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The struggles that Kern County first-time home buyers face
It’s been a couple years since Jasmin Arriola and Francisco Bolanos have been hoping to have a home of their own for their small family.
Kern County Housing Authority reopens Section 8 waiting list
Next month—for the first time in a decade—the Housing Authority of the County of Kern (HA) will be reopening its Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Waiting List, otherwise known as “Section 8 Vouchers.”
California Health Report: This Central Valley Town Has a Carcinogen in its Water. Why Are Solutions So Slow?
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett
Una traducción al español de esta historia está disponible aquí.
On the dusty outskirts of Bakersfield, Rosa Perez and her family are living without a basic housing amenity — clean water.
California Health Report: Esta ciudad del Valle Central tiene un carcinógeno en su agua. ¿Por qué las soluciones son tan lentas?
Por Claudia Boyd-Barrett
En las polvorientas afueras de Bakersfield, Rosa Pérez y su familia viven sin un servicio básico de vivienda: agua potable.
CAPK food bank expansion is set to break ground next month
On Thursday Morning, Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) staff, city and county leaders, Kern’s elected officials, non-profit partners, and businesses came together to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony of CAPK’s food bank expansion.
Lost Hills residents protest to stop their utility bill from increasing by an extra 100 dollars
Lost Hills residents are being asked to pay an extra 100 dollars on their water utility bill to remove a drainage to expand highway 46.