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Flor Unmuted is where the voices they try to silence get amplified. Hosted by Flor, community organizer and former candidate, this podcast unpacks what's happening in our neighborhoods, in our laws, and in the systems built to forget us. No spin. No fluff.
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What Does College Owe Rural California? Susie Nava for College of the Sequoias Ward 5 (opens the original)
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Susie Nava knows College of the Sequoias from the student side of the equation. As a single mother attending COS, she remembers juggling work, transportation and childcare while trying to earn her degree. Now she’s running for the College of the Sequoias Board of Trustees in Ward 5, which includes Hanford. In this episode of Flor Unmuted, Nava joins me to talk about what access to higher education actually looks like from some of the Central Valley’s smaller communities — and where she believes
Candidate Conversations: What Should High School Prepare You For? with Dave Wescott for KHSD Area 1 (opens the original)
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Dave Wescott is running for Kern High School District Trustee Area 1. A Bakersfield native, Marine veteran, newly licensed attorney and parent with children approaching high school, Wescott says his path into politics began by showing up at public meetings and speaking during public comment. Now, he’s asking voters to put him on the other side of the dais. In this episode, we talk about what a school board trustee can actually control, KHSD spending and staffing priorities, academic outcomes, ca
Candidate Conversations: The School Board Most Kern Voters Never Think About with Anastasia Hopper (opens the original)
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Most voters will never attend a Kern County Board of Education meeting. Many probably couldn’t tell you what the board actually does. But the decisions made there can reach students across Kern County — particularly students navigating expulsion appeals, interdistrict transfers, county-run programs, special education, homelessness, transportation barriers, and other challenges that can push families deeper into the education system. In this episode of Flor Unmuted , I sit down with Anastasia Hop
The Local Office Behind Tulare’s Hospital with Jevon Price (opens the original)
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Some of the most consequential offices on your ballot are also the ones you hear the least about. Jevon Price serves as the Area 3 Director and Treasurer for the Tulare Local Healthcare District. He was elected four years ago and, with no challenger filing against him this year, is set to serve a second term. In this episode of Flor Unmuted, we look at what a local healthcare district actually does — and why Tulare offers a particularly important case study. Tulare Regional Medical Center closed
Candidate Conversations: The Future of Visalia Unified, Area 1 with Stacy Boyce (opens the original)
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Candidate Conversations continues with Stacy Boyce , candidate for the Visalia Unified School District Board of Trustees, Area 1 . In this conversation, Stacy discusses what motivated her to run for office, her background in special education and trauma-informed practices, the Redwood High School incident, school safety, diversity, accountability, rebuilding trust with families, and what she believes effective school board leadership should look like. We also discuss: Why she decided to run for
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