Posts Tagged as "central valley"

‘You have to be an active agent in this process’: Rosanna Esparza discusses her passion for her community’s health

September 20, 2023 / By
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Dr. Rosanna Esparza is a proud Chicana with a Mexican heritage, a visible activist for tangible change in local and global politics, and a collaborator for the project: “Faces of Fracking.”

Q&A: Traco Matthews is appointed to California’s Racial Equity Commission

August 3, 2023 / By
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Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointments to the first Racial Equity Commission for the State. Among his appointments is Bakersfield’s local, Traco Matthews.

Central Valley community members travel to California State Capitol for Equity on the Mall event

April 28, 2023 / By
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On Wednesday, April 26th, Californians from the Central Valley region gathered on the California State Capitol lawn to advocate for issues affecting the valley as part of the 2023 Equity on the Mall event.

Valley Air advocate and expert discusses ways to restore Valley air quality

March 21, 2022 / By
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Thanks to the rain Kern County saw this weekend, the skies are clear, for now; however, blue skies seem to be a rarity in Kern.

COVID-19 farmworker study seeks to find solutions to workers’ elevated vulnerability for contracting virus

July 30, 2020 / By
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Agricultural workers have an elevated vulnerability for contracting COVID-19, according to a statewide survey on farmworkers’ worksite conditions during the pandemic.