BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) A planned luxury apartment complex in downtown Bakersfield is drawing fresh debate about what kind of housing the city needs most and what it’s like for people already living in the area.
Some residents responding to the project on the Eyewitness News Facebook page said they would rather see more affordable housing downtown.
Comments included, “You can’t pop up luxury buildings with homeless on the sidewalks” and “Thousands of people in Bakersfield need affordable housing near essentials.”…