Dana Carrillo

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CSUB students spread awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

May 4, 2023 / By
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California State University of Bakersfield (CSUB) and the Native & Indigenous Student Coalition planned events for this year’s National Week of Action to spread awareness regarding the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), which often includes young girls and two-spirit individuals. 

Centennial’s Virtual Enterprise team tackled social isolation and won the nationals

May 1, 2023 / By
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For the first time in Bakersfield’s history, Virtual Enterprise has put the region on the map for being the best in the nation and winning the top three spots.

Bakersfield Recreation & Parks and Public Works departments awarded 1.5 million dollars for renovations

April 28, 2023 / By
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California Natural Resources Agency awarded the City of Bakersfield Recreation & Parks and Public Works departments 1.5 million dollars for a proposed project to renovate the city-owned green space on the corner of E.

CSUB teams up with community to plant native Californian trees

April 19, 2023 / By

The California State University of Bakersfield (CSUB) teamed up with the Kern River Parkway Foundation, the city of Bakersfield Recreation and Parks Department, and several other organizations for the last day of their Sustainability Symposium.

Bakersfield College holds second Consent Fair

April 4, 2023 / By
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Bakersfield College (BC) held its second annual Consent Fair which brought in over a hundred people and a handful of educational booths. 

‘It can be peaceful and full of love, there doesn’t have to be any judgment’ Local Artist connects the community through music

March 23, 2023 / By
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Crimson Skye, a local singer-songwriter, just performed recently for an NPR submission on Youtube for the single “Fire,” with band members Jordan Belardes playing the electric violin and Adrian Diaz on drums.

Kevin McCarthy asked to act as hunger strikes continue

March 20, 2023 / By
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On March 17 — exactly a month since the first day of the hunger strikes — constituents of Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House and Congressman of the 20th District, hosted a peaceful protest in front of his offices and at Yokuts Park in Bakersfield against government benefits and social security being lowered.

Wind Wolves Preserve to host 8th annual Spring Nature Festival

March 17, 2023 / By
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Wind Wolves Preserve hosting its 8th annual Spring Nature Festival this weekend, March 18-19th at 10 a.m.

CERF planning continues with Phase 1, calls for community involvement

March 14, 2023 / By

Every day throughout the third week of March there will be Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) meetings hosted by the Kern Coalition — these meetings encourage and facilitate community engagement around planning projects and budgets for quality jobs. 

BETA Negotiates Higher Pay for BCSD Teachers

March 7, 2023 / By

Educators showed up in red to support Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association (BETA) during February’s Bakersfield City School District’s (BCSD) Board Meeting.