Information offsets fear at the Second Immigrant Civil Rights Conference

BY LILY E. HIRSCH

Kern County residents heard from a number of immigrant rights advocates Wednesday at the Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance’s second Immigrant Civil Rights Conference at Hodel’s Country Dining.

Health care advocates celebrate the halt to public charge rule; remain vigilant as Trump Administration imposes new restrictions

Health care advocates gathered Tuesday morning in front of Clinica Sierra Vista on Niles Street to celebrate the latest news to the new public charge rule.

Kern County kicks off Binational Health Week; taskforce to focus on mental health services and Medi-Cal expansion

Kern County’s Binational Health Week Taskforce kicked off its 15th annual Binational Health Week Friday with the 2019 opening press conference at Mercy Hospital.

Agreement reached to end sale of chlorpyrifos in California by February 2020

The California Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that virtually all use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in California will end next year, officials say.

Sol on the Street: What do you think of jailing the homeless?

Kern County officials announced a possible plan last month that would decrease the homeless population on the streets.

Kern Sol News breaks down finalized public charge rule; WIC not included

The Department of Homeland Security recently adopted a new “public charge” rule in August that is set to go into effect in just a few weeks.