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Garden Pathways Helps Youth Turn their Lives Around After Confinement
By Alfredo Camacho for South Kern Sol
Ed. Note: In 2012 Californian voters approved Proposition 36, the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012, to address harsh sentences for “strikers” convicted of non-violent, non-serious crimes.
State-Funded Medi-Cal: “A Godsend” for Eligible DACA Recipients
Pictured above: Daniel JimenezBy Nancy Lopez for South Kern Sol
Bakersfield, Calif. – Daniel Jimenez, a 22-year-old Cal State Bakersfield student, has been depending on medicine that his aunt brings from Mexico.
ICE Stops Arresting Immigrants at Kern County Courthouses
By Reyna Olaguez for South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer arrest immigrants at Kern County Courthouses, announced a top ICE official on January 10.
Lamont and Arvin ACA Enrollment Events
Arvin, Calif. – Building Healthy Communities South Kern (BHC-SK) Health Action Team, a comprehensive community initiative with over 1,200 members is having two health care enrollment events.
Parental Support Crucial for Teen Moms in Kern County
By Teresa Cervantes for South Kern Sol
Learning that you’re pregnant can be a wonderful surprise for a woman in love.
Latino and a Vegan in Kern County
By Alfredo Camacho and Daniel Jimenez for South Kern Sol
Ed. Note: In the heart of Kern County’s rich farmlands, fruits and vegetables can be seen growing in abundance in fields that seem to go on for miles.
Hmong Parents Rely on School Janitor for Translations
News Report, Colby Tilbbet | The kNOw Youth Media
FRESNO — Hmong parents and community members in Fresno say a lack of translation services for Hmong speakers is the greatest barrier to that community’s engagement with Fresno Unified (FUSD) schools.
What Our Schools Need — A Student’s Eye View
YouthWire, Photo Essay, Posted: Jan 14, 2014 Editor’s Note: California’s recently enacted Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), in effect since July 1, will continue to increase funding for school districts over the next eight years.
Central Valley Residents Grapple with Proposed Fracking Regulations
By Alfredo Camacho for South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — About 100 people packed into a chamber at the Kern County administration building in Bakersfield to testify at a public hearing Wednesday on the state’s new fracking regulations, saying they are already at a breaking point with pollution in their communities, and that they’ll be impacted the most from the state’s new fracking plan.
For Some Campesinos, Winter Is Farming Season
New America Media, Photo Essay, David Bacon