Bakersfield, California
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L.A. gets $60-million stimulus grant for 'smart grid' electric power system...batteries to store energy from windmills in Tehachapi. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. received a $25-million grant to test underground "compressed air energy storage" near Bakersfield. More in: Antonio Villaraigosa, Colleges and... In this article: Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, Lithium, Southern California Edison Co., Pacific Gas and Electric Co., U.S. Department of Energy, and Hilda Solis |
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Medical News Today | November 03, 2009
Dramatic Settlement Sets National Model For H1N1 Hospital Safety Measures To Protect Patients And Nurses
...healthcare coverage. The settlement covers RNs in major hospitals in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Bernardino, the Central Coast, Bakersfield, Redding, Grass Valley, Mount Shasta, Reno, and Las Vegas. RNs remain in bargaining...
In this article: Policies and Procedures, Catholic Healthcare West, Sacramento, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Bernardino, Medical advice, and Google map
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L.A. Times - Sports1 | October 22, 2009
Lance Armstrong to ride in the Tour of California
...Bear. The race will begin in Nevada City and make a southward tour, visiting Sacramento, Davis, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Modesto, Visalia, Bakersfield, Pasadena, Big Bear, Los Angeles and Thousand Oaks. Tour...
In this article: Lance Armstrong, Tour of California, Levi Leipheimer, Twitter, Tour de France, Dave Zabriskie, Giro, George Hincapie, and California
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Major Nurses Strike And Picket Looms October 30 As RNs To Protest Hospital Gaps In Swine Flu Safety
...Beach in the south to Eureka and Redding in the north, and include major facilities in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Bakersfield, Stockton, and the Central Coast. Additionally, nurses will picket major facilities in Las...
In this article: CNA, NNOC, California, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Eureka, and Sacramento
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CBS News | October 27, 2009
Armstrong to Compete in Tour of Calif.
...to Sacramento. It will pass through Davis, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Modesto, Visalia, Bakersfield, Pasadena, Big Bear Lake, Los Angeles and end in Thousand Oaks, home of title sponsor Amgen. Stage 7 will be the...
In this article: Lance Armstrong, California, Tour of California, Tour de France, Giro, Levi Leipheimer, Los Angeles, All rights reserved, Giro d'Italia, and Dave Zabriskie
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Yahoo! News | October 22, 2009
Armstrong to return to revamped Tour of California in 2010 (AFP)
It will pass through Davis, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Modesto, Visalia, Bakersfield, Pasadena, Big Bear Lake, Los Angeles and end in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks, home of title sponsor Amgen. Stage...
In this article: Lance Armstrong, Tour of California, Twitter, Los Angeles, Tour de France, Levi Leipheimer, California, Sacramento, Amgen, and Los Angeles Lakers
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Description from Wikipedia:
Bakersfield is a large city at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California, United States. It is one of the fastest-growing large-population cities in the USA, and is located roughly equidistant between Los Angeles and Fresno, 110 mi to the south and north respectively. Bakersfield is the 11th fastest growing city in the United States with a population of over 100,000, and the fastest growing city in the United States with a population of over 250,000.
As of 2008, the population was estimated at 328,692 within the city limits, making it the 11th largest city in California and the 57th largest city in the United States according to U.S. Census estimates. The Bakersfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has a population of 780,711, making it the 65th largest metropolitan area in the country. It is California's third largest inland city, after Fresno and Sacramento. The city's economy relies on agriculture, petroleum extraction and refining, and manufacturing.
- Also Known As:
- California's Country Music Capital
- Type:
- City
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1869
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 131
- Total Area (km):
- 296.3
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 113.1
- Land Area (km):
- 292.9
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 1.3
- Water Area (km):
- 3.4
- Elevation (ft):
- 404
- Elevation (m):
- 123
- Time Zone:
- PST
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