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Why Latino Voters Matter – 5 Reasons to Watch the Hispanic Vote in 2016

January 8, 2016 / By

By Feet in Two Worlds

Photo above: L to R; John Rudolph – Executive Producer of Feet in 2 Worlds, Sindy Benavides – League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Gonzalo Ferrer – Republican National Hispanic Assembly, Dr.

You Know You’re From Kern County When…

December 18, 2015 / By

By Randy Villegas

I asked my fellow classmates and friends to finish this phrase: “You know you’re from Kern County when…” Some of these responses were pretty funny, while others shared memorable experiences from our town of Bakersfield and Kern County.

Thoughts From a ‘Proud’ Anchor Baby

December 10, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, Anonymous, photo above: the authors grandparents in 2002

My grandfather passed away in Mexico earlier this year.

Mobilizing the Community for Improved Health

December 9, 2015 / By

By Ray Gonzales, PH.D.

Five years ago, The California Endowment launched a $1 billion dollar, ten year investment in its Building Healthy Communities (BHC) campaign.

Kern Youth ‘Not Surprised’ Local Law Enforcement Named Country’s Deadliest

December 8, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, Randy Villegas

Ed. Note: Last week the British newspaper The Guardian published an article naming police in Kern County the deadliest in America on a per capita basis.

From Tamales to Turkey: Thanksgiving in Two Cultures

November 24, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, Youth Commentary, Yesenia Aguilar

Tamales and Champurrado. That’s the typical Latino Thanksgiving, at least in my household.