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Interview: Bakersfield City Councilmember Andrae Gonzales On Pot, Downtown & Parks

KVPR | By Joe Moore
Published November 14, 2017 at 10:57 AM PST
City of Bakersfield
Gonzales says a final version of the "Making Downtown Bakersfield" plan should head to the city council in the next couple of months
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Andrae Gonzales represents Ward 2 on the Bakersfield City Council

It’s been an eventful first year on the Bakersfield City Council for Andrae Gonzales, who represents downtown, Westchester and other Ward 2 neighborhoods. The 24th Street widening project is moving forward despite a lengthy legal battle, plans for a high-speed rail station near Golden State and "F" Street are moving closer to reality, and the city has embraced a new planning process for the future of downtown. We spoke with Gonzales on Valley Edition to learn more about those issues, a new "pocket" park in East Bakersfield, and his decision to vote to ban commercial marijuana dispensaries in the city. 
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Government & Politics BakersfieldHigh Speed RailparksplanningmarijuanaKern Countydowntown BakersfieldInterview24th Street Project
Joe Moore
Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. He has led the station through major programming changes, the launch of KVPR Classical and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership the station was named California Non-Profit of the Year by Senator Melissa Hurtado (2019), and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting (2022).
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