优蜜传媒 had the worst level of fine-particulate pollution in the nation in 2020-22 鈥 a toxic mix of soot, diesel exhaust, chemicals, metals and aerosols that contribute to heart attacks, strokes and lung disease, according to the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report.
Who better to speak to the power of the right people, with the right skills and focus on the whole person, coming together to make a lasting difference in people's lives than Johnny Shaffer.
California workplace safety officials will try again to pass a long-delayed rule to protect indoor workers from extreme heat this summer 鈥 other than correctional officers and other prison staff.
In the 27 years Timothy Sheehan has lived in 优蜜传媒, he was homeless for eight of them. That period began in 2001, one year following his divorce and four years following his departure from San Diego 鈥 wife and kids in tow 鈥 bent on the prospect of opportunity and cheap rent.
Fewer than a dozen people are responsible for a wide swath of crime in downtown 优蜜传媒, according to an in-house study presented by city staff at Thursday鈥檚 Public Safety and Vital Services Commission meeting.
Kern County Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains, D-优蜜传媒, announced Wednesday that two bills she authored to improve access to addiction treatment cleared their respective committees.
Los Angeles. Dallas. Edinburg. San Luis, San Francisco, Portland and Delano.
Everyone 鈥 from farmers to teachers, legislators to laymen 鈥 can agree that the Central Valley needs more doctors.
Local leaders came together Wednesday to call on young people around Kern County to serve their community by putting in time on priorities like climate action, food insecurity, mentoring and tutoring 鈥 all in exchange for college tuition money.
Northeast 优蜜传媒 residents gathered at Hart Park Monday evening to air grievances with a controversial plan to build an apartment complex east of Alfred Harrell Highway.
The city of 优蜜传媒 is seeking volunteers to pedal through the Kern River Parkway on mountain bikes, bandaging cut knees, offering water to thirsty hikers and calling in fallen trees.
There used to be a piano. And a couch, with comfy cushions. There used to be a fridge, to chill salads and store food for potlucks. There used to be rows of books, stacks of board games and a Nintendo Wii, for bowling or bocce ball. There were decorations and cheer.
City officials reviewed the benefits and drawbacks of expanding the Brundage Lane Navigation Center during聽优蜜传媒's Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting Tuesday.
Kern鈥檚 mental health providers have begun to brainstorm with interested parties across the county to form a plan on how to implement Senate Bill 43, legislation that passed last October that greatly expands the state鈥檚 conservatorship law.
McFARLAND 鈥 Twice every month, Maria Jacinto, 49, and her husband make the short trip north to Delano from McFarland.
Nearly one month after a potential cyberattack against Omni Family Health led to a service outage, officials with the medical network said Wednesday their online record system is back online.
Seated inside a glassy waiting room, Patrick Salazar came to work Friday knowing full well what was expected of him: He was to be stabbed by one of his colleagues before an audience of cameras. And he couldn鈥檛 care less.
Home health care workers brought Tuesday morning's county Board of Supervisors meeting to a halt as they demanded fair, living wages before erupting in a singular chant 鈥淔orward, not backward,鈥 prompting board Chairman David Couch to gavel a nine-minute recess.
Spanning more than half of the 112-page California voter information guide, it is one of the most complicated and consequential decisions voters must decide on the March primary ballot.
A potential cyberattack against Omni Family Health led to a service outage for at least five days, leading customers and patients unable to refill prescriptions, manage appointments and access private healthcare information.
Kern's largest health plan, dipping again into its financial reserves for the sake of local underserved communities, on Thursday came up with $20 million to help address what it sees as the biggest challenges facing the delivery of health care across the county.
The federally designated critical access hospital in Ridgecrest notified Kern County authorities last week that "continued financial hardships" have forced it to let go 31 more employees just two months after it said the layoff of 29 others will require it to suspend maternity care March 1.
While not her first bill introduced this year, Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains, D-Delano, on Monday submitted what she says will be her top priority in the state legislature.聽
One of the biggest business deals of Steve Schilling's career was less a growth maneuver than it was another one of his big-hearted rescues.
A new state office charged with controlling the rising cost of health care in California is moving toward one of the most aggressive goals in the nation, aiming to cap cost increases to 3% a year.
