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Long-Awaited Rule Limiting Pesticide Use Near Children Not Enough, Say Critics

November 9, 2017 / By

By South Kern Sol

Photos by: Valerie Gorospe

A new long-awaited regulation on pesticides putting limits on its use near schools and day-care centers may only be an imaginary buffer zone to the reality of its dangers, according to critics of the new rule.

Why I Organized a Walkout to Defend DACA

November 6, 2017 / By
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By Marisol Sanchez Verdin

Ed. Note: On Oct. 9, 2017, 17-year-old Golden Valley High School student Marisol Sanchez Verdin helped organize a three-school walkout in protest of the Sept.

Documentary ‘American Migrant Stories’ Screens To Packed House At CSUB

October 31, 2017 / By

By Veronica Morley

On October 19, students, faculty and community members met at CSU Bakersfield to watch and discuss the documentary film, “American Migrant Stories.”

LGBTQ Student Offers Coming-out Message of Love and Acceptance

October 20, 2017 / By

By Chyna Patz

Ed. Note: Oct. 11, 2017 marked the 29th anniversary of National Coming Out Day, a celebration of the march on Washington which saw half a million in protest for gay and lesbian rights.

Project Street Youth: Free Legal Clinic, Oct. 18

October 10, 2017 / By

Free legal clinic for homeless and transitional (couch surfing/ lack of stable housing) youth between the ages of 18-25. 

High Schoolers Walk Out to Protest DACA Decision

October 10, 2017 / By

More than 100 students from Golden Valley, South, and Bakersfield High School walked out today in protest of the Trump’s administration recent decision to end DACA.

Movie Review: ‘Dolores’ Celebrates a True Hero

October 2, 2017 / By
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By Veronica Morley

“Dolores” hit the Maya Cinemas in Bakersfield on Friday Sept. 22. The documentary, produced by Carlos Santana, follows the life and work over 50 years of activist Dolores Huerta.

Asistencia Monetaria Para Tu Solicitud De Daca

September 25, 2017 / By

To read in English, click here.

El pasado 22 de septiembre, The California Endowment anunció que comprometerá más de 1 millón de dólares de su fondo Fight for All Fund específicamente para ayudar a los californianos con la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA, por sus siglas en inglés).

Rally for Health Care, Sept. 26

September 22, 2017 / By

South Kern Sol, Staff

Public health officials, community leaders, faith leaders, and residents are teaming up on Tuesday, September 26 to educate decision makers and the community about the human and economic impacts of a potential Medi-Cal expansion repeal.

Kern County General Plan Moves Forward

August 26, 2017 / By
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By Marcus Castro

The Kern County General Plan has ended the workshop stage and has moved onto it’s next step.