I was just in Bakersfield this weekend. Shit seemed pretty nice to me, real kicked back, couple bg's but thats really it. I even wore my "I'm from the Bay" shirt to the mall and people was tellin me they liked my shirt, no one tryin to set trip on my visit. did see a couple grimey spots but nothing I haven't seen before. Just goes to show u that every city got its ghetto's. just my 2 cents. Hella hot though, shit was brutal.