BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - Bakersfield has issued an encroachment permit for Bird electric scooters to remain in Bakersfield for at least a year, but in the first five weeks of use, scooters have been vandalized, broken, and dumped in parks and water sources. When Bird dropped 200 electric scooters in downtown Bakersfield on Dec. 7, the scooters took the city by surprise. Path to Full Story on 29 Eyewitness News