List of Reports
Road condition
Saturday, October 19, 2013, 10:54 AM
Description:
there are a lot of potholes on Comanche Rd in Arvin CA ...
Road condition (San Diego / Emperor) 2
Saturday, October 19, 2013, 10:33 AM
Description:
there is huge a pothole on the corner of San Diego St and Emperor Ave in Lamont CA that is very dangerous to pedestrians. Many students have to go thru that street to catch the bus and many have fallen and hurt themselves ...
Cloud of Dust after Pond Exit
Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 11:07 AM
Description:
Hi, I'm driving through Delano on HWY 99 and just past the Pond exit northbound there's like a cloud, a cloud of like dust of some sort and there's like a pine smell, and before the pine smell there's like another odor, I can't really describe it but there's clouds of dust or maybe even smoke but it ...
Electrical Box Open and Exposed Cable
Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 04:21 PM
Description:
In front of this residence there is an electrical box that has been vandalized and there are some electrical cables exposed. This can be a real danger to residents of the area. ...
Edison and Sunset Rd:
Monday, August 5, 2013, 01:57 PM
Description:
There is sign at this location with big bold letter “NO DUMPING” and under this sign are discarded house hold furnishings including a television. ...
Cottonwood and Curnow Rd
Monday, August 5, 2013, 01:55 PM
Description:
Fertilizer or manure was piled up at this intersection along the side of the road adjacent to a field. After it was applied to the field the residue which is made up of small rocks and fine yellow powder has been left by the road side. Every time the wind is stirred up by a fast moving vehicle, t ...
Buena Vista and Adobe Rd:
Monday, August 5, 2013, 01:00 PM
Description:
A carcass of a dog can be seen in front of the dairy not far from this intersection. ...
Kettleman Hills Facility
Friday, July 26, 2013, 01:38 PM
Description:
The farmworker town of Kettleman City is a violation of environmental justice and the civil rights of the people of color and Spanish-speaking residents of Kettleman City. The residents of Kettleman City continue to suffer high rates of unexplained birth defects, infant deaths and childhood cancer, ...
Pesticide drift on I5 and Old River Road
Friday, June 21, 2013, 11:24 AM
Description:
Hello, My name is Daniela ****. I'm calling to report pesticide drift that occurred on Sunday around 6:45 PM on Interstate 5 and Old River Road a cross duster was spraying on the field to the east side of the field flying from south to north and sprayed a cloud of green dust, a green cloud that dr ...
Illegal Dumping on Pioneer and Sterling
Friday, June 14, 2013, 11:17 AM
Description:
there is a lot of trash at the corner of Pioneer St. and Sterling st, Bakersfield ...
Illegal Dumping corner of El Tejon Ave. and California St.
Friday, June 14, 2013, 10:10 AM
Description:
On the south east corner of this intersection there are some apartments and there are apartments with multiple large pieces of furniture that have been tossed in the back and are potential rodent and fire hazards. Please come and take a look at this and clean it up. ...
Street Lights Not Working in Hilltop
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 02:43 PM
Description:
There are about 60 light posts in this area of Bakersfield surrounding Hilltop Dr. and not a single light works... ...
Illegal Dumping on Shalane Avenue
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 09:18 AM
Description:
There is a vacant lot at this location that is used as an illegal dumping site. There is a lot of trash as well as furniture and graffiti at this location. ...
Illegal Dumping Causes City of Bakersfield To NOT Empty Our Dumpster
Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 01:15 AM
Description:
I live at this apartment complex and I've noticed a family, who lives up the street, dumping trash cans full of household waste into our designated dumpster. Also, some people decide to dump unwanted furniture pieces either in or around that dumpster- which causes the City of Bakersfield to not empt ...
Dump site on the corner of Virginia and Flower
Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 01:10 PM
Description:
There are a lot of abandoned shopping carts in an empty lot on the corner of Virginia and Flower ave in Bakersfield. There are also other dumped items like clothes and garbage in this empty lot. Today is May 7th, 2013 and it is about 11:00am ...
Stop Signs Intersection of 223 and Tejon Rd
Monday, May 6, 2013, 01:55 PM
Description:
There are stop signs only on Tejon Road but no stop signs on Highway 223. CRLAF has talked with the Mayor before. Mayor’s office has said there's nothing they can do because one side is the county. Kids pass through there a lot, especially in the mornings. ...
Dust near Buena Vista Mobile Home Park
Monday, May 6, 2013, 11:39 AM
Description:
Road irrigators drive their motorcycles very close to the mobile home park. This stirs up a lot of dust that constantly goes directly to the community. Neighbors have tried talking to the owners' of the motorcycles and the irrigators but they just laugh. ...
