Jose Gaspar
José Gaspar is a veteran journalist and former news anchor/reporter with Telemundo, Bakersfield. Prior, he worked 28 years at KBAK-TV as a reporter.
Email him at jose@southkernsol.org. Posts by Jose Gaspar:
COMMENTARY: Kudos to CSUB for recognizing local historical labor icons
Camila Chávez, daughter of Dolores Huerta accepts an award on behalf of her mother. Andres Chávez, grandson of Cesar Chávez is standing next to her.
Marker unveiled at 1948 plane crash site that killed 28 Mexican passengers
Roxana Flores Santos, granddaughter, holds a picture of her grandfather Jesús Santso Meza who died in 1948 plane crash.
Bakersfield College professor’s lawsuit against KCCD alleging violation of free speech is dismissed–for now
Daymon Johnson is a history professor at Bakersfield College
A federal district judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Bakersfield College history professor Daymon Johnson against Bakersfield College and the Kern Community College District this week.
UFW convention focuses on growth, protections for nation’s farmworkers
Hundreds of delegates attend the United Farm Workers’ Union 22nd Constitutional Convention in Bakersfield
Under the theme of “every worker is an organizer,” Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield played host to the United Farm Workers’ Union 22nd Constitutional Convention this week, drawing support from the Biden White House along with speakers Senator Alex Padilla and Representative Adam Schiff.
Another farmworker killed in industrial accident at Wonderful Co.
Photo credit to The Wonderful Co.
A mechanic for Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds was killed Monday evening, September 16th during an accident on Highway 33 north of Highway 46 near Lost Hills.
Delano-born activist carries weight of electing Kamala Harris president
Julie Chávez Rodríguez was born in Delano, 1978.
It’s mind-boggling. How does a Delano-born girl and a 1996 graduate of Tehachapi High School end up running the presidential campaign of Kamala Harris, the next woman who could be elected president of the United States?
Carbon capture project in Kern County moves forward as opposing sides weigh in
Opponents of a carbon capture program hold signs objecting to the project.
At a standing-room-only meeting, hundreds of people turned out to voice their support or opposition to two large carbon capture projects in the western end of Kern County.
Kern Coalition outlines plans to bring quality jobs to residents
Dolores Huerta addresses audience at the Kern Coalition Summit meeting. Huerta urged job and safety protections for farmworkers
An ongoing effort to bring new jobs to Kern County is generating excitement but is still in its planning stages led by the Kern Coalition.
State delays oil well monitoring by more than 3 years
Kern County has a high concentration of oil wells. The State has found hundreds of them to be leaking methane.
Allegations and an investigation at educational learning center for farmworkers
Students from FIELD protest the change of class schedules in front of FIELD Learning Center on South Union Avenue.