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Monthly Archives: February 2017
Arvin City Council Votes Against Sanctuary Status
By Staff, Photo by Yesenia Aguilar
The Arvin City Council in an emotional meeting voted against sanctuary city status on Tuesday.
Fears Under The Trump Administration? Local Youth Weigh In
By Randy Villegas
Editor’s Note: As demonstrations amplify across Kern County around Trump’s recent policies on immigration, women’s rights, anti-LGBTQ action, or the GOP’s agenda to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, there is real fear among youth across the County.
Hundreds Attend ‘Day Without Immigrants’ Protest in Arvin
South Kern Sol, News Report, Yesenia Aguilar
ARVIN, Calif.– More than 400 Arvin residents and community leaders joined people across the nation yesterday to let America know the impact that immigrants have on the U.S.
Study: Life Expectancy in Decline for Middle Aged Whites in Central Valley
South Kern Sol, News Report, Randy Villegas
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A recent study shows the death rate among young and middle aged whites in California’s Central Valley has surged to unprecedented rates.
Arvin City Council Refuses to Include Sanctuary Discussion on Agenda
South Kern Sol, News Report, Yesenia Aguilar, Photos by Julio Vargas
On Tuesday, Feb. 7 the Arvin City Council tackled an issue important to Arvin residents: becoming a Sanctuary City.
A Call for Unity
By Randy Villegas
Editor’s Note: South Kern Sol’s Randy Villegas, 20, gave this speech at the “Day of Unity” event held on January 20 at the Liberty Bell in downtown Bakersfield.