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Hundreds protest, counter-protest expansion of immigration detention at McFarland Planning Commission meeting
Hundreds of people gathered outside the McFarland Veteran Memorial Hall last Tuesday to attend the City Planning Commission meeting, where people were set to discuss the possibility of expanding city permits to its immigrant detention capabilities.
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‘Coming together for one cause’: Thousands march for equality for women, safety for local families
Featured photo: Dolores Huerta, center, co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union leads the third annual Women’s March of Kern County Saturday, January 18, 2020 in Bakersfield, California.
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Census Bureau hiring for 2020 Census
The U.S. Census Bureau is ramping up its national recruiting efforts to hire part-time census takers for the 2020 Census.
The Bureau would like to hire up to 500,000 temporary, part-time census takers across the country to reach its goal of more than 2 million applicants.
Youth Empowering Success at Bakersfield College to host first social justice conference, featuring NFL players
National Football League players Demairo Davis and Josh Norman will advocate for social justice at the first Dear America, a Social Justice Conversation conference, held at Bakersfield College.
Bakersfield College introduces Valley-wide health equity collaborative; aims to improve rural health with policy change
Health professionals from across the Central Valley gathered in Delano Friday to discuss at the Rural Poverty and Health Equity Summit a new collaboration that addresses health inequities in rural communities.
Kern Complete Count Committee launches 2020 Census canvassing efforts for hard-to-count communities
The Kern Complete Count Committee launched its community-based census education outreach efforts last week at the Martin Luther Kind Jr.