Concerns grow as trash, fire risks and homeless encampments fill southeast Bakersfield field

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A sea of garbage, half broken furniture and bundles of torn clothes. The state of a large unused field off Planz Road and Hale Street continues to deteriorate into a dumping ground. Ward 1 Councilman Eric Arias represents the area and said it needs improvements. "I wanted to send a message [...]