The City of Bakersfield was incorporated on January 11, 1898 and is currently home to more than 403,000 residents, making it the ninth largest city in California, and 48th largest in the United States. The city operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The Mayor presides over the seven-member council as they act on behalf of our citizens. The council-appointed City Manager oversees the overall administration and day-to-day operations of the city. The City of Bakersfield welcomes and encourages all visitors of our online communities to contribute comments which are related to responsibilities of and topics pertaining to the City. The City of Bakersfield Social Media account is operated by the City of Bakersfield and posts are made by a City of Bakersfield staff member. Comments posted to this page will be monitored. The following postings/comments are prohibited: a. Comments not topically related to the administrator’s posting; b. Content that violates City policy, including abusive, harassing, intimidating, vulgar, obscene and offensive communications, communications that defame or libel others, and communications that infringe upon the privacy rights of others; c. Disparaging communications or jokes that are based on race, national origin, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law; d. Communications of any copyrighted materials, trade secrets, proprietary information, or any other highly sensitive confidential information; e. Solicitation of others for commercial ventures or religious, social or political causes; or f. Comments or communications that violate the Brown Act. The City of Bakersfield reserves the right to remove content that is deemed in violation of City policy or any applicable law.