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Residents press Bakersfield on pedestrian deaths; councilmember seeks local‑hire ordinance for Southeast Bakersfield projects
Summary
Public speakers warned the council that pedestrian and cyclist fatalities rose this year; a councilmember asked staff to draft a local‑hire ordinance to direct benefits from more than $100 million in planned Southeast Bakersfield public‑works investments to local residents.
Residents and community advocates used the public‑comment period to press Bakersfield officials on pedestrian safety and reuse of vacant properties, while a councilmember urged the creation of a local‑hire ordinance to ensure Southeast Bakersfield residents benefit from upcoming public works investments.
"We had 57 fatalities confirmed with the mortuary or the morgue," said cycling advocate and special‑education teacher Zachary Griffin, recounting a rise in…
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