Manpreet Kaur is first Punjabi woman on Bakersfield City Council

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History will be made on Wednesday when the new Ward 7 representative on the Bakersfield City Council is sworn in, becoming the first Punjabi woman to sit on the council. 23ABC's Brianna Willis spoke to the councilmember about what she plans to bring to the job.

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