Elizabeth Sanchez
Elizabeth Sanchez is the program associate for South Kern Sol. She can be reached at elizabeth@southkernsol.org. Posts by Elizabeth Sanchez:
Not your traditional taqueria: El Taco Nuestro spices things up
It’s not uncommon for Jerry Hernandez to close his taqueria in southeast Bakersfield early after selling out of tacos for the night.
With help from his family, Hernandez, along with his brother Ramond Mendes, opened the taco stand, El Taco Nuestro, this summer in the parking lot next to 7-11 on S.
Secretary of State says he will take legal action — if necessary — to keep census information confidential and secure
The Secretary of the State of California promised at a census regional meeting in Bakersfield Wednesday to fight to keep information provided in the 2020 Census confidential in secure.
Kern County’s demographic characteristics pose challenges in the 2020 Census, research shows
California’s rural and suburban communities will be at the highest risk for being undercounted in the 2020 Census, research shows.
Local students advocating for Punjabi to be recognized on 2020 Census questionnaire
Local students involved in the Sikh Honors and Service Society are working to get the Punjabi language recognized on the 2020 Census.
Bakersfield City School District makes no decision on how to fill vacant board seat
After calling a special meeting in response to a board member submitting a resignation letter, the Bakersfield City School District Board of Trustees did not decide how it plans to fill a vacant seat at a meeting Monday.
Activist detained last year marked for deportation
Jose Bello, a Bakersfield College student whose detainment last year made national headlines, was detained again Wednesday and taken to Mesa Verde Detention Facility, according to a Bakersfield College professor.
City of Arvin illegally approved four oil and gas wells, judge rules
The City of Arvin illegally approved four oil and gas wells within city limits in 2018, a Kern County judge ruled Friday afternoon.
California moves to ban chlorpyrifos — commonly used pesticide in Kern; advocates remain skeptical
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation plans to ban a pesticide commonly used in Kern County — chlorpyrifos — after research found health risks related to the pesticide, officials said Wednesday.
How the addition of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census could impact Kern County
The San Joaquin Valley could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and representation in congress if the Supreme Court votes in favor of adding the citizenship question on the 2020 Census questionnaire.
BCSD to use summer school funds for revamped after school programs
After community members and education advocates have asked the Bakersfield City School District for months where summer school funds are being disbursed, the district announced Tuesday it will put the money into revamped after school programs for the next school year.