BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 Following the dog attack in June that resulted in the death of a 12-year-old boy and injured an 8-year-old girl, the City Council of California City is set to discuss possible solutions regarding stray animals in the community during its meeting Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Shawn Bradley, the latest council member elected to the City Council and sworn in at the July 14 meeting<\/a>, asked to schedule this matter for the next meeting.<\/p>\n \u00a0Watch ‘After Sunrise’ on KGET+; Click to learn how to get KGET+ on your smart TV devices\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n “In light of recent events in our community, I believe it’s critical that the Council consider an agenda item to address the stray animal issues in our community,” said Bradley.<\/p>\n Cal City is also planning to seek three members to fill the vacancies on the city’s Potentially Dangerous and Vicious Dog Review Board, according to the City Council meeting agenda.<\/p>\n The board is responsible for reviewing any petition filed by Animal Control that seeks to declare a dog as a “potentially dangerous or vicious dog,” the agenda read.<\/p>\n The city has previously issued notice of vacancies for the board but doesn’t have any applications.<\/p>\n Each member would have to be at least 18 years old, live in Cal City and serve for two years unless a successor is appointed. Knowledge about canines or canine behavior is recommended but not required, according to city officials.<\/p>\n The city is looking to accept applications through Aug. 14 to be considered for appointment at the Aug. 25 City Council meeting, the agenda said.<\/p>\n Cal City staff is recommending the City Council to discuss the stray animals issue and call for the Review Board vacancies to be filled Aug. 25, according to the agenda.<\/p>\n The City Council is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. July 28 at 21000 Hacienda Blvd.<\/p>\n On June 18, California City police responded to Central Park where they found Fernando Torres Moreno unresponsive at the bottom of a lake.<\/p>\n Fernando, 12, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The Kern County Coroner’s Office<\/a> later determined he had drowned and ruled his death as an accident.<\/p>\n According to police, Fernando entered the lake to escape vicious, unleashed dogs.<\/p>\n An 8-year-old girl who was also at the park was mauled by the same dogs who bit her arm, leg and ponytail. Her mother was able to fight off the dogs.<\/p>\n The dogs’ owner was identified as Kenneth Dobbins, 68, who reportedly walked into the water to retrieve his dogs without helping the drowning boy, according to officials.<\/p>\n \u00a0Bakersfield PD investigates crash impacting Hwy 99, Hwy 58 interchange\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Central Park does not allow dogs inside, leashed or unleashed.<\/p>\n Dobbins gathered his dogs and left without providing or offering assistance to the girl or her mother, according to a search warrant affidavit.<\/p>\n Dobbins was arrested and charged with second-degree murder<\/a>, involuntary manslaughter and allowing a dangerous animal to go at large resulting in death or injury.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n