Bob Smith
Candidate for City Council Member, Bakersfield, District 4 · Councilman Engineer Businessman
Local developer who has represented Ward 4 on the Bakersfield City Council since 2012. He cites completion of the Centennial Corridor and Westside Parkway, more than 100 police hires and a $6 million rainy-day fund, and leads a city task force on expanding jail beds.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Defends Measure N spending, saying over 60 percent goes to public safety, and calls the catch-and-release cycle the missing link in crime.
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Supports expanding bike lanes, arguing they slow traffic and improve safety.
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Plans to keep advancing infrastructure, groundwater security and economic development.
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