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A new Kern County ordinance makes it illegal for unhoused individuals to camp out in public spaces. Leaders say it’s meant to get people off the street and into shelter. But community advocates say the ordinance and the $8 million spending package around it doesn’t address the real problem: a lack of housing.
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People experiencing homelessness in Kern County are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine under the state’s guidelines. Now, a street medicine team is the…
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On a cloudy morning in Northeast Bakersfield, Dr. Mathew Beare walks along a narrow trail of damp fallen leaves to a small homeless encampment. For over a…
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On this week's Valley Edition: A street medicine team in Bakersfield educates people experiencing homelessness about COVID-19, and debunks myths about the…
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Mike Wallford has been living in East Bakersfield for 60 years. He said the city always tries to dump unwanted facilities in this part of town: a sewage…