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Bakersfield awarded $1.9 million state grant for homelessness
Today, the City of Bakersfield announced they have been awarded a $1.9 million state grant to support and address homelessness through mental health services, substance-use disorder treatment and diversion programs.
Sikhs begin trek from Bakersfield to Sacramento in Fearless for Justice march
The Fearless for Justice March aims to raise public awareness about Sikhs facing repression
Bakersfield resident Rajinder Singh Chauhan was 17 years old and living in New Delhi on October 31, 1984, a day that changed his life forever.
Riddhi Patel appears in court with community support as judge dismisses 5 counts
Riddhi Patel, who was arrested and accused of 21 felony counts after she made threatening remarks towards Bakersfield city council members during the Bakersfield City Council meeting last April appeared in court this week for the preliminary hearing.
Bakersfield City Council approves homelessness funds
Last week, the Bakersfield City Council Wednesday’s meeting held a discussion on the Neighborhood Stabilization and Prevention Program Plan.
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.