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    1. Introductory Section Definition of primary government: The City of Bakersfield is located south of the San Joaquin Valley and is approximately 100 miles north of Los Angeles. The City had an estimated population of 367, 315 as of January 2014. Government’s Financial Condition as of the balance sheet date: According to the letter of transmittal provided in the CAFR the finance director states the city is showing signs of recovery after the recent recession. The letter states that the City has

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    Memo Date: August 7, 2015 To: Kathleen M. Knutzen, Vice President of Academic Affairs California State University Bakersfield From: Puji Inverso P. I. Subject: Proposal for the legal file-sharing access for students Purpose The purpose of this proposal is to request Kathleen M. Knutzen, Vice President of Academic Affairs to give the approval for a comprehensive study regarding the file-sharing accessibility from the library’s database in order to establish whether considering a reduction

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    “For a minute, I thought that I was going to lose more of my family,” my grandmother, Vonnie Dynes, said. In the summer of 2013, my parents, brother, sister, 60-year-old grandparents, and I were set to go on vacation to San Francisco, California. We were going to see a San Francisco Giants baseball game and go to Alcatraz Island, a national park that used to hold some of the most dangerous criminals in the United States. After packing all of our luggage into our red, 2010 Nissan Armada, we were

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    Jagjeet Gill History of Photography Bakersfield Museum of Art I visited the Bakersfield Museum of Art this weekend and it was a great experience. The museum had different exhibits. Each exhibit had its own significance and had beautiful artwork. The first exhibit I visited was in the Chevron Gallery. This gallery was filled with oil paintings of landscapes, still life, and abstract paintings. The best thing about this exhibit was how it was prepared by the summer art camp program called “A Fresh

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    Furthermore, another incident occurred in Bakersfield, CA on April 01, 2016. The news reported the incident as Man Arrested for Alleged Human Trafficking, news anchor reported that “Fresno man is reportedly facing human trafficking charges, after he was allegedly found with a runaway teen, inside a hotel in Bakersfield. According to police, Michael Jones, 38, was found with a 14-year-old Fresno girl, inside Residence Hotel in Bakersfield. The girl, according to police, had been reported as a runaway

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    population characteristics, housing, families and living arrangement, education, health, economy, transportation, income and poverty, business, and geography between Bakersfield and Los Angles. In the www.census.gov.com, Bakersfield city population estimates was 368,483 in July 1, 2014.The male’s population is 181,676, and 49.3% of the Bakersfield. The female’s population is 187,083, and 50.7%. The population has been change since 2000. Persons under 5 years percentage was 9.0, under 18 years was 31.5

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    Our Bakersfield personal injury legal department is in charge of traffic and travel injuries and other accidents such as in swimming pools, slips, trips and falls and workers compensation. It also includes what we call tort cases, such as medical malpractice, product liability, wrongful arrests and dog bites. Most cases are taken on a contingency basis. This means there is no fee unless there is a recovery. Types of Personal Injury Cases we represent include: Car and auto accidents , Serious auto

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    "I believe in objective truth. It is impossible to teach morality apart from the church (Hunn A1)." Since the election and controversy of the candidate's views on The Bluest Eye issue, Chad Vegas was elected onto the board. According to The Bakersfield Californian, "The win adds Vegas, a self-described right-wing republican, to an already conservative board." Parent Anna Agenjo says, "I think he has a very narrow point of view. He feels only books that have uncontroversial topics should be taught

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    The overview of the typical activities I participated in at the Bakersfield Homeless Center consisted of providing 3 nutritional meals a day for the individuals and families at the center. We also created a variety of lunches for those who were contracted to work outside the center. In addition, I help process the fresh food donations that are collected each day, plan and prepare meals, wash dishes and sanitize the kitchen. Furthermore, I participated in activities that were beneficial to my education

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    Bakersfield California is a fun place for people to go on vacation. There is Beach Park, located near the city that has playing fields, bike paths, skate parks, and barbeque pits. There are lakes to go water skiing and boating, also Kern River County Park that has 50 campsites for a family to bring their children to enjoy a nice outdoor vacation. Restaurants, that force you to try new things and have the experience of eating in an older restaurant building. However, what most people don’t know is

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