Kern County

Lawsuit accuses KCSOS of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation

January 23, 2025 / By

On January 14, Candace Neal filed a lawsuit through her attorneys at CollinsKim LLP against the Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS), alleging a workplace culture of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.

BC Arvin Center opens, bringing education closer to home for rural students

January 22, 2025 / By
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The Bakersfield College Arvin Education Center opened its campus this week to students. After years of planning, rural students in Arvin and Lamont no longer have to drive to the Panorama BC campus.

“This is un-American and unlawful”: Kern County advocates stands against ICE operations

January 14, 2025 / By

Several Kern County community organizations held a Know Your Rights press conference at the Liberty Bell in downtown Bakersfield on January 13 to address the impact of recent immigration enforcement actions by Border Patrol in Kern County last week.

Bakersfield Chevron employee recalls ICE raid on customers: “They took their cars and laughed”

January 13, 2025 / By

Jose Galindo (left) on on 7th Standard and Merle Haggard St. in Bakersfield, CA on January 9.

Health care workers and patients rally against potential Medi-Cal cuts

January 9, 2025 / By

A crowd of health workers and Medi-Cal patients rallied outside Congressman David Valadao’s office on January 8 to convince Valadao to oppose any possible loss cuts to Medi-Cal. 

Q&A with Kern Public Health: Bird flu risk for general public is low

January 3, 2025 / By

Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is affecting dairy cattle in California.