New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram
SAN FRANCISCO — Fear followed Alberto Velazquez every time he left the apartment he shared with his mother and siblings in Pomona, Calif.
By Bianca Pulido
Ed. Note: In early April, Governor Jerry Brown directed the State Water Resources Control Board to implement mandatory water restrictions across California to reduce water usage by 25 percent.
South Kern Sol, News Report, Alfredo Camacho
LAMONT, Calif. — Building Healthy Communities South Kern (BHC-SK) celebrated the end of its annual Live the Challenge with its biggest and most successful Live the Challenge event to date.
By Alfredo Camacho
As the Kern County Board of Supervisors continues talks over whether or not to privatize local libraries, opponents of the move say their voices are not being heard.
By Alfredo Camacho
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Concerned parents, teachers and community members of Mira Monte High School in Bakersfield recently attended a Kern High School District meeting to voice their opposition to a proposed change in the school’s administration.
South Kern Sol, News Report, Alfredo Camacho
Last week the One Justice bus made its first stops in Kern County to provide underserved areas with free legal service on a variety of issues, including medical care and immigration.
By Bianca Pulido
Have you ever been a teenager working in the fields turning grapes into raisins in the summer heat?
By LEONEL MARTINEZ / South Kern Sol
LAREDO, Texas — One of the most striking differences between the Texas border city of Laredo and Kern County, where I’ve lived all my life, is this: Every time you talk to a stranger in Laredo you’ll probably get what I call “the bilingual check.”
By Sabrina Garcia & Luis
Photo: Building Healthy Communities South Kern youth
In late March, Building Healthy Communities South Kern (BHC-SK) held their first-ever Resident and Youth Summit at Arvin High School.