An empty dirt field at 530 4th Street is all that remains to remind the community of what once stood as the Bakersfield Senior Center—a place where seniors gathered, friendships flourished, meals were shared and countless memories shaped the community’s long-standing legacy.
The City of Long Beach and Office of Ninth District Councilmember Dr. Joni Ricks-Oddie presented the 15th Annual Uptown Jazz Festival. The celebration was held on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 2- 7 PM at Houghton Park (6301 Myrtle Ave., Long Beach, 90805).
California public school teacher Mollie Blustein planned her pregnancy so that her daughter would arrive during summer break. But when the elementary school teacher went into premature labor and delivered her baby two weeks before the end of school, she faced another stressor: a huge pay cut.
Officials are urging thousands of unhoused Angelenos to seek refuge in cooling centers and to take advantage of other outreach services amid an extreme heat warning issued by the National Weather Service.
California voters will decide this November whether to make it more difficult to approve local special taxes proposed through the citizen initiative process.
Kris Benz, a disabled Black veteran, is no stranger to cancer. In 2012, he was diagnosed with salivary duct carcinoma, a cancer so rare it strikes only about 1 in a million people each year.” But he beat it after six weeks of radiation and removal of his right salivary gland.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Clinica Sierra Vista is preparing to open a new behavioral health center in southwest Bakersfield on Monday, Aug. 3, as part of
Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) is advancing legislation that would prohibit unauthorized drones from operating within 400 feet of large outdoor ticketed entertainment events.
California residents purchasing their first zero-emission vehicle will soon be eligible for an instant rebate of up to $3,500 under a new state program aimed at making electric vehicles more affordable.
Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $109.6 million in Proposition 1 funding to create 278 permanent supportive homes in Bakersfield, Contra Costa County, Sacramento and Fresno, including 103 homes reserved for veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Nearly two dozen men from diverse backgrounds gathered Friday at Hodel’s Country Dining in Bakersfield for the inaugural It Hurts to Heal: The Brotherhood Experience, part of a local effort to encourage men to talk openly about mental health and seek support before reaching a crisis.
The global soccer community came together for the championship match between Spain and Argentina.
Nearly 14 years after California intervened in the Inglewood Unified School District’s (IUSD) fiscal crisis, the district is closer than ever to regaining full local control. That achievement deserves recognition. It also gives California an opportunity to evaluate what its longest-running school receivership can teach about helping school districts recover from fiscal crisis.
Two of Kern County’s largest hospital systems are cutting jobs this summer, even as local health officials continue to describe Kern as a region starved for medical professionals.
Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) says a deadly Fourth of July weekend shooting in Compton that claimed the life of one of his former staff members underscores the urgent need for stronger gun safety laws at both the state and federal levels.
Black immigrants in Los Angeles County confront racism and the fear of being deported as they struggle with the economic reality of living in the high-cost region, according to participants in a community forum.
Inglewood residents and visitors from surrounding communities gathered in a united front, put our differences aside, in Darby Park on Saturday, July 4, 2026. Everyone agreed that this was the place to be on a beautiful, humid, and overcast day.
Kern County has one of California’s lowest ratios of primary care physicians to residents, leaving many patients waiting months for care. A new medical training partnership launched this week is designed to reverse that trend.
Leading arts nonprofit LA Commons hosted its annual Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks on Sunday, June 28, 2026, from 12 pm-5:00 pm. The culturally rich event was held at the Leimert Park Artwalk, located within the newly designated Historic South LA Black Cultural District.
Hundreds gathered at Bakersfield College on June 17 to commemorate Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end of slavery in the United States. Hosted by the Bakersfield College African American Initiatives, alongside the Kern County Black Chamber of Commerce and the NAACP, the free public event brought together a diverse cross-section of Kern County over a shared breakfast to honor a pivotal chapter in American history.
