Bakersfield hosts Safe Streets Meeting

Bakersfield residents discusses their concerns about violence and street racing during the Safe Streets Meeting Tuesday.

RESIDENTS WANTING TO BE SAFE ATHOME AND WHEN THEYHEAD OUT.THE BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL ANDLAW ENFORCEMENTMEETING WITH THE COMMUNITY --FOR A CHANCE TO HEAR THOSECONCERNS IN PERSON..THE SAFE STREETS MEETINGADDRESSING VIOLENCE ANDSTREET RACING PREVENTION IN THECOMMUNITY.

THOSE WHO GATHERED ATTHE SOUTHSIDE SEVENTH DAYADVENTIST CHURCH WERE ABLE TOHAVE A CANDIDCONVERSATION WITH POLICE -- ONHOW THEY FELT VIOLENCE WASBEING HANDLED THROUGHOUT TOWN BYLAW ENFORCEMENT --AND THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER INFIGHTING CRIME."I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMESPEOPLETRY TO BREAK IN OR BREAK A DOOROR BREAK A WINDOW, OR A GUY HADFIVEPOUND OF WEED, I CAN'T TELL YOUHOW LONG IT TAKES FOR THEM TORESPONDOVER HERE.""IF YOU DON'T HAVE TRUST AREPEOPLEREALLY GOING TO TRUST THAT THEPOLICE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT ISGOINGTO DO WHAT THEY SAY THEY'REGOING TO DO.

I THINK THE MORETRUST WE HAVE THELESS SHOOTINGS WE'RE GOING TOHAVE BUT THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DOTHAT ISTHROUGH RELATIONSHIPS."ONLY 40 PEOPLE WERE ABLE TOATTEND THE MEETING DUE TOPANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS.LET'S CHECK IN NOW WITH CHIEFMETEOROLOGIST