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Bakersfield Cannabis Dispensary Zoning: Where Cannabis Is Allowed in Kern County
Bakersfield and unincorporated Kern County still ban commercial cannabis, while California City, McFarland and Arvin license some businesses. Here is how zoning, state taxes and federal rescheduling affect…
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1031 Exchange Commercial Property Rules: A 2026 Guide for Industrial Owners
How owners of warehouses and other commercial property defer capital gains tax in a 1031 exchange: the 45- and 180-day deadlines, how to avoid boot, reverse exchanges, what…
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Bakersfield Homeless Encampment Ordinance After Grants Pass: What Kern Property Owners Can Do
The Supreme Court’s Grants Pass ruling widened what cities may enforce on public land. Here is what Bakersfield, Kern County and Shafter have adopted, and the lawful tools…
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High Speed Rail Bakersfield Station: Location, Funding Fights and What It Means for Nearby Property
The first high-speed rail stop in Bakersfield is no longer planned for downtown. Here is what the 2026 Business Plan changed, how the line is funded after the…
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Net Operating Income (NOI): How to Calculate It on a Commercial Property
Net operating income drives value, loan size and almost every investment decision on a commercial building. Here is the formula, what belongs in it and the mistakes that…
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I-5 Stockdale Highway Travel Center: Kern Approves Truck Stop and 60-Room Hotel
Kern County approved Lynn Trucking’s plan for a 60-room hotel, 23 fuel pumps, a truck wash and a repair shop at the northwest corner of Interstate 5 and…
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SJVAPCD Rule 9510 Indirect Source Review and Eastern Kern Air Rules: What New Development in Kern County Must Do
Most new buildings on the Kern County valley floor must cut construction and traffic emissions or pay a per-ton fee under Rule 9510. Here is how it works,…
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Mt. Vernon Avenue Transfer Station Bakersfield: State Clears City Site to Accept Trash
A revised permit lets the City of Bakersfield’s southeast recycling and composting complex take municipal solid waste for transfer, with no increase in its 1,551-ton daily limit. Here…
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Kern River Lawsuit Bakersfield Guide: What the Court Fight Means for Water and Development
The California Supreme Court hears the Kern River fish-flow case Oct. 7, 2026, and the Kern County trial is set for Oct. 4, 2027. Here is what courts…
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Sheetz v County of El Dorado Impact Fees: Kern County Guide
The U.S. Supreme Court said in 2024 that impact fee schedules get the same takings scrutiny as one-off permit conditions. El Dorado County’s fee still survived. Here is…