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Tell the Board of Supervisors: No More Dirty Fuels in Kern County

Due to the close proximity of the dairies and pipelines to the communities of Shafter, Buttonwillow, and Rio Bravo Greely, an analysis of impacts of exposure to sensitive receptors must be conducted.

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Kern County’s dismal effort at building affordable housing shows through inadequate land sites

Land identified by the county is next to freight lines and other environmental hazards. Some land is on tiny, irregular parcels, which often are far from utilities and services.

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Coalition statement on Fresno City Council President’s flawed response to housing crisis

People directly impacted by the housing crisis and a legacy of housing injustice are the experts who can lead us toward a model of housing where everyone has a safe, accessible and permanently affordable place to call home.

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California counties hold the key to solving the housing crisis

Some alarming signs are emerging of the way some counties are failing to help fix the state’s affordable housing crisis.

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A transparent government and participatory democracy? AB 339 would do both

AB 339 would expand Californians’ ability to participate in public meetings, making the government decision-making process more equitable.

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COVID vaccine information in Mixteco, Triqui, Tlapaneco and Zapoteco

https://www.youtube.com/embed/iGWGIz0y1x8 The Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety at UC Davis and Centro Binacional para el Desarollo Indigena Oaxaqueno created COVID vaccine information in indigenous languages for residents who do not speak Spanish or English. To see the full…

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SB403 would authorize CA State Water Board to consolidate water systems at risk of failure

Current law does not allow the State Water Board to act proactively to prevent water systems from failing.

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49 organizations, individuals sign letter asking CA Senate, Assembly to fund mobile park relocation

OASIS — Forty-nine organizations and individuals sent a letter to the California Senate and Assembly Budget Committees to ask for funding to relocate residents of Oasis Mobile Home Park in the Eastern Coachella Valley to new quality affordable housing in…

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Eastern Coachella Valley: COVID questions answered + Salton Sea community meeting + Riverside County General Plan

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‘You can feel it.’ Why CARB must vote to end ag burning in California

February 23, 2021
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Agricultural companies and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (Valley Air), which is in charge of regulating air pollution in the Valley, have known about the phase-out of agricultural burning for almost two decades.

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