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Monthly Archives: August 2022
Public Health hosting Back-To-School vaccination clinics
Kern County Public Health will be hosting multiple Back-To-School vaccination clinics this week and next week at the Kern County Fairgrounds to help prepare families for the 2022 school year.
Monkeypox: What you need to know and how to stay safe
Monkeypox is a rare disease that is caused by the monkeypox virus and has symptoms similar to smallpox.
Climate change is causing more wildfires and avoiding smoke can help save lives
As of 2022, CAL FIRE has reported a total of 4,972 fires and a total of 147,034 acres burned in California.
Assemblymember Salas secures $1 million in funding for Friendship House
Today, Assemblymember Rudy Salas and the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) celebrated the $1 million in funding that the Assemblyman secured for the Friendship House Community Center.
Farmworkers begin 335 mile march to demand union voting rights
The 24-day march began yesterday in Delano, California at the historical landmark The Forty Acres. Their first stop will be at Richgrove, California.
Community members urge BCSD to vote no on the CAAT charter school petition
Bakersfield community members attended the Bakersfield City School District (BCSD) meeting Tuesday night to oppose the Central Academy for Arts and Technology (CAAT) petition to build a charter school in downtown Bakersfield.
San Jose Ave residents ask county for help getting their road paved and electricity in their homes
Community members on San Jose Ave in Delano came together to ask the county for help getting their road paved and electricity installed.
Upcoming Back To School events to look forward to in Bakersfield
Over the next couple weeks, Bakersfield will be home to multiple community Back To School events that will provide resources to those that attend.
Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency in response to Monkeypox
Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in response to Monkeypox on Monday. According to Newsom in his proclamation of a state emergency there have been nearly 800 confirmed probable cases in California.