67 miles east of Bakersfield, reopened in April to hold people in removal proceedings, including Khan.

From Los Angeles Times