Kern Sol News
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BHC-SK: Collaboration Brings $1.4 million to Lamont
South Kern Sol, Staff
Lamont residents on the east side of Hwy. 184 will now have safe pathways, thanks to Building Healthy Communities South Kern (BHC-SK) partners who collaborated with Kern County Roads Department to compete for $1.43 million to improve walkability in Lamont.
The ‘Torment of Isolation’- Ending Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
Illustration: ‘After the Isolation’ by Claudia J. Gonzalez
By: Claudia J. Gonzalez for We’Ced Youth Media
After years of litigation and protests, earlier this month California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation agreed to drastically reduce the use of solitary confinement in state prisons.
Celebrating Immigrants’ Contributions on Constitution Week
New America Media, Commentary, Leon Rodriguez
Traducción al español
This week we celebrate Constitution Week, a time to reflect on the uniquely American idea that citizenship in this country is a matter of commitment and conscience.
Clear-Up Your Warrant, Sept. 24
In an effort to reduce a backlog of outstanding nonviolent misdemeanor warrants, the Bakersfield Police Department is organizing a “Clear-Up Your Warrant Day.”
My Summer Spreading The #Health4All Message
By Nora Ramirez
Photos courtesy of The College Dream Fund
South Kern is home to many farmworkers who lack access to health care.
Life in Merced as a Transgender Teen
We’Ced Youth Media, Commentary, Cheyenne Chaddock
Ever since I was a child, I have struggled with my gender identification.
Mixteco Immigrants in California Struggle to Get Social Services in their Language
Radio Bilingue, News Report, Ruben Tapia
When they need social services, indigenous immigrant families from Mexico go through a litany of problems.
Q&A: Ruben Arroyo, Kern County’s Agricultural Commissioner
By Randy Villegas
South Kern Sol youth reporter Randy Villegas interviewed Kern County’s Agricultural Commissioner Ruben Arroyo (pictured on the left), whose main responsibility is to ensure that Kern’s agriculture industry follows state laws, including pesticide regulations, as well as to protect the public and environment.
‘In and Out of Shadows’ a play by Gary Soto, Sept. 25, 26
Building Health Communities-South Kern, Bakersfield College and Cal State Bakersfield partnered to bring Gary Soto’s play ‘In and Out of Shadows’ to Kern.
Hidden Poor Highest Among Elder Black and Latino Households
New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram
SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly one in five adults over age 65 in California, that is, around 772,000 elders, endure financial hardship, unable to afford basic needs, but often ineligible for government assistance, according to a new study out this week by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.