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Local organizations awarded $1 million for youth substance use prevention and documentary filmmaking
TYM4Change, ShePower Leadership Academy, and MLKcommUNITY Initiative have been awarded $1 million through Elevate Youth California for youth substance use prevention activities and to study the barriers to equity, inclusion, and access for youth and families living in Southeast Bakersfield through youth-led research and filmmaking.
California Expands Medi-Cal to All Eligible Adults 50 Years of Age and Older
Medi-Cal, California’s health coverage program for low-income individuals and families, has extended eligibility for full coverage to more than 185,000 individuals who are 50 years of age or older, regardless of immigration status.
California COVID-19 Rent Relief Program distributes more than $3 billion to California low-income renters
On Monday, during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo in Compton, Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramírez announced that the California COVID-19 Rent Relief Program has distributed $3.1 billion of rent and utility assistance to over 275,000 households throughout the state to keep families housed.
State places Ventura County business license on probation, cracking down on illegal pesticide sales
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Pesticide Regulation announced Tuesday it has reached a settlement agreement with a Ventura County business that was found to have unlawfully sold hazardous pesticides on hundreds of occasions.
CSUB graduate appointed by Governor’s office as the Central California Regional Advisor
Linda Quiñones-Vaughan, 59, of Bakersfield, has been appointed by the Governor’s office as the Central California Regional Advisor at the California Office of the Small Business Advocate.
Six Kern County locations where you can receive a free COVID-19 vaccine this week
The Kern County Department of Public Health Services is continuing to host various pop-up COVID-19 vaccination and testing clinics throughout the county and has six clinics planned for this week.
California is first State to launch chatbot to combat COVID-19 misinformation; System is focused on reaching Spanish-speaking community
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today unveiled new Spanish- and English-language WhatsApp chatbot tools to offer reliable information about COVID-19 to Californians, especially those in the Latino community.
CAPK seeks people who want to make a difference in the community to fill two board seats
Community Action Partnership of Kern has two board openings and is looking for people who are passionate to make a difference in the community to fill those seats.
State works with social media influencers to expand ‘Save Our Water’ public awareness campaign as drought intensifies
The state hosted a briefing on Thursday with more than a dozen social media influencers and content creators calling on them to support the statewide education efforts.
California will not require COVID-19 vaccine for the 2022-2023 school year; Any vaccine requirements would not take effect until after full FDA approval
Because the FDA has not yet fully approved COVID-19 vaccines for individuals of all ages within the 7–12 grade span, California will not initiate the regulatory process for a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for the 2022-2023 school year and as such, any vaccine requirements would not take effect until after full FDA approval and no sooner than July 1, 2023.