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Monthly Archives: April 2022
KHSD board accused of failing to protect Black and Brown students
The NAACP chapter in Bakersfield held a press conference Monday evening before the KHSD board meeting to address a student being called a racial slur and several other incidents in the Kern High School District.
Arvin has been awarded a $2.9 million grant to receive two new electric busses
The Federal Transit Authority has granted Arvin $2.9 million to receive two new electric buses and a renewable microgrid.
Bakersfield City Council officially adopts map 5B
Wednesday night the Bakersfield City Council officially adopted map 5B (Unity map).
The map had been submitted by the Jakara movement in hopes of keeping the Punjabi and other communities together as opposed to other maps that would separate them.
“Protect the ones you love”: AOUON reveals new mural
On Wednesday afternoon, All of Us or None (AOUON) unveiled their mural outside the Kentucky Street post office.
YOUTH PERSPECTIVE: Jocelyn Sandusky weighs in on CSUB’S vaccine exemption rule
In June 2021, the California State University system announced that students, staff, and faculty would have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 if they wanted to return to campus; however, there are exemptions for those with medical and religious reasons.
Resource center coming to Arvin to help the vulnerable and homeless
The Arvin Navigation Center (ANC) will soon be coming to Arvin with resources that will be provided to those who are experiencing homelessness.
DUSD partnership offers free dental services to young children in Delano
The Delano Union School District (DUSD) is partnering with the Kern County Children’s Dental Health Network to provide drive-through dental screenings for children ages 0-5.
Q&A: High school students share what this pandemic has taught them
Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve all learned many things such as: who our real friends are, how important socializing is, and how we’ve learned so much about ourselves in the past 2 years.
As spring break approaches, here is how you can continue to stay healthy
Today, the Kern County Public Health Services Department added 13 new deaths to the COVID-19 dashboard, bringing the total amount of COVID related deaths in Kern County to 2,294.
California distributes $14 million in “Stop the Hate” funds to 80 organizations to combat hate incidents
Amid a rise in racist attacks across the country targeting the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, the Newsom Administration – in partnership with the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs and the California Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus – announced the distribution of $14 million in grant funds to qualified organizations to provide direct services and support to victims of hate incidents and to facilitate hate incident prevention measures.