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Monthly Archives: October 2022
Locals enjoy and showcase their talents at Via Arté 2022
The Bakersfield Museum of Art presented its annual Via Arté 2022 Italian Street Art Festival this past weekend, where many locals shared and enjoyed their artistic talents with others.
Local coach uplifts community through youth sports program
Local coach and McFarland High School alumna Alyssa Medina introduced her youth basketball program in 2015.
High school students inform the community about the importance of voting
High school students Imelda Meza and Jesus Serrano are both in the organization Loud for Tomorrow and are phone banking on a weekly basis and are also taking the initiative to go out into the community and spread the word about voting.
California hosts Heat Symposium to combat extreme heat across the State
On October 18, the State of California held its first-ever Extreme Heat Symposium to harness the collective power of extreme heat industry experts, community leaders, state policymakers, scientists, and community members to set the stage for extreme heat actions throughout the state in the upcoming years.
Community members join together in support of AHS student who was bullied
Last week, a young Arvin High School (AHS) student went to school with long hair and ended the school day with parts shaved off.
UFW speaks about what AB2183 means and next steps
Governor Gavin Newsom signed the farmworkers union bill, Assembly Bill 2183, which will allow farmworkers to vote for or against unionization.
Latino Community Foundation (LCF) and Urbanist Collective combine in an effort to mobilize Latino voters
The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) and Urbanist Collective will host a workshop to mobilize Latino voters in California’s Central Valley on October 29 from 11AM-4Pm in 1005 11th Ave Delano, CA.
Kern County Libraries and Kern BHRS take steps to combat opioid crisis
The Kern County Library and Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services with Drug Free Kern are providing free kits with the life saving drug Naloxone for anyone who requests it in hopes to combat the opioid crisis.
Kern County Library partners with Kern BHRS to bring Hope and Recovery events to the community
Starting September 29 until December 9, libraries all over Kern will be hosting several creative events and a traveling art show in support of suicide prevention awareness and recovery in partnership with the Kern Behavioral Health & Recovery Services (BHRS).
Immigrant rights activists, detained leaders speak up amidst labor strike
Immigrant rights and labor activists gathered outside the Golden State Annex and Mesa Verde Detention Centers on Sunday along with previously detained immigrants in support of currently detained immigrants who have been on labor strike for over four months.