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In oil-rich Kern County, Arvin poised to regulate petroleum companies for first time in 53 years
By Marcos Cabrera
After months of inaction, Arvin City Council members will decide this month whether to impose new regulations on future oil and gas facilities in the city of Arvin, potentially pushing petroleum operations back 300 feet from homes and schools.
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How to Succeed in Community College with Veronica Morley on In the 661: Youth Voices for Kern
In the 661’s Veronica Morley shares tips how to succeed and move quickly through community college.
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5 Tips for Job Searching with Dean Welliver on In the 661: Youth Voices for Kern
In this special vignette, In the 661 Associate Producer Dean Welliver shares 5 tips for people searching for their first job!
Mental Illness is not a Choice
Ja’Nell Gore, Youth Perspective
Too often social media gives a misconception of what depression looks like and sometimes even romanticizes it.
I’m Asian but I’m not Your Model Minority
Nikolas Lopez, Youth Perspective
The Asian model minority myth is a very misleading title. It’s a plays on the stereotype that Asians are super smart, have a strong a work ethic and are good at math.
What it Means to be a Black Girl
Ja’Nell Gore, Youth Perspective
It means dealing with ignorance every day till it seems as if you hear nothing else from people.
Community Blog
Youth Commentary: Time to make my commute to school safer
By Diana Cuevas
Every day on my way to school in southeast Bakersfield, I fear for my life.
Beyond South Kern
‘America is all we know’: As Congress waffles on finding a DACA solution, undocumented youth grow fearful
By Alejandra Alberto
Maria Mancilla was 3-years-old when she came to the United States.
She can’t remember anything about her birthplace, Apatzingan, Mexico — not the sweltering, year-round heat that earned the valley it’s located in the nickname “Tierra Caliente,” or the cartel violence that plagues residents in the Michoacan state.