First uncounted, then undercounted: Census track record on Native Americans

BY JOURDAN BENNETT-BEGAYE

The first enumeration of the 2020 Census starts this week in Toksook Bay, Alaska, a remote Yup’ik village on the coast of the Bering Sea.

Hundreds protest, counter-protest expansion of immigration detention at McFarland Planning Commission meeting

Hundreds of people gathered outside the McFarland Veteran Memorial Hall last Tuesday to attend the City Planning Commission meeting, where people were set to discuss the possibility of expanding city permits to its immigrant detention capabilities.

CalEPA accepting applications for Environmental Justice Grants

The California Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program, which seeks to build community resilience to climate change impacts.

‘Coming together for one cause’: Thousands march for equality for women, safety for local families

Featured photo: Dolores Huerta, center, co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union leads the third annual Women’s March of Kern County Saturday, January 18, 2020 in Bakersfield, California.

Hundreds attend meeting with state officials to discuss economic, health impact of local oil and gas industry

Hundreds of people joined State officials from Governor Gavin Newsom’s office Tuesday for a six-hour long Board of Supervisors meeting, where the Board discussed the economic impact State regulations regarding the oil and gas industry would have on Kern County. 

Supporters of the oil and gas industry, elected officials, environmental justice advocates, education leaders and local law enforcement officers filled the Board of Supervisors chamber at 1 p.m.

Census Bureau hiring for 2020 Census

The U.S. Census Bureau is ramping up its national recruiting efforts to hire part-time census takers for the 2020 Census.