'The Great Quake of 1952' trailer

Here's the trailer The Bakersfield Californian's Louis Amestoy created to promote Steven Mayer's upcoming package on the 1952 earthquakes that inflicted major damage on Tehachapi and Bakersfield. 

The package looking back to the mayhem 60 years ago will publish in The Californian on July 21, and we'll follow up quickly with e-book versions containing video and photo galleries.

Basque culture is focus of second Californian e-book

The Bakersfield Californian has released its second e-book, Louis Amestoy's "Being Basque in Bakersfield." 

The book shares a newcomer's observations about connecting with Bakersfield's large and vibrant Basque community. Amestoy, The Californian's digital convergence manager, is of Basque heritage but had little contact with the culture until moving to Bakersfield in January.

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On Californian Radio to plug our March Meet e-book

I co-hosted Friday's Californian Radio show with Louis Amestoy, and our topic was The Californian's new e-book, "March Meet: Bakersfield's Love Affair with Speed, Nitro & Good Times."

The book is now for sale for iPad, Kindle and Nook tablets and e-readers.