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Monthly Archives: April 2021
Local youth spearhead renovation project for Sunset Middle School
Transitional Youth Mobilizing for Change (TYM4Change) invites the public to join in the journey of renovating the playground at Sunset Middle School in Weedpatch.
Majority of California assembly members receive failing grade in oil, gas legislative actions
A majority of California assembly members received an “F” Grade for ties to oil and gas in the newly released scorecard by VISION, an environmental justice coalition.
Delano woman follows family’s footsteps in the agriculture business
Many students in rural communities across Kern County work in the fields as a way to help their families with expenses.
Attorneys hold webinars for National Fair Housing Month to educate residents on their rights as tenants
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance staff held a virtual webinar Wednesday to inform residents of their rights as tenants and to educate residents on unlawful acts by landlords, such as evictions and discriminatory acts.
Electric vehicle carsharing service provides rural communities with access to affordable, rentable transportation
Meet Miocar, a clean vehicle program that has the potential to make Uber and Lyft a thing of the past.
California to fully reopen mid-June if vaccine supply continues to increase, Governor Newsom says
California will be able to fully reopen June 15 if the State continues to see an increase in COVID-19 vaccine supplies, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday at a San Francisco vaccine clinic.
Dream Center set to re-open mid-April
The Kern County Network for Child’s Dream Center, a one-stop resource center for current and former foster youth and unaccompanied youth, is set to open at full capacity with its full menu of services beginning Monday, April 12 at 8 a.m.
Small town girl gives back to her community in many ways
Citlalli Toscano is a small town girl who gives her heart to her town of Delano.
Kern residents 16 and older now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Effective immediately, all individuals 16 years old and older are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in Kern County, Kern County Public Health announced Monday morning.
COVID-19 vaccine clinic to take place in South East Bakersfield
Adventist Health, Dignity Health, Kaiser Permanente, MLKcommUNITY Initiative, and The People’s Baptist Church Bakersfield are partnering to provide free vaccines to the community this upcoming weekend.