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Monthly Archives: March 2021
Kern County supervisors approve increase in oil, gas drilling in Kern
The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved a massive increase in oil and gas drilling last week, despite having received major opposition from Kern County community members.
Heart for Art event seeking art supply donations
The residents at the M Street Navigation Center is asking the community for donations so M Street residents can express themselves therapeutically andpositively through various art forms for the Heart for Art event.
Kern County remains in purple tier, does not meet one metric of state’s blueprint for a safer economy
Kern County remains in the purple tier — the most restrictive tier — as it doesn’t meet just one of the metrics set by the State’s blueprint for a safer economy, Kern public health officials said at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
COVID-19 hospitalizations decrease in Kern, according to State data
Over the past two months, Kern County has seen a drastic decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations, state data shows.
Kern County to launch mobile units this weekend to vaccinate agricultural workers
Kern County has partnered with a number of organizations to deploy two mobile units to vaccinate agricultural workers, County officials said at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
After audit finds education agencies didn’t meet ‘adequate’ youth suicide prevention policies, Salas introduces Bill that aims to prevent youth suicide
A new legislation bill that targets the prevention of youth suicide has been proposed by Rudy Salas California State Assemblymember (D)- Bakersfield.
Food insecurity remains a concern in Kern during pandemic; CAPK works to address need
After going through a pandemic for a year, food insecurity remains a big concern in Kern, as people continue to struggle more than ever with food needs.
Kern’s COVID-19 deaths reported at delayed rates as health officials wait for death certificate information
For the past few weeks, Kern’s COVID-19 death count has increased rather quickly, with health officials announcing double digit number of deaths each day, according to the health department’s dashboard.
City officials reschedule BPD Community Collaborative presentation for future date
The Bakersfield Police Department-Community Collaborative (BPD-CC) was set to present its recommendations for the Bakersfield Police Department before the city council at Wednesday’s meeting; however it was taken off agenda just hours before the meeting.
Governor Newsom announces federal approval of Medicaid funding for COVID-19 testing for low-income students
Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that the Biden-Harris Administration has approved California’s request to utilize Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) funding to provide voluntary COVID-19 testing for low-income students covered by the program, further supporting schools in underserved communities to reopen for in-person instruction.