Kern County

Kern Sol News looking to hire: staff reporter

August 30, 2021 / By

POSITION: Staff Reporter, Kern Sol News

LOCATION: Kern County, California

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The South Kern Sol youth media program was launched in 2011 to train young people living in South Kern County in media production skills and to provide a distribution outlet to share their stories with a wider audience.

Kern Sol News looking to hire: project coordinator, reporter

August 30, 2021 / By

POSITION: Project Coordinator and Reporter

LOCATION: Kern County, California

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The South Kern Sol youth media program was launched in 2011 to train young people living in South Kern County in media production skills and to provide a distribution outlet to share their stories with a wider audience.

Kern County residents speak up against ongoing illegal fireworks

August 3, 2021 / By

Despite being well past the Fourth of July, illegal fireworks have continued to be a pressing issue throughout Kern County.

Arvin City Council approves development of cannabis manufacturing facility

July 21, 2021 / By

The Arvin City Council unanimously approved last week the development of a cannabis manufacturing facility.

The council approved the development agreement between the City of Arvin, FSBT Holdings, and Jam Realty Holdings, the owner of the property, for the development of a commercial cannabis operation, located on South Derby Street.

County to hold redistricting hearings to receive input on where district lines should be drawn

July 15, 2021 / By

Kern County is holding a series of redistricting hearings beginning Monday to receive public input from community members on where district lines should be drawn. 

Hard-to-count communities in Bakersfield have low response rates with less than one month to respond to 2020 Census

September 4, 2020 / By

The latest Census data shows a number of areas in metro Bakersfield have response rates of less than 50 percent.