Erica Murillo
Erica Murillo is a project coordinator and reporter at South Kern Sol. She was born in Bakersfield, California, and her origin is from Guanajuato, Mexico. She is a first-generation graduate from California State University, Bakersfield where she earned a degree in Liberal Studies with a minor in English. Murillo's first job was working in the fields picking grapes. She has been able to evolve and continue to grow within her career. She can be reached at erica@southkernsol.org. Posts by Erica Murillo:
The drought continues to impact the residents of Kern County
According to the National Integrated Drought Information System, there are 839,631 residents in Kern County that are affected by the drought with 7,500 public water systems state wide and 3,000 of them are community water systems.
School start times pushed back for students
Students will soon be able to sleep in and start school later, according to Senate Bill No.
Arvin and Lamont to receive $30 million for clear air investments
The Community Emissions Reduction Program (CERP) has approved over $30 million in investments to reduce air pollution in the communities of Arvin and Lamont.
The city of Arvin is providing an emergency cooling center due to a two-day power outage
The power outage was due to a lightning strike that happened Wednesday afternoon. The power is expected to be restored by noon on Friday.
988 will be the new national lifeline starting on July 16
Starting July 16, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will be a three-digit code, 988. People will be able to call, text, or chat to help callers with mental health in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
CBCC hosts event to celebrate survivors in honor of National Cancer Survivors Month
The Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center (CBCC) hosted an event for cancer survivors. In this event, doctors and pharmacy techs were able to collaborate with cancer survivors to celebrate National Cancer Survivor Month.
Governor Gavin Newsom will be partnering with the Prime Minister of New Zealand to tackle climate change
Governor Gavin Newsom and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern signed an agreement to tackle climate change together.
A statewide pilgrimage spreads awareness about human suffering in detention centers
On May 29, there was a statewide pilgrimage led by fate leaders, community advocates, and community members that were formally in detention centers from various parts of the state; the goal was to bring awareness to the harms of immigration detention centers to stop the double punishment that immigrants are facing.
Rexland Acres Park adds five miles of sidewalks for community safety
On Saturday, May 28, Rexland Acres Park held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the community sidewalk project which added almost five miles of new sidewalks to improve pedestrian safety in the community.
Arvin’s BC campus is more than just a campus, it’s Arvin’s future
On Wednesday morning Arvin celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony for the extension of the Bakersfield College campus that will be built on 1001 Varsity Road across from Arvin High School.