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There’s a prevailing narrative that young people in America are not politically engaged and are unlikely to vote. But Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock recently spoke with three individuals who are actively challenging that assumption: Riddhi S. Patel, a 24-year-old coordinator for Sunrise Kern in Bakersfield, Alexandria Benn, a 25-year-old …

Kern County Supervisors have adopted new district lines following a legal settlement with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The group sued the county alleging the 2011 supervisorial redistricting disenfranchised Latino voters by drawing lines that divided communities like Arvin and Delano, diluting their political power. In February …

In February a U.S. District Court Judge ruled in favor of a Latino civil rights group in a suit challenging the way the county drew supervisorial district lines in 2011. In the suit, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund argued that by splitting eastern Kern County cities between …

A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Latino civil rights group in a lawsuit against Kern County over voting rights. The ruling found county supervisorial districts that were created in 2011 violated the Voting Rights Act because they intentionally divided Latino communities between two districts. The decision is …

City leaders have set out to use districts in local elections in Merced County’s third largest city. Spurred by a letter from the Malibu-based legal firm Shenkman & Hughes that … Click to Continue »

Election Day came and went with no obvious signs of the catastrophic problems some had feared, including large-scale fraud, intimidation or hacking. Voters across the country instead encountered the types … Click to Continue »

The Merced County registrar of voters wants to spread the word about voting-related information ahead of the November election. Voters can verify they are registered to vote or can find … Click to Continue »

Espinoza and Lor widened their leads over Board of Supervisors incumbents Lor expected to face Walsh in November run-off More than 3,000 ballots across Merced County remain untallied … Click to Continue »