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Lawsuit accuses KCSOS of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation
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
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
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”
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
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
Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is affecting dairy cattle in California.