Good morning, it’s Saturday, June 22nd. I’m Elise Randall, and here’s your local news from The Bakersfield Californian, a member of the TBC Media family. This report is brought to you by Equity 1 Loans, making loans for over 35 years. Today will be sunny and breezy, with highs near 95. The overnight low will be around 69. Our top story is: A surge in farm hiring brought Kern's unemployment rate down more than 1 point in May to a seasonally unadjusted 7.