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Bakersfield Residents Hold Die-In, Demand Police Accountability
South Kern Sol, News Report, Dean Welliver
The day before ACLU released a report detailing civil rights infractions by local Bakersfield law enforcement, a peaceful die-in was held to demand police accountability.
Voto Latino Inspires Kern County Youth At Austin Summit
South Kern Sol, Veronica Morley
Photo above: Evan Smith of the Texas Tribune and Julian Castro (left to right)
I recently journeyed to the Voto Latino Power Summit 2017 in Austin, Texas to receive training and hear Latino leaders talk about the power of the Latino community in relation to current issues, including the state of DACA in Kern County and the U.S.,
Long-Awaited Rule Limiting Pesticide Use Near Children Not Enough, Say Critics
By South Kern Sol
Photos by: Valerie Gorospe
A new long-awaited regulation on pesticides putting limits on its use near schools and day-care centers may only be an imaginary buffer zone to the reality of its dangers, according to critics of the new rule.
Why I Organized a Walkout to Defend DACA
By Marisol Sanchez Verdin
Ed. Note: On Oct. 9, 2017, 17-year-old Golden Valley High School student Marisol Sanchez Verdin helped organize a three-school walkout in protest of the Sept.
Documentary ‘American Migrant Stories’ Screens To Packed House At CSUB
By Veronica Morley
On October 19, students, faculty and community members met at CSU Bakersfield to watch and discuss the documentary film, “American Migrant Stories.”
LGBTQ Student Offers Coming-out Message of Love and Acceptance
By Chyna Patz
Ed. Note: Oct. 11, 2017 marked the 29th anniversary of National Coming Out Day, a celebration of the march on Washington which saw half a million in protest for gay and lesbian rights.