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City Council Meeting · October 21, 2026

Bakersfield to set aside $4M to explore contracting jail beds for chronic offenders

Bakersfield is taking a hard look at its repeat offender problem by moving forward with a plan to set aside $4 million to explore contracting jail bed space…

Recent meetingsOct 13 – Oct 21

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Oct 21Special Prop 47 Local Advisory Committee Oct 20Civil Service Commission to Review Job Specs and Reclassifications Oct 20Historic Preservation Commission Oct 20Bakersfield’s Multi-Modal Traffic Committee to Review Progress Report Oct 15Planning Commission approves several major housing and commercial development projects Oct 13Multi Modal Transportation And Traffic Safety Committee

Issues to watch

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Urban Tree Canopy and Air Quality ManagementFollow →Brown Act Compliance and Remote Public ParticipationFollow →Jail Bed Space and Chronic Offender AccountabilityFollow →Departmental Position ReclassificationsFollow →

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Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 7451continued Zone Change No. 24-0004approved Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 6871 (Phased)approved Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 6866 (Phased)pending

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