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Arvin, Lamont Community Meeting Discusses Major City Updates
During the July 22 community Steering Meeting with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD), residents, organizations, and the public discussed updates from Caltrans, vegetative barriers, Community Emissions Reduction Program (CERP) measure implementation, and the upcoming city’s plans.
Workers, Advocates Highlight Importance of Heat Safety in the Fields
As temperatures continue to rise across the Central Valley, farmworkers face dangerous heat during their daily work.
Arvin Moves Forward With Upgrades to All Five City Parks
A $56,777 donation to Felicita Park will fund new exercise equipment, solar lighting, restrooms, and other improvements.
Arvin City Council Will Have a Public Hearing for the City Budget
The next Arvin City Council meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, will cover the city’s financial limits, major budget revisions, and development projects coming forward this year.
New CalFresh Work Requirements May Disqualify 33,000 Current Recipients in Kern
As of June 1, new work requirements will take effect for the CalFresh program, making about 33,000 people in Kern County who receive CalFresh possibly ineligible, according to Jacquie Huang, the Assistant Program Manager assigned to CalFresh Policy from the Kern County Department of Human Services.
New Proposed Bill Would Cap H-2A Visas at 400,000 a Year
The United Farmworkers Foundation (UFW) supports the Protect U.S. Farmworkers Act, introduced last week by several Democratic representatives.
Lyle Martin Discusses Representation in Law Enforcement
Former Bakersfield Police Chief, from 2016 through 2019, Lyle Martin spoke at Bakersfield College’s (BC) Panorama campus on Feb.
Arvin celebrates grand opening of new Bakersfield College center
The Bakersfield College Arvin Educational Center officially opened, marking a historic moment for the city of Arvin and its residents.
BC Arvin Center opens, bringing education closer to home for rural students
The Bakersfield College Arvin Education Center opened its campus this week to students. After years of planning, rural students in Arvin and Lamont no longer have to drive to the Panorama BC campus.
Arvin elects a new mayor; Delano sees return of a familiar face on its city council
Olivia Calderon is the apparent winner in the race for Arvin mayor
The November 5 general election shook things up in Arvin and Delano.