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:
MAOF expands program opportunities for the community
The Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) is offering free booking and clerical training opportunities along with GED classes to those who need it.
Woman helps provide food, necessities for homeless in Kern County
A local hero discusses her experience with helping the homeless.
Dulse Gastélum works with her family and friends to prepare food for the homeless for about 200 people, and at times she also gives them sweaters, blankets, and other necessities.
BC Arvin campus set to break ground in 2022
It was revealed on Tuesday night that Bakersfield College (BC) Arvin Education Center construction will begin this upcoming summer in July 2022.
Local coalition’s vaccination clinics successful turnout continues
This past weekend, the United Against COVID-19 Coalition hosted multiple vaccination clinics that turned out to be a great success.
Kern County residents describe their experience with COVID-19
As of December 1, 2021, 45 percent of Kern County’s eligible population has been fully vaccinated.
Lost Hills residents protest to stop their utility bill from increasing by an extra 100 dollars
Lost Hills residents are being asked to pay an extra 100 dollars on their water utility bill to remove a drainage to expand highway 46.
DPR, AB 617 work with small communities to ensure pesticide safety
Kern County is one of the top pesticide users in the state. Shafter and Arvin are working with AB 617 and the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to enforce pesticide monitoring and notification systems to protect their community members and agriculture workers from the use of pesticides.
Arvin’s water quality increases thanks to Committee for a Better Arvin
Last month, Arvin was reported to have the cleanest water in Arvin history.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) announced that Arvin is now in compliance with arsenic drinking water standards.
Meet the finalists running for Arvin’s next City Manager
The Arvin City Council is down to four City Manager finalists.
The top candidates are Peter Cosentini from Huntington Beach, California, Jeff Jones, current Financial Director and Interim City Manager, Ricardo Noguera from Cape Coral, Florida, and Donovan Olsen from Ames, Iowa.
Arvin’s electric busses and the city’s progress towards air monitoring
Arvin’s air monitoring has been a primary goal of Assembly Bill 617 (AB 617), a community air protection program to help the most severely impacted communities with air pollution.