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‘My Health Shouldn’t Have a Price Tag’ — DACA Youth Turned Away for Medi-Cal

September 28, 2015 / By

Photos courtesy of the Fernandez family. Above: Maria Fernandez, third from left, with her family. 

Story by Miguel Bibanco for The Know Youth Media

FRESNO, Calif.

Central Valley Youth Say Pope’s Message ‘Already Having an Impact’

September 25, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol/YouthWire Commentary, Various Authors

Ed. Note: The Pope’s visit to the United States comes as the U.S.

AB 953: Make History, Don’t Repeat It

September 25, 2015 / By

by Stewart Kwoh and Cristopher Punongbayan

Image: Dignity & Power NOW!

Ed. Note: As the legislative session draws to a close, AB 953 is one of several bills on Governor Jerry Brown’s desk, waiting for either a signature or a veto.

Funds for Low-income and English Language Learners Misused

September 23, 2015 / By

By Gerald Cantu

At a special board meeting on Sept. 10, Kern High School District (KHSD) trustees approved the current school year’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

BHC-SK: Collaboration Brings $1.4 million to Lamont

September 18, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, Staff

Lamont residents on the east side of Hwy. 184 will now have safe pathways, thanks to Building Healthy Communities South Kern (BHC-SK) partners who collaborated with Kern County Roads Department to compete for $1.43 million to improve walkability in Lamont.

The ‘Torment of Isolation’- Ending Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

September 17, 2015 / By

Illustration: ‘After the Isolation’  by Claudia J. Gonzalez 

By: Claudia J. Gonzalez for We’Ced Youth Media

After years of litigation and protests, earlier this month California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation agreed to drastically reduce the use of solitary confinement in state prisons.