“Sitting ducks.” Pond residents feel abandoned as brewing “super” El Niño raises flooding fears
The first thing Bilqees (Bell) Ubadi shouts across Pond Road at an approaching reporter is: “No one has come. No one has done anything.” There aren’t many secrets in this tiny northern Kern County community that consists of about 15 homes, Ubadi’s Pond Mercantile and the Pond Elementary School. So, word gets around when a […]
