Bakersfield

Bakersfield, in Kern County, is not your typical Californian city. It doesn't have the vast beaches of Los Angeles, or the vistas of Truckee or South Lake Tahoe. It's neither beach nor mountains, and while it's a central valley town it's as much oil as ag....

If you are in the music business, you will no doubt have heard of Bakersfield in Kern County in California. It’s the home of the Bakersfield Sound of country music which originated in the 1950’s and 60’s, and Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakam, and Merle Haggard were its best-known stars....

One of the major budget items for the city of Bakersfield must be for road signs. Specifically, the ones that read “Now Entering Bakersfield” and “Now Leaving Bakersfield”....

Bakersfield is a little bit the Rodney Dangerfield of California cities. Beautiful mountains all around, but Bakersfield is down on the flats. Some cities are famous for their proximity to ski resorts and casinos (looking at you Reno), while Bakersfield is famous for proximity to oil pumping operations.  But it is a bit of a bum rap: Bakersfield has come a long way in the last few years and Bakersfield...