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Monthly Archives: September 2018
South Kern Sol’s youth reporter recognized for advocating for LGBTQ justice in Kern
South Kern Sol’s youth reporter Chyna Patz has received a Community Champion Award for the 2018 The California Endowment Youth Awards, which recognizes the incredible work young leaders have undertaken.
South Kern Sol breaks down public charge
Immigrants who have received public assistance may soon have a more difficult time obtaining a green card under a new rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security this week.
GBLA to host free Civil Rights and Immigrants Conference
The Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance will host a free Civil Rights and Immigrants Conference to address the current policies and issues immigrants in Kern County face.
Dignity Health to offer free drive-thru flu vaccine clinics
Beginning next week, Dignity Health will offer free drive-thru flu vaccine clinics. The free clinics are for those 18 years or older.
Expert witness in recent Kern redistricting case to speak about the importance of voting
Cal State Bakersfield’s campus historian Albert Camarillo will speak next month about voting rights and his role as an expert witness in the recent Luna V.
District 4 Kern County supervisor candidates to debate next month at CSUB
Just weeks before election day, the District 4 Kern County Supervisor candidates will participate in a student centered debate next month that will give voters a better idea of what their vision is for Kern County.
Register to vote today, on National Voter Registration Day
If you used the Google browser Tuesday, you may have noticed a bit more red, white and blue.
Kern County youth speaks up about which cultures they identify with
Cultures help define the identities of regions, neighborhoods and people, and there’s no shortage of them throughout Kern County.
In Greenfield, advocating for a small piece of sidewalk makes a big difference
By Barbara Perez
Ever since I could remember, I always believed that the 30-foot-long missing piece of sidewalk on Monitor Street near Ollivier Middle School would forever remain a patch of dirt.
To go green, this school is knocking down trees. Students aren’t happy
During lunch period at Voorhies Elementary School last Thursday, it looked like a lesson in civics and participatory government.