The City of Bakersfield

The City of Bakersfield was incorporated on January 11, 1898 and is currently home to more than 403,000 residents, making it the ninth largest city in California, and 48th largest in the United States. The city operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The Mayor presides over the seven-member council as they act on behalf of our citizens. The council-appointed City Manager oversees the overall administration and day-to-day operations of the city. The City of Bakersfield welcomes and encourages all visitors of our online communities to contribute comments which are related to responsibilities of and topics pertaining to the City. The City of Bakersfield Social Media account is operated by the City of Bakersfield and posts are made by a City of Bakersfield staff member. Comments posted to this page will be monitored. The following postings/comments are prohibited: a. Comments not topically related to the administrators posting; b. Content that violates City policy, in...