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M Street Navigation is requesting summer clothes for residents
On Friday, the M Street Navigation Center sent out a press release informing the community that they would be accepting summer clothing donations for the clients residing at their center.
The City of Bakersfield and ECONorthwest plan for affordable housing
The City of Bakersfield and ECONorthwest presented a plan for increasing affordable housing in Bakersfield and had and answered questions from the community surrounding the plan.
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.
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.