Half Built Wal-Mart To Sit Empty Another Year
August 10, 2013
A deal approved in court this past week has ended the contentious battle in Bakersfield, California over a Wal-Mart supercenter that had to stop work
Bakersfield, CA
Two Wal-Marts Awake After Five Year Sleep
May 9, 2010
A lot can happen in five years — or nothing at all. In Bakersfield, California, two half-built Wal-Marts can finally start to finish building —
Two Wal-Marts Still Not Done After Five Year Snooze
March 18, 2009
Wal-Mart is wiping away the cobwebs in Bakersfield, California, and after years of delay, is returning to the construction of two contentious superstores in this
Half-Built Pair of Wal-Mart Supercenters Finally Restarted
September 23, 2007
Wal-Mart’s long, twisted journey in Bakersfield, California may soon be over. It wasn’t the way Wal-Mart wanted, and they have lost as much as one
Court Tells City: Re-Do Wal-Mart Environmental Study
December 16, 2004
Construction at two Wal-Mart supercenters in Bakersfield, California will grind to a halt because of a court order this week. The state’s 5th District Court
Higher Court Allows 2 Wal-Marts to Continue Construction.
March 28, 2004
Newsflash recently carried two stories about a Judge’s decision in Kern County,California that literally stopped construction on two Wal-Mart supercenters, because the city had failed
Court Orders Wal-Mart, Lowe’s to Stop Construction.
March 13, 2004
Anti-sprawl activists in Bakersfield, California scored big this week with a multiple slam-dunk over the issue of economic impact of big box stores. Two Wal-Marts,
Judge Halts Two Wal-Marts Until Economic Impact Studied.
February 2, 2004
You might call this story ‘The Bench Vs. Bentonville.’ A Kern County Superior Court Judge in Bakersfield, California has stunned Wal-Mart and city officials by
One Super Wal-Mart bad enough? How about 2 supercenters?
December 19, 2002
Citizens in Bakersfield, California thought one Wal-Mart supercenter proposal was bad enough. But developers are pushing two superstores at the same time, and in so
Wal-Mart Get’s No Red Carpet Here.
October 4, 2002
An overflow crowd of angry residents made their feelings about Wal-Mart known this week in Bakersfield, California. According to the Californian newspaper, a hearing on