‘Not the right time’: 98% of hotel, Airbnb operators in unincorporated Kern County against proposed hotel tax increase, survey shows

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Kern County officials are considering placing a proposed hotel tax rate increase measure on the November ballot, but the vast majority of business owners who would be affected by the increase opposed the idea. The current transient occupancy tax -- also known as a hotel tax -- is set at a [...]