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Kern Coalition outlines plans to bring quality jobs to residents
Dolores Huerta addresses audience at the Kern Coalition Summit meeting. Huerta urged job and safety protections for farmworkers
An ongoing effort to bring new jobs to Kern County is generating excitement but is still in its planning stages led by the Kern Coalition.
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Protesters rally at ICE offices, demand action on inhumane conditions in detention centers
More than 30 community members, including people recently released from immigration detention, rallied outside the San Francisco offices of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on August 29, calling on the new Acting Field Office Director, Polly Kaiser, to meet with and respond to the demands of those detained at Golden State Annex and Mesa Verde ICE detention centers in Kern County.
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CSUB students share why voting matters to them
With less than 70 days until the Presidential General Election on November 5, students at California State Unistivity Bakersfield (CSUB) share their reason why voting in this upcoming election is important to them.
Newsom signs bills to expand homeless shelters and streamline affordable housing in California
On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two landmark bills to expand housing solutions and boost stability for Californians facing homelessness.
No candidates file to run for office in two elections in Kern County
Imagine if they gave an election and no one bothered to run for office. That’s partly the case in the Fairfax School District and the city of McFarland.
Reparations Priority Bill Package to address historical injustices against Black Californians
In January 2024, the California Legislative Black Caucus announced the planned introduction of the 2024 Reparations Priority Bill Package which is part of an ongoing effort to address the historical injustices faced by African Americans due to slavery, segregation, and systemic racism.