Just finished speaking at today's 5:15 PM city council meeting in support of backyard hens. Making a public statement is easy. You fill...

Go to Bakersfield.com and in the search box near the top right corner type “backyard hens”. You will find the submitted and published...

Happy New Year backyard hen community. Wishing you a blessed, safe and joy filled 2023. One thing that we are going to do in 2023 is...

Aristotle - "A promise made is a promise kept." I wrote my editorial, submitted it and it was published today. Please take a moment to...

I hope many of you take Michelle’s challenge that she posted in the “City of Bakersfield Backyard Chicken Initiative'' Facebook page the...

This Thursday, May 26th the City of Bakersfield Backyard Chicken Initiative Facebook group is hosting a Zoom meeting at 6:00 PM. You are...

HOW TO WRITE The Bakersfield Californian Letters to the editor should address a single topic in no more than 250 words and be signed by...

During tonight's city council meeting there was one public comment made in support of backyard hens. Thank you Michelle for "getting the...

I have had numerous Bakersfield residents reach out to me recently inquiring about what they can do to help renew our efforts to amend...

I know that the Backyard Hen Community has strong views on many topics regarding the process we are involved in with trying to work in a...

This letter is intended to illustrate that rescinding the passed ordinance is not the right course of action because it is beginning to...

Dear Council Members, I am writing to express my continued support for backyard hens. I am requesting several actions of you. Please...

This is not done. The City should lift the temporary suspension and honor the vote that has already passed the backyard hen ordinance. It...

Our Council Members are trying to dismiss us as irrelevant. They are giving more respect to an unidentified group that is suing them with...

Earlier today our City Attorney met with the CEQA lawyer to discuss the potential lawsuit. Later in the day our City Attorney reported on...

The next City Council meeting is scheduled for January 20, 2021, at 5:15 p.m. IMPORTANT! PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL...

The City Council meeting scheduled for January 6, 2021, at 5:15 p.m. will not be physically open to the general public. THE ONLY WAY TO...

Dear Backyard Hen Community and Supporters, The Californian published a "2020 Year In Review: Non-COVID headlines prominent throughout...