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New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet, Posted: Mar 27, 2014
Californians who receive food stamps are now able to get easy access to health care.
By Alfredo Camacho / South Kern Sol
A historic change to California school funding is taking place that aims to give local school districts and parents more control over how money is spent, in a move that Governor Brown has described as one in which “schools that need more, get more.”
By Daniel Jimenez for South Kern Sol
Inspired by Blackfish, a documentary which shed light on the abuse and negligence of orcas at SeaWorld, Assembly member Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) recently introduced Assembly Bill 2140, to put an end to orca captivity in California.
By Alfredo Camacho for South Kern Sol
The March 31 deadline to sign up for Affordable Care Act health plans is less than two weeks away.
By Dean Welliver
In the wake of a recent suicide of a transgender male Bakersfield College student, community members gathered in downtown Bakersfield earlier this month to learn about how they can support LGBTQ teens in crisis.
By Yultzin Angeles / South Kern Sol
California schools recently opted-in to new education standards, known as Common Core, that aim to fundamentally change the way K-12 students are instructed and tested.
Image: Students rally in front of the SFUSD offices in support of the Safe and Supportive Schools Resolution.
New America Media / HuffPost Voces, News Report, Yolanda Gonzalez Gomez, Translated by Elena Shore and Yolanda Gonzalez Gomez, Posted: Mar 03, 2014
Image credit: Al Punto / Univision Network News Traducción al español
Norma knows what it’s like to live through hell.
By Alfredo Camacho / South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — While Kern County is known for being a top producer of agricultural goods in the state, that reputation could one day be surpassed by the mass production of another valuable commodity: energy.