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New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernandez, Posted: Feb 26, 2014
Ed. Note: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday night vetoed SB 1062.
New America Media, Question & Answer, Irene Florez, Posted: Feb 28, 2014
Ed. Note: Thanks to the adoption of Common Core, the push for more tech-centered classrooms is now getting a boost.
By Chris Romo for South Kern Sol
“The purpose of life is not to be happy.
By Yesenia Ayala for South Kern Sol
Pictured above: College Dream Fund scholarship recipients at the Proyecto de Compasion annual fundraiser benefiting the College Dream Fund held on February 14th, 2014 / Photo courtesy of Joe Serrano
ARVIN, Calif.
By Alfredo Camacho for South Kern Sol
This past Thursday South Kern Sol attended the Building Healthy Communities Central Table Meeting, a community-wide collaboration opportunity informing members of local issues, such as proposed changes to discipline in area schools, addressing access to fresh fruits and vegetables, neighborhood security, and environmental issues.
By Alfredo Camacho for South Kern Sol
Ed. Note: In 2012 Californian voters approved Proposition 36, the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012, to address harsh sentences for “strikers” convicted of non-violent, non-serious crimes.
By Nancy Lopez for South Kern Sol
Bakersfield, Calif. – Daniel Jimenez, a 22-year-old Cal State Bakersfield student, has been depending on medicine that his aunt brings from Mexico.