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Monthly Archives: June 2020
Students organizations to celebrate undocumented graduates with parade
Bakersfield College’s Latinos Unidos Por Educacion Student Organization, in collaboration with Kern Youth Abolitionist, UNIR from CSUB and Calpulli Teopan Tecuanticlan, is hosting it’s “2020 Community Graduation Parade” to honor and celebrate all 2020 graduates.
Pride is not cancelled: How to celebrate Pride month during a pandemic
In the midst of a pandemic, people are left wondering how they can celebrate Pride Month.
Kern’s COVID-19 positivity testing rate under 8 percent for the first time since reopening
For the first time since Kern County began to reopen its economy nearly a month ago, Kern’s positive tests are under 8 percent.
Coalition advocating to de-fund BPD calls for community to participate in City Council meeting
Peoples Budget Bako, a grassroots coalition that advocates for defunding local law enforcement and reallocating funds to other community resources, is calling for the community to participate in tomorrow’s Bakersfield City council meeting.
BCSD parents express concern over district’s investigation
It remains unknown how a Bakersfield City School District investigation is going almost two and a half weeks after an employee was caught on video threatening a woman who was with her daughter, attending a Black Lives Matter protest.
Census Bureau call agents to assist with outbound calling for accurate Census count
The Census Bureau has begun to call select households to collect and clarify missing data from their 2020 Census forms that have already been submitted.
UPDATE: County officials announce changes to COVID-19 testing sites
Kern County officials announced updates to some of the COVID-19 testing sites in Kern County.
Megan Person, the chief communications officer for Kern County, said the drive thru location at the Kern County Fairgrounds is only taking patients who are 18 year old or older, and the County testing site in Lamont tests children that are five years old or older.
Organizations call to defund police in schools, reallocate funds to provide more mental health services
In the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, cities across the nation are calling to defund the police, and for many advocates, this call goes beyond city and county police departments.
COMMENTARY: What does SCOTUS DACA ruling mean? It means I can pursue my dreams
Ever since Trump and his administration took office, I feared for my future as a DACA recipient.
Juneteenth helps officer grapple with rising tensions sweeping the nation
In light of recent events and the Black Lives Matter Movement sweeping the nation, Ardath Downey has found herself torn.