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BC and CSUB food pantries to close for winter break; students still in need of food during time off
With winter break just weeks away, the food pantry at Bakersfield College and Cal State Bakersfield are preparing to close for winter break, but that doesn’t mean student hunger takes a break.
State officials recommend new rules for controversial pesticide chlorpyrifos
In an effort to protect “human health and the environment,” state officials issued temporary recommendations this month for growers in California regulating a pesticide commonly used in Kern County — chlorpyrifos.
Sheriff’s office to report on ICE access to Kern County individuals at TRUTH Act forum
Next month, local advocacy groups and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office will reveal data about the local immigrant community at Kern County’s first TRUTH Act Forum.
ROUNDUP: Kern County election results
Here are the unofficial Kern County election results as of 8 a.m. Wednesday morning.
21st Congressional District
Incumbent David Valadao defeated Democratic challenger TJ Cox.
Kern County’s new ACLU office seeks to protect ‘cherished constitutional rights’
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California celebrated the opening day of the new Kern County office Thursday morning with a press conference in front of the Liberty Bell in downtown Bakersfield.
Rexland Acres youth ready to kick off soccer season with new indoor field
Kids in southeast Bakersfield will soon have a new soccer complex — thanks to their own advocacy.