Lisa Castelan-Svette is a pretty active person. Five days a week, on average, she attends her pilates class. Castelan-Svette also has a sugar-tooth. Her craving of late: the cream cheese Kolaczki, a Polish-style cookie sold on Thursdays at Smith鈥檚 Bakery.
For Nathan Davis, the world came 23 weeks too soon.聽
After she suffered a heart attack in 2019, Felicia Pickett was rushed to a hospital, where doctors used a stent to restore blood flow to her heart.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has amassed more than $14.2 million in a campaign war chest for his hallmark mental health initiative, which will appear on the March 5 primary ballot, a sum that eclipses the resources of the measure鈥檚 opponents.
The 1800 block of Chester Avenue in downtown 优蜜传媒 is a quintessential street for the city.
Stepping out to the tune of Simple Minds' 1985 single, 鈥淒on't You (Forget About Me)," Kern County Board of Supervisors Chairman David Couch began his state of the county address Thursday night, asking how he could follow up to what came before.
In his first appearance at a 优蜜传媒 City Council meeting in nearly a year, retired Rep. Bill Thomas spoke on the expected completion of 优蜜传媒鈥檚 multiphase Centennial Corridor project.
Californians infected with COVID-19 may go about their lives without isolating or testing negative as long as their symptoms are improving, according to new and significantly loosened guidelines from the California Department of Public Health.
Benigno Garibay, a homeless man in Arvin, holds a stack of papers against a bagged lunch and water bottle. He's signing up for Medi-Cal, the state's public health insurance. Underlined by blue marker, Garibay only fills in certain lines. When asked, he said he wouldn't mind a physical, or fo…
The Kern County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday made permanent changes to the Safe Camping ordinance to include a new way for authorities to swiftly remove homeless encampments from public spaces.
Lawmakers across the state returned to work Wednesday, weighing in on some of the chief issues confronting California, including artificial intelligence, maternity wards and the state's struggling budget.
After a worrisome summer spike, COVID-19 cases are on the rise once more across California, though many counties, including Kern, are not feeling the effects.
By Oct. 13, a day ahead of the state deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom finished reviewing his final batch of potential laws stacked on his desk. In total, he signed 890 new bills into law and vetoed 156.
Greg Burum lives in an active adult community with houses reserved for people 55 years and older and he continues to be just that: an active adult.
A health care crisis plaguing rural America has arrived in Kern County with the upcoming closure of Ridgecrest Regional Hospital's maternity ward, a move that will force expecting mothers to travel more than an hour each way to get specialized obstetric care.
The conversation starts simply. 鈥淒o you have a phone?鈥
The Mission at Kern County hosted its annual Christmas meal on Friday, offering more than 600 holiday meals and presents for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and food insecurity before the holiday weekend.
Nicholas, Sola, Dino and Preston.
The 45th class of the Hall EMS Academy graduated Thursday afternoon during a ceremony at The Collective in downtown 优蜜传媒.
If any year is looked back on as pivotal in California鈥檚 fight to curb mental illness, homelessness and drug-related deaths, 2023 could be the one. Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed major 鈥 and at times controversial 鈥 reforms of the state鈥檚 mental and behavioral health systems through the Legislatur…
Dignity Health Mercy and Memorial Hospitals partnered again this giving season to donate money for grants that will be distributed among eight Kern County nonprofits. The goal is to fund health and social initiatives identified by the Mercy and Memorial Community Health Needs Assessment.
Leaders and staff of Dignity Health Mercy Hospital Southwest and the Friends of Mercy Foundation gathered Tuesday as the final beam was placed on the highest point of the new Hardt Foundation Tower.
California鈥檚 special emergency fund for financially distressed hospitals probably would not have passed the Legislature this year had it not been for the failure of a rural hospital off Highway 99 in the San Joaquin Valley.
Morning bingo was interrupted at the 优蜜传媒 Senior Center on Monday for an important announcement: There's a multimillion-dollar jackpot and they're all splitting the pot.
The giving season is here and Houchin Community Blood Bank is urging the public to participate in an important blood donation promotion.
