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In Kern County, Expanded Mental Health Services On Hold Thanks To State Budget Concerns

The Affordable Care Act may be staying in place for now, but the long-term future of health care is still far from certain. And that uncertainty is already taking its toll on some health care programs–with ripple effects felt throughout the Valley. If you peruse the Airbnb listings outside Bakersfield, you may stumble upon Broken Shadow Hermitage—a 3-bedroom getaway in the Tehachapi Mountains. The owner, Rick Hobbs, says it’s a great place to meditate and commune with nature. “You can hear a pin drop, it’s just so quiet,” he says. “And there’s no light pollution. So you turn the lights off and it’s just dark and quiet and it’s just so regenerating.” Hobbs put his house up for rent a few months ago when he got a new job in Lake Isabella—over an hour away. “There was a spot made available, I was asked if I wanted to do it, I was excited to do it, and we started moving in that direction,” he says. “So I had to get ready. I had to figure out how I’m going to pay for my house, because I
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