Fracking Wastewater Discharged into Dirt Sump
Friday, April 12, 2013, 01:26 AM
Description:
Last October an oil well operation (most likely fracking) in Shafter was observed to be discharging wastewater into a dirt sump. This was recorded on video. The Regional Water Board saw the video this week and decided to investigate. The question is whether this practice is common and whether it ...
hazardous deposits of coal along railroad tracks
Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 10:12 AM
Description:
Along the BNSF railroad tracks in Wasco and going south from Poso Ave there are large quantities of coal scattered around on the ground. This seems to be an environmental hazard because coal is known to contain mercury, arsenic, lead, cadmium and other toxic heavy metals. This should be cleaned up ...
Construction worker without proper protective equipment
Thursday, March 28, 2013, 12:14 PM
Description:
It's March 28. The time is 12:14pm and we're on Highway 99 heading south. It's the exit right before Kimberlina - I think it's Famoso. There's a truck or some kind of big machine truck pouring out some black material that looks like tar, powdered tar, and there's a worker right next to it and all of ...
Trash on Williams between Lincoln & Jefferson Streets, Bakersfield
Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 07:50 AM
Description:
Queria hacer un reporte sobre la calle Williams entre la calle Lincoln and la calle Jefferson aqui en Bakersfield California. Lo que pasa es que hay demasiado basura tirada afuera de los apartamentos y en la calle y es donde se para el bus donde se recojen los ninos y hay un mal olor y demasiado bas ...
Toxic exposure from Salon in Mojave Ca
Friday, January 18, 2013, 05:32 PM
Description:
I work at a non profit agency in Mojave, California. My organization shares a building with a salon. Within this building, there are no functional windows, thus there is no ventilation. The owner of the salon does not have the appropriate professional ventilation to rid her shop of the chemicals tha ...
Vacant lot Trashed
Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 11:49 AM
Description:
Vacant land owned by (?) is trashed and filled with tires, oil spills, broken furniture, graffiti and work place material such as dry wall and pulled out rugs. Also this land has various ponds that according to the community have been filled with water for months causing health concerns. This lot i ...
Two Streetlights along La Madrid Street and One Streetlight on Packard Drive Not Working - Arvin
Friday, December 21, 2012, 05:14 PM
Description:
I'm calling to report 3 streetlights in Arvin that are not working: 1) in the middle of La Madrid Street, 2) on La Madrid Street near the corner with Alderete Drive, and 3) on Packard Drive near the corner with Alderete Drive. We'd like it if someone would come repair them. ...
Need More Stop Signs - Lamont (South Vineland Rd and Sunset Blvd)
Sunday, December 2, 2012, 10:17 PM
Description:
On corner of South Vineland Rd and Sunset Blvd, there is only one stop sign. Stop signs are only on Vineland and cars that pass on Sunset pass very fast. In this intersection, some accidents have happened recently and it makes it very dangerous, especially for kids who attend Vineland school, which ...
Oil spill and oil vapors (immediately north of 5808 Woodmere Dr., Bakersfield)
Thursday, October 18, 2012, 10:50 AM
Description:
Oil spill around well and petroleum related vapors detected in the air up to 1000' away from the well. The parcel is immediately north of 5808 Woodmere Drive. ...
Street Lights Not Lit at Night Along 3 Streets in Lamont
Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 08:22 AM
Description:
I wanted to report that along the following streets in Lamont there are street lights that are regularly not lit at night: Camino Oso, Camino Estrella, and Camino La Jolla. Can someone check these lights and see why they don't light up at night? ...
Smog/Truck Exhaust problem at Mt. Vernon & Niles, Bakersfield
Monday, September 10, 2012, 01:26 PM
Description:
I live immediately behind the parking lot of Vallarta on the corner of Mt. Vernon and Niles. This is near the area where Vallarta supermarket operates their bus shuttles and have a stop there in the parking lot. I cannot sit for long periods in my yard as fumes from the idling buses (which stay ru ...
Illegal Dumping - Bakersfield (vacant lot at Allen and Noriega)
Monday, August 20, 2012, 10:38 AM
Description:
I have seen a lot of trash being dumped, even some old furniture in the vacant lot on the corner of Allen Rd. and Noriega Rd. ...
Possible Dumping/Water Contamination in Arvin (Corner of Di Giorgio and Comanche)
Monday, August 13, 2012, 01:14 PM
Description:
This is a cold storage in the corner of Di Giorgio and Comanche (Green Valley). There is a strong odor coming from there. The facility notice that I been going there a lot so what they are doing is diminishing the odor by pouring detergent into the contaminated water. The first five picture was when ...
