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Apr. 23: Water, Sewer Rates Could Be Rising In Bakersfield. Here’s Why.

By Elizabeth Arakelian,
Jonathan Linden
Published April 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM PDT
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Bakersfield City Manager Christian Clegg joins the show to discuss why he made a recent proposal to increase water and sewer rates. He also shares why the city’s current rates aren’t keeping up with infrastructure needs.

Plus, the latest news headlines: California High Speed Rail CEO visits Fresno, and sequoia trees go up across the U.S. in honor of Earth Day.

Central Valley Daily
Elizabeth Arakelian
A Valley native, Elizabeth earned her bachelor's degree in English Language Literatures from the University of California, Santa Cruz and her master's degree in journalism from New York University. She has covered a range of beats. Her agriculture reporting for the Turlock Journal earned her a first place award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
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Jonathan Linden
Jonathan Linden is a podcast producer at KVPR. Born and raised in Riverside, he's a Southern California native. Jonathan's passion for public radio began at a young age when his brother would play NPR while driving him home from middle school. He earned his B.A. in journalism from Biola University in 2019.
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