Steve Mullen is managing editor of The Bakersfield Californian, supervising the news-gathering operations of the 70-person newsroom. The Californian's reporters and editors maintain more than two dozen staff blogs on diverse subjects including breaking news, health, high school sports and local business. Bakersfield.com includes more than 1,150 blogs, and more than 18,000 users have created profiles on The Californian's blogging and social networking platform.