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CSUB mass vaccination hub operates for its final week
Yesterday marked the beginning of the final week of the CSUB Mass Vaccination Hub at the Student Recreation Center.
FEMA now accepting applications for funeral assistance
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now accepting applications for funeral assistance and reimbursement due to Covid-19.
Kern County remains in orange tier
Kern County remains in the Orange Tier (Tier 3) of the COVID-19 Blueprint for a Safer Economy, the State announced Tuesday.
‘Vaccines are preventing infections’: Vaccine administration decreases in Kern, health officials say
Brynn Carrigan, Kern County Public Health director, announced last week that Kern County will not move into the yellow, a less restrictive tier, but will remain in the orange tier.
Law firm holds webinar on tenants rights for survivors of domestic violence
The Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance staff held their last virtual webinar Wednesday to inform residents of Tenants’ Rights for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence.
COMMENTARY: DA prosecutors disrespect community by mocking our neighborhoods
By Adeyinka Glover
I am deeply bothered by the actions of a group of current and former prosecutors of the Kern County District Attorney’s Office who believed it was okay to tour East Bakersfield in such an insensitive and nonsensical manner.