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ICE agents conduct raids across Kern County
Information spread quickly across social media platforms that ICE was conducting raids in search of undocumented residents across Kern County on Tuesday, January 7.
Bakersfield launches affordable housing for farmworkers’ families
Today, the city of Bakersfield partnered with Chelsea Investment and held an event for a new project, the Auburn Vista Apartments, which will bring 60 affordable apartments to northeast Bakersfield.
UFW’s Dolores Huerta calls for ending hate and discrimination
By Antonio Torres
She calls for a fight to end hatred and discrimination against agricultural workers in the Central Valley, says the social activist
As a woman, Dolores Huerta has always suffered discrimination
Bakersfield, CA.-
Borel Fire forces evacuations and prompts state of emergency
*Editor’s note: As of August 3rd, The U.S. Forest Service and California Interagency Incident Management Team 11, along with the Kern County Fire Department and Kern County Sheriffs Department, has announced the following evacuation zones have been cleared:
Zone 739:Genasys Zone KRN-739 has been split East and West at Caliente Bodfish Road.
Nick Hill takes the helm as Interim Executive Director of MLKcommUNITY Initiative
Today, Nick Hill was named the Interim Executive Director of the Circle of Life Development Foundation, also known as the MLKcommUNITY Initiative, which is an economic development organization dedicated to fostering growth and prosperity in the community.
CA Attorney General resolves Tenant Protection Act violations in Bakersfield settlement
Yesterday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with two separate Bakersfield landlords and their property management company, Clemmer & Company for their multiple violations of the Tenant Protection Act (TPA) and their violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act.