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- Check5 days agoChange DetectedThe webpage has been updated to reflect the growth of Bakersfield's population to over 419,000, highlighting its status as the ninth-largest city in California. Additionally, significant updates include the approval of Economic Opportunity Area grants for local businesses and the initiation of restroom rehabilitation projects at Jefferson and Stiern Parks.SummaryDifference100%
- Check12 days agoChange DetectedThe City of Bakersfield has been awarded a significant $22.8 million state grant to establish a new 65-bed substance use treatment facility, addressing the urgent need for addiction services in the area. This grant marks the largest state funding received by the city in over a decade.SummaryDifference100%
- Check19 days agoChange DetectedThe web page has been updated to reflect that Bakersfield's population has grown to over 419,000, making it the ninth-largest city in California, while a traffic advisory regarding the Beale Avenue bridge closure has been removed.SummaryDifference100%
- Check27 days agoChange DetectedThe Beale Avenue bridge will be fully closed in both directions on April 25 for several hours due to repair work, replacing the previously planned intermittent closures.SummaryDifference50%
- Check34 days agoChange DetectedThe web page has updated its traffic advisory to reflect intermittent closures on Beale Avenue due to repair work, while the previous advisory regarding Cottonwood Road closures has been removed.SummaryDifference68%
- Check41 days agoChange DetectedThe web page now includes a traffic advisory for upcoming road closures on Cottonwood Road due to a sewer improvement project, while the previous advisory regarding lane closures on 24th Street has been removed.SummaryDifference93%
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