CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF LOCAL BUSINESS SUCCESS

OUR MISSION: “To create, promote and enhance business opportunities for our membership and to provide business and cultural resources to the Hispanic community.”

UPCOMING EVENTS

2025 KCHCC EVENTS & HIGHLIGHTS

40th Annual Installation and Business Awards Gala

Our 40th annual Installation and Business Awards Gala honored local professionals and businesses, in their service to others, uncovered success, growth and perseverance over the past year. In addition, the dinner recognized the 2025 Board of Directors for KCHCC and the Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Business Education Foundation. CLICK HERE FOR OUR FACEBOOK GALLERY

Central Cardiology Medical Center Grand Opening

Congratulations to CENTRAL CARDIOLOGY MEDICAL CENTER located on the Dignity Health Mercy Southwest Campus. Thank you to Centric Health President/CEO Ajay Anand, Chairman of the Board Dr. Brijesh Bhambi, the entire leadership team of Centric Health, including Mr.Michael Bowers, Vice President, Government Relations & Public Affairs at Centric Health Care Central Cardiology Medical Center is excited to offer an innovative new device to the community, eliminating the need to travel to Los Angeles for advanced procedures. This groundbreaking technology provides a non-invasive way to detect coronary artery disease, assess plaque buildup, and determine the severity of blockages.

2025 Legislative Legal Update

Thank you to everyone who attended our EMPLOYMENT LEGAL UPDATE 2025: Federal and California Court Decisions Impacting the Workplace seminar. Thank you to our presenters: Jay L. Rosenlieb, Esq., Employment Law Chair, Klein, DeNatale, Goldner Mayra G. Estrada, Esq., Employment Counseling, Klein, DeNatale, Goldner Emma J. Doty, Attorney, Klein, DeNatale, Goldner It is our goal to continuously keep our members and community at large, connected and informed on new laws, updates and front-of-mind business topics. We appreciate the support and partnership of Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP.

March Government Relations Committee Meeting

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our March 2025 Government Relations Committee Meeting. Presented by California Resources Corporation Tariffs, Trade, & DOGE: How Businesses, Consumers, and Taxpayers Are Affected GUEST SPEAKERS MARC JOFFE | Cato Institute Former Federalism and State Policy Analyst California Policy Center Senior Fellow DR. RICHARD GEARHART | California State University, Bakersfield Department Chair Associate Professor of Economics: Health Economics and Public Sector Economics JOHN PITRE | Motor City Buick GMC & Motor City Lexus of Bakersfield Chief Operations Officer

January 2025 KCHCC GRC Meeting

Thank you to everyone who attended our January Government Relations Committee Meeting featuring guest speaker, Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer. The Bakersfield Californian reports: “

Zimmer talked about how she hopes Proposition 36 will improve the criminal justice system at a forum hosted by the Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Monday. At the chamber-hosted forum titled “Prop 36, The Fix to the Fleecing of California: How Does the New Law Protect Me and My Business,” Zimmer presented changes made to the law with the proposition’s passage.”

2024 Dia de Los Muertos

2024 Dia de Los Muertos Article in The Bakersfield Californian

BY JASON GUTIERREZ

Gone, but never forgotten. That’s the spirit of Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead — a message of love and remembrance for those who have left us in this world, but carry on elsewhere, guiding and visiting us, when we need it. …

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Location

1601 H Street
Suite 201 A
Bakersfield, CA 93301

Email

mail@kchcc.org

Open Hours

Mon: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Tue: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Wed: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Thur: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Fri: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed