Carlos Baldovinos, executive director of the Mission at Kern County in Bakersfield, will sit on a bench for 24 consecutive hours on Oct. 8 and 9 to talk about addiction — and he says this year, he wants to focus on prevention.
The event, called Conversation on a Bench, returns for its second year. Baldovinos said a test run last week confirmed he was ready for the challenge.
Baldovinos said the most powerful moments from last year’s event came from family members of people struggling with addiction…