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Monthly Archives: October 2023
California signs landmark Fentanyl Task Force bill into law
On October 13, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 33 (AB 33) — a bill to create a statewide Fentanyl Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force — into law.
En Kern se protege a discapacitados del odio y la discriminación
Por Antonio Torres
Bullying hacía discapacitados es una práctica que se debe erradicar de escuelas, trabajos, hogares y en toda la comunidad
Bakersfield .-
Detengamos el odio: La prevención del odio en comunidades LGBTQ+
En los últimos años hemos visto una diversidad de odio hacia diversas comunidades como la hispana, asiática, blanca, y mucho más hacia la comunidad LGBTQ+.
‘Change is here in town’: Taft City School District is urged to pick maps Cherry or Plum in districting process
Taft City School District held its fourth public hearing regarding districting the areas. Advocates are pushing for two specific maps to be the top choices for the board to pick.
California secures billions in funding for clean hydrogen projects, boosting jobs and reducing carbon emissions
Today, the office of Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California will receive up to $1.2 billion from the United States Department of Energy to accelerate the development and deployment of clean renewable hydrogen, which will be critical to cutting pollution and expanding the clean energy economy statewide.
Newsom signs landmark bills to revolutionize State’s mental health system
Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 326 and Assembly Bill 531, which means people in California will now have the ability to change and transform the state’s mental health system.
FIV host second Ford City Park renovations meeting
Faith in the Valley (FIV) is inviting the community to participate in a forum about the improvements for Ford City Park in Taft.
California farmworkers struggle for coverage despite frontline status
Despite being regarded as frontline workers, California farmworkers are significantly less likely to have health insurance coverage than the general population as they’re ineligible for most of the State’s safety-net services.
‘We don’t need our schools to be so politicized’
In an attempt to hold schools accountable, the Board of Education Improvement Coalition has started to find people for the Board of Education seats.
Community unites to discuss new design and location of African-American veterans memorial
On October 3, a community meeting was held to discuss the implementation of a new African-American Veteran’s Memorial since the previous one located at the edge of the Martin Luther King Jr.