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Advocates ask supervisors to allocate money in annual budget for infrastructure improvement projects in rural areas of Kern
Dozens of Kern County employees and residents living in rural communities advocated for more money to be allocated to their departments and communities during the second meeting to discuss the recommended county budget.
Tackling food insecurity: Lamont farmers market feeds thousands
Photo above: A youth volunteer with the Greenfield Walking Group distributes fresh melons to the attendees.
Delano City Council votes against the addition of national moto; tables sanctuary city resolution
After hearing hours of public comments at last week’s Delano city council meeting, the council voted against the addition of a national motto and tabled an issue that would make the city a sanctuary city.
Community gathers to rally against ‘inhumane’ conditions in immigration detention facilities
Hundreds of Kern County residents united Friday with a goal to raise awareness of the “inhumane” conditions in immigration detention facilities across the country.
Delano city council ‘indefinitely’ tables request for surveillance technology
The Delano Police Chief asked at Monday’s city council meeting to indefinitely table a request for the purchase of a surveillance technology that allows law enforcement to access private information about community members.
‘If they don’t want it, I won’t force it’: Delano Police Chief said he plans to advise city council against license plate reading technology
The Delano Police Chief plans to advise against the implementation of automated license plate readers into Delano’s Police Department at Monday’s Delano City Council meeting.
Police Chief Robert Nevarez said last month at a Community Law Enforcement Liaison Board meeting the technology could benefit the department in solving crime.