Bakersfield officially has a new City Council, saying goodbye to Chris Parlier after eight years serving Ward Seven…

Manpreet Kaur took the Oath of Office Wednesday night, the first Punjabi and Sikh American to serve on the council…

Eric Arias and Bob Smith were also sworn in to new terms. Ken Weir was not present at the meeting, and will be sworn in at a later date. Councilmember Andrae Gonzalez was elected vice-mayor.