Weeds, trash, Graffiti, tumbleweeds in Shafter (Corner of Shafter Ave & Richland Ave)
Thursday, August 2, 2012, 09:04 PM
Description:
One mile south of Shafter in the unincorporated community called Smith Corner there is an extremely unsightly yard and boarded up home. Trash is everywhere and gang graffiti covers the home. Across the street tumbleweeds are piled up against an abandoned store. Video attached. ...
Large Gas Flare just north of Shafter
Friday, July 27, 2012, 01:00 PM
Description:
This flare burns continuously just southwest of the corner of Mannel and Merced less than one mile north of Shafter. Sometimes, like today, the flames are 10 ft in length. Other days the flames are smaller. An oil field worker commented that they were unable to sell the natural gas coming up with ...
Covanta Delano Power Plant
Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 01:04 PM
Description:
Delano Covanta Inc Company Information 31500 Pond Rd Delano, CA, United States (661) 792-3067 There is strong odor and cloud of something at the middle of the night as you pass thru Hwy 99. ...
Illegal Dumping
Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 10:45 AM
Description:
Illegal Dumping at the Corner of Hall Rd. and Main St. in Lamont, CA Behind Little Caesars Pizza (in an alley)!!! ...
No sidewalks and damaged streets
Sunday, July 8, 2012, 12:03 PM
Description:
hello i live on the outside of Lamont in front of the new apartments. We have no sidewalks and all the streets have big cracks. My Grandma is sick and needs to depend on a electric chair. There is no sidewalk for her to go on and the streets are really bad. I am scared for her safety because she has ...
vandalism with graffiti
Thursday, July 5, 2012, 01:26 PM
Description:
on the corners of Pioneer Drive and Dorothy St, East Bakersfield, there is a lot of graffiti on a wall, and that is the route kids use to go to school and it is not a good thing for kids to see, it gives the impression that it's ok to vandalize other people's properties ...
trash on streets
Thursday, July 5, 2012, 01:21 PM
Description:
there is a lot of trash on the corners of Sterling Rd. and Pioneer Drive, East Bakersfield. there are shopping carts, old tires, and many other things, it looks bad. please send this report to the agency in charge of cleaning our streets, i think it is county not city. ...
General concerns re: Kern Oil & Refining Company
Monday, July 2, 2012, 11:14 PM
Description:
At spring KEEN Task Force meetings, community members expressed general concerns regarding environmental contamination and workplace safety. ...
Trash & Tumbleweeds on Sycamore Road between Walnut Drive and Meyer Street, Arvin
Monday, July 2, 2012, 04:35 PM
Description:
There's trash and tumbleweeds on Sycamore Road between Walnut Drive and Meyer Street. ...
Garbage along Tejon Highway between California Route 223 and 5th Avenue, Arvin
Monday, July 2, 2012, 03:16 PM
Description:
There's a lot of garbage along the Tejon Highway between California Route 223 and 5th Avenue (near the railroad tracks). The trash has been there for more than a month and even includes some big items, like a couch. ...
Weedpatch/Lamont Sump Holes
Monday, July 2, 2012, 01:56 PM
Description:
In May/June, KEEN Task Force members identified three sump holes in Weedpatch/Lamont blocked by lots of trash. Kern County Code Enforcement cleaned up two of the three sump holes already. The Task Force will discuss the status of the third sump hole (in Lamont at entrance to Alicante Ave behind the ...
Abandoned, vandalized model homes in Arvin (at La Rosa Ave. and S. Comanche Dr.)
Monday, July 2, 2012, 01:54 PM
Description:
estas casas estan abandonadas y los bandalos las usan para hacer grafity ademas que son mal aspecto para la ciudad ya que estan llenas de basura pueden causar un insendio. por favor que alguien tome cartas en el asunto.por salud para nuestros ninos. These houses are abandoned and vandals mark them ...
Brown & Bryant - Arvin
Sunday, July 1, 2012, 12:00 PM
Description:
Site is not in proper condition – there are some holes in the blacktop, unclear how far down the holes go. Grass is also growing through the blacktop in some places. Concern is that rainwater is reaching contaminated soil and may be leaching into the community’s nearby drinking water in a well j ...
Trash In Lamont
Thursday, June 28, 2012, 01:05 PM
Description:
An alley near the corner of Hall Road and Main Street between Segrue and Hall in Lamont. There's lots of trash that includes couches etc. ...
Pedestrian cross
Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 01:28 PM
Description:
In Arvin drivers DO NOT respect Pedestrian crossings. Were asking for more police enforcement!!! ...
Oil Tank Explosion in Arvin
Thursday, June 21, 2012, 04:02 PM
Description:
1 dead, 1 injured in Kern County explosion The Associated Press Posted: 06/19/2012 01:05:45 PM PDT Updated: 06/19/2012 01:05:45 PM PDT ARVIN, Calif.—An oil tank explosion in Kern County has left one man dead and another person with severe burn injuries. Authorities tell the Bakersfield Cali ...
