Kathryn Halling
Candidate for City Council Member, Bakersfield, District 3 · Bookkeeper/Business Owner
Bookkeeper and owner of Got Your Numbers Bookkeeping, a business she started in 2022, and a former math teacher at Highland High School. A Bakersfield native, she was endorsed by Assemblyman Stan Ellis.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Says Measure N was sold as funding for police and fire but now raises far more while the city loses officers, and argues that money should go to public safety.
“That money belongs to the people who answer the call.”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Wants the city to stop spending on permanent supportive housing, criticizing the Ramkabir Motel conversion, and calls homelessness in large part a drug problem.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Wants city policy to make living and working in Bakersfield cheaper, with restraint on fees and support for small businesses that hire.
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Puts core infrastructure such as sewers and streets ahead of new projects and wants residents told what is being fixed and when.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Makes financial transparency her top priority, calling for timely audits and monthly financial reports.
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