On March 16-19, the Chicago Cultural Center held its second Veteran Art Triennial and Summit, with a Bakersfield local’s sculptures on display until June 4th.
On March 20, the rent control ordinance agenda item was tabled again at the Delano city council meeting.
Bakersfield residents that are in need of home repair can now apply for the city’s Home Repair and Weatherization program — a program that allows Bakersfield homeowners to receive up to $15,000 in free home improvement assistance to preserve the health and safety of their homes.
On March 17 — exactly a month since the first day of the hunger strikes — constituents of Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House and Congressman of the 20th District, hosted a peaceful protest in front of his offices and at Yokuts Park in Bakersfield against government benefits and social security being lowered.
On Saturday, March 4th, the 2023 Central Valley Regional Migrant Education Parent Conference occurred at California State University Bakersfield.
AC Foods is hosting a planting day — a community event where volunteers get the chance to help plant a triple hedgerow, and blueberries, learn about sustainability within agriculture and plant a California native plant — in the community of Delano on March 18 from 9 a.m.