Pine Mountain Club, in the Los Padres National Forest in unincorporated Kern County, is beautiful. The air is clear, the stars are bright and you know your neighbors. More people are relocating to Kern County in the center of California for its lower rents and mortgages and to escape city life. If financially sound, rural living is paradise. But if declining finances push you into rural living, life can be tough. Demographics are shifting. The rural poor can’t be undercounted this time. Census takers have
Kathleen Weinstein
As winter comes, our resident wild critters are preparing for the cold. Make sure YOU prepare too, otherwise you may find some unwanted house guests!
Rachel Unell