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Delano Mayor Bryan Osorio announces bid for Congress

May 12, 2021 / By

Delano Mayor Bryan Osorio announced his bid for Congress in California’s 21st Congressional District Wednesday morning.

Housing advocate raises awareness of tenant rights during pandemic before funding ends next month

May 11, 2021 / By

Emma De La Rosa grew up in public housing apartments off of Edison Highway and Oswell.

People’s Budget Bako calls for the City to divest from police, invest into the community

May 10, 2021 / By

People’s Budget Bakersfield called to divest from the Bakersfield Police Department at a press conference Wednesday evening before the Bakersfield City Council meeting. 

COMMENTARY: DA prosecutors disrespect community by mocking our neighborhoods

April 30, 2021 / By

By Adeyinka Glover

I am deeply bothered by the actions of a group of current and former prosecutors of the Kern County District Attorney’s Office who believed it was okay to tour East Bakersfield in such an insensitive and nonsensical manner. 

Attorneys hold webinars for National Fair Housing Month to educate residents on their rights as tenants

April 7, 2021 / By

Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance staff held a virtual webinar Wednesday to inform residents of their rights as tenants and to educate residents on unlawful acts by landlords, such as evictions and discriminatory acts.

Electric vehicle carsharing service provides rural communities with access to affordable, rentable transportation

April 7, 2021 / By

Meet Miocar, a clean vehicle program that has the potential to make Uber and Lyft a thing of the past.