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South Kern Sol is Recruiting Youth Reporters

January 14, 2016 / By

South Kern Sol is looking for a few great student reporters to add to our team. 

Letter To My Sikh Son: Be Proud of Your Identity

January 13, 2016 / By

New America Media, News Report, Jaskaran Singh

Editor’s Note: Bay Area resident Jaskaran Singh is dismayed that Sikhs in the U.S.

Why Latino Voters Matter – 5 Reasons to Watch the Hispanic Vote in 2016

January 8, 2016 / By

By Feet in Two Worlds

Photo above: L to R; John Rudolph – Executive Producer of Feet in 2 Worlds, Sindy Benavides – League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Gonzalo Ferrer – Republican National Hispanic Assembly, Dr.

You Know You’re From Kern County When…

December 18, 2015 / By

By Randy Villegas

I asked my fellow classmates and friends to finish this phrase: “You know you’re from Kern County when…” Some of these responses were pretty funny, while others shared memorable experiences from our town of Bakersfield and Kern County.

Making Juvenile Hall the Mental Health Provider of Last – Not First – Resort

December 17, 2015 / By

New America Media, Question and Answer, Anna Challet

Editor’s Note: According to a new study by the San Francisco-based Young Minds Advocacy Project (YMAP), as many as 70 percent of the kids in California’s juvenile detention centers are in need of mental health care, and most of them are not getting it.

Thoughts From a ‘Proud’ Anchor Baby

December 10, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, Anonymous, photo above: the authors grandparents in 2002

My grandfather passed away in Mexico earlier this year.

Mobilizing the Community for Improved Health

December 9, 2015 / By

By Ray Gonzales, PH.D.

Five years ago, The California Endowment launched a $1 billion dollar, ten year investment in its Building Healthy Communities (BHC) campaign.

Kern Youth ‘Not Surprised’ Local Law Enforcement Named Country’s Deadliest

December 8, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, Randy Villegas

Ed. Note: Last week the British newspaper The Guardian published an article naming police in Kern County the deadliest in America on a per capita basis.

From Tamales to Turkey: Thanksgiving in Two Cultures

November 24, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, Youth Commentary, Yesenia Aguilar

Tamales and Champurrado. That’s the typical Latino Thanksgiving, at least in my household.  

Youth Commentary: Why My Community Deserves Sidewalks

November 23, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, Youth Commentary, Jocelyn Cuevas

I have lived in Rexland Acres for four years, and every day I worry about the safety of my fellow residents as they go about their everyday business.