Coal Ash Disposal Question
Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 01:15 PM
Description:
Three power plants in Kern County are permitted to burn coal. All three are also permitted to burn clean biomass. They are: Mt Poso, Rio Bravo Poso, and Rio Bravo Jasmin. Since ash from incineration of coal is usually treated as a hazardous material and the ash from biomass is not, how are the t ...
Pesticide Drift from Vineyard near Weedpatch Highway & Fuller Drive
Monday, June 11, 2012, 07:46 AM
Description:
On Monday, June 4, pesticide spray from Giumarra Vineyards near Weedpatch Highway & Fuller Drive (near Lamont) caused neighbors across the street to develop headaches, nausea and vomiting. Initial reports to Kern County Fire Department were that 13 people were affected, but once fire officials check ...
Community Recycling smog pollution
Saturday, June 9, 2012, 08:05 AM
Description:
today at 8:00 a.m. I was passing by the Community Recycling Center and i noticed a clouds of smog in the facility located in the corner of bear mountain Blvd. and weedpatch Hwy in Arvin. the cloud was comming out of the machines they were operation, some was dust and some was kind of vapor comming o ...
Illegal Dumping Waste Oil & Tires
Friday, May 11, 2012, 01:40 PM
Description:
Bakersfield City Solid Waste worker discovered this illegal dump of waste oil & used tires. Solid Waste Supervisor reported the incident to Bakersfield Fire Dept. who removed the waste oil for proper disposal and Bakersfield Solid Waste removed the tires for proper disposal, even though the illegal ...
Trash in Water Canals on H Street between Pacheco and White Lane
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 05:02 PM
Description:
Voicemail message from 3:04 PM Transcript: I'd like to report trash in the water canals going down H Street between Pacheco and White Lane. That is on H street. There's all sort of trash in there - laundry carts, shopping carts, baskets, I even think I saw a closet door. Thank you. ...
Delano:Pesticide spraying near between two nearby schools
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 01:36 PM
Description:
A field on Browning Road between 20th Ave and Cecil Ave was being sprayed while students were walking home. Students from La Vina Middle School and Morningside Elementary School were walking home on Browning Road while the field was being sprayed. School was dismissed early today because of State ...
Toxic Parks - Pioneer Park
Monday, April 30, 2012, 04:16 PM
Description:
2) trash in 3 feet of water no signs or yellow tape childrens soccer field pioneer park both in bakersfield ca ...
Smoke from Open Fire
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 01:41 PM
Description:
These blown over almond trees (see video) were observed on April 13, 2012 burning near the corner of Los Angeles and Scaroni west of Shafter. The leaves were still green and the fire was making thick, black smoke. ...
toxic parks - Virginia Park
Monday, April 23, 2012, 10:58 PM
Description:
1) illegal dumping across the street from childrens park virginia park less than 50 ft away dead animals,tires, lightbulbs,trash ...
standing water in dairy corral
Sunday, April 15, 2012, 01:19 PM
Description:
On April 13, 2012, pools of water were observed in corrals at a dairy. The water was not draining away after the rain had stopped but soaking into the ground. ...
Street in Bad Shape (Winter Lane, Lamont)
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 07:28 PM
Description:
Esta calle no a sido pavimentada, se necesita ayuda de emergencia. Se han hecho peticiones por medio de otras entidades y no se ha hecho nada. This street isn't paved, and the situation is urgent. Requests have been made to various entities but no one's done anything about it yet. ...
Students Sickened After Pesticide Drifts Over Bus
Thursday, March 29, 2012, 01:06 PM
Description:
Will there be a follow up of the incident in this article? BY JASON KOTOWSKI Californian staff writer jkotowski@bakersfield.com A school bus was hit with pesticide drift Thursday morning, prompting decontamination of 30 students. A crop duster dropped its load about 7:50 a.m. in the 25800 block of ...
Brown and Bryant Hazardous Waste Contaminated Site in Shafter
Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 12:21 PM
Description:
This is an abandoned pesticide distribution site which was taken over by the City of Shafter and the Department of Toxic Substance Control. The ground at the site is contaminated with pesticides from many years ago. The site was fenced and closed over 30 years ago but judging by the grafiti that ke ...
Sulfur Spill in Bakersfield
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 01:51 PM
Description:
On Feb. 22, 2010, Bakersfield Fire Dept. responded to a reported hazrdous condition, yellow powder in roadway at 23rd & C Sts. Upon arrival, Company 1 noted a 50 pound bag of sulfur fertilizer, broken open with 3 lbs of product in the gutter. Haz-Mat crews removed the sulfur from the roadway, miti ...