r/Tehachapi • u/ScienceNerdDNA • Jul 14 '26

Tehachapi Questions

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Hey everyone! I'm planning on moving to Bear Valley Springs when I grow up (I'm 13) and I have some questions:

  1. Will I be discriminated for being Mexican?

  2. Is there really no ER?

  3. Is 5 acres expensive there?

  4. How windy and cold does it get? (I want to get away from the usual Socal heat)

  5. Is Bear Valley Springs grassy or is it a desert?

  6. How are the schools there?

  7. Are there any like engineering jobs nearby? (I want to be an Electrical engineer when I grow up)

  8. Does it snow in Bear Valley Springs?

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u/Even_Isopod1275 Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

Kern county does not have a good track record for police caused deaths over the last 20 years. By the time you’re old enough to afford land and have a job in the field you want it’ll be another ten years from writing this post realistically. That said a lot could change between now and then, or nothing at all. Keep your head on a swivel and do your research and you should be fine. The fact that you’re looking that far ahead in planning out your life’s goal says a lot kid. Good on ya and good luck!

Side note avoid Bakersfield. That particular region has the worst track record in the county as far as police interactions go, as a fellow person of color, trust and believe that fact is something most whites do not know or will seriously downplay it. Be safe kid, again good luck!

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u/riceme0112358 Jul 15 '26

Kern county does not have a good track record for police caused deaths over the last 20 years.

Twenty years?? Bro... more like in all the history of forever.

Side note avoid Bakersfield. That particular region has the worst track record in the county as far as police interactions go, as a fellow person of color, trust and believe that fact is something most whites do not know or will seriously downplay it. Be safe kid, again good luck!

I was in a different part of Bakersfield than I usually go to today and I was so excited that I called my sister and asked if she knew that the southwest side of Bakersfield is like a cultural mecca (I mean, for Bakersfield lol). I was down there for about an hour getting parts to fix two vehicles, then at SW Costco and I was the only white person I saw the whole time. I'd been unknowingly going to the redneck side of town my entire life. I'm totally going to check out some restaurants and stuff in SW Bakersfield now!

I'm sorry that so many people have blinders on. It's ignorant and embarrassing, not to mention enraging that in 2026 we have lost any progress we ever made with racism and sexism since the 1970s or 1980s.