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What’s on the the ballot for the midterm elections
Midterm elections are quickly approaching in November and it’s important to know what’s on the ballot and the importance each office holds.
Clinica Sierra Vista celebrates National Health Center Week honoring the work and the contributions that agricultural farmworkers do in the community
Clinica Sierra Vista celebrates National Health Center Week from August 7 to August 13, 2022 with different activities to provide awareness on the mission and accomplishments of America’s Health Centers across America which provide contributions to underserved communities.
CAPK and BHC partner to bring food distributions to farm worker communites
Building Healthy Communities Kern (BHC) and Community Action Partnership Kern (CAPK) have partnered together to bring food distributions to farmworker communities.
A Renewable Natural Gas facility will be opening soon in Lost Hills
Lost Hills will soon have a full-service station with Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) which is a clean source of energy that is produced from organic waste.
Public Health hosting Back-To-School vaccination clinics
Kern County Public Health will be hosting multiple Back-To-School vaccination clinics this week and next week at the Kern County Fairgrounds to help prepare families for the 2022 school year.
Monkeypox: What you need to know and how to stay safe
Monkeypox is a rare disease that is caused by the monkeypox virus and has symptoms similar to smallpox.
Climate change is causing more wildfires and avoiding smoke can help save lives
As of 2022, CAL FIRE has reported a total of 4,972 fires and a total of 147,034 acres burned in California.
Assemblymember Salas secures $1 million in funding for Friendship House
Today, Assemblymember Rudy Salas and the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) celebrated the $1 million in funding that the Assemblyman secured for the Friendship House Community Center.
Community members urge BCSD to vote no on the CAAT charter school petition
Bakersfield community members attended the Bakersfield City School District (BCSD) meeting Tuesday night to oppose the Central Academy for Arts and Technology (CAAT) petition to build a charter school in downtown Bakersfield.
San Jose Ave residents ask county for help getting their road paved and electricity in their homes
Community members on San Jose Ave in Delano came together to ask the county for help getting their road paved and electricity installed.