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With just one week left till the deadline, Kern’s self-response rate for 2020 Census is lower than 2010 rate
With just eight days left till the 2020 Census deadline, Kern’s self-response rate is lower than than it’s 2010 response rate, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Majority of Central Valley voters view police use of force during protests as appropriate, survey results show
A majority of Central Valley voters view police use of force during the Black Lives Matter protests as appropriate and a majority do not view the issue of police violence as a systemic problem, according to a recent study.
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Census launches local help line two weeks before deadline to assist residents respond to 2020 Census
The Census Bureau has created a local phone number to assist Kern County residents respond to the 2020 Census.
The local help line is 661-546-8811.
As of Wednesday, Kern County ranked 34 out of California’s 58 counties, with a response rate of 62.7
Hard-to-count communities in Bakersfield have low response rates with less than one month to respond to 2020 Census
The latest Census data shows a number of areas in metro Bakersfield have response rates of less than 50 percent.
Kern County voters can track vote-by-mail ballots with ‘Where’s My Ballot’ tool
Kern County is partaking in California’s a new vote-by-mail tracking system for the Nov. 3 election.
ACLU Foundation files lawsuit against City of McFarland over ‘unlawful’ approval of ICE detention center, says city violated Brown Act
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California, with attorney Paul Nicholas Boylan, filed a lawsuit Monday against the city of McFarland and its city council, according to a news release.