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Petition urges action for humane conditions at Kern Valley State Prison amid heatwave
A petition calling on the Kern Valley State Prison in Delano to implement a daily water provision and install an HVAC system has garnered over 300 signatures since it launched five days ago. Ashley Noelle, the woman who started the petition, shared that her loved one inside the prison has...
Dozens of ICE detainees in hunger strike for better living conditions reach the week mark
42 detainees at ICE's Golden State Annex detention center in McFarland, California, have hit the one-week mark in their ongoing hunger strike for better living conditions. The strikers say the situation is below standards and seek adequate medical assistance, including mental health, nutritious and non-expired food; clean facilities; free calls to families and lawyers, and the end of retaliation against those who protest against the situation.
Health hazards at McFarland ICE facility amid summer heatwave
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — In this Central Valley heat with one of the hottest summers yet, ensuring methods to cool off is essential. However, for the people detained in the McFarland ICE facilities, this hasn't been an option during the heatwave. According to the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights...
Lindsay council to discuss animal control options
The Lindsay City Council will discuss what options the city can take to provide animal control services for the community at its next meeting. The council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Lindsay is faced with having to find new animal control services after the Porterville City Council unanimously voted...
Environmental Justice policies added to general plan; Flores not running
During Tuesday’s Porterville City Council meeting, the council received a presentation outlining changes to the General Plan. While nothing major was changed to the document, a new mandated element for environmental justice had to be added. The environmental justice element is the only large addition to the general plan,...
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