Renegade Rip Issue 1 Fall 2021 Sept. 8, 2021

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The Renegade Rip www.therip.com
Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2021
Recall Election day is Sept. 14
By Hugo Maldonado Garcia
Senior Digital Editor
Many California residents have
mixed signals on the Recall Election,
but one thing is certain: the deadline
to submit your completed Recall Election
ballot is before 8 p.m. on Sep. 14.
The California Gubernatorial Recall
Election ballot will have two parts
to it. The first thing to know is all qualified
candidates for the Office of Governor
will be listed. Along with their
political party preference and possibly
the lack of party preference.
An important thing to note is if a
majority of the votes on the recall
question are a “Yes” California Governor
Newsom shall be removed from
office. The candidate who receives the
most votes on the 2nd question will replace
Newsom even if they do not win
the majority of votes.
The second thing to know is if onehalf
or more of the votes on the recall
election question are “No” California
Governor Gavin Newsom shall remain
in office.
“First of all, I think all elections are
important and it allows the people the
opportunity to choose who is going to
be making the laws by which we all
have to live,” stated Bakersfield College
Political Science Professor & former
President of Academic Senate,
Steven Holmes.
According to Holmes, “This recall
election is very unique to California
and approximately 12 other states that
don’t necessarily have the right to remove
their public officials before the
end of the term. It gives the people the
ability to hold the officials accountable.”
At the back of every California Recall
Ballot, there is a square slit where
a barcode is located. This is intended
to help voters track their ballot, it is an
interesting detail that most registered
voters never paid attention to.
BC Poli-Sci Professor, Charles Kim
stated “if you are not happy about the
government then you need to vote to
voice your opinion. Facebook and Tik
Tok are places to express your feelings,
but to change the government, voting
is your platform.”
“Voting is a civil duty, as an American
Citizen voting is something people
take for granted,” explained Kim.
“My parents immigrated to America
from a country where at the time my
mother did not have the opportunity
to vote. I think of the sacrifices she
made to come to America to vote and
create a better life for our family.”
Contact the County of Kern, Elections
Division at KernVote.com for
any additional election information.
California’s mask situation
By Aubrianna Martinez
News Editor
With the arrival of California’s wildfire
season and currently seven ongoing
situations according to CAL Fire’s
website, there is plenty of cause for concern
for not only being in the path of a
wildfire but the other dangers that they
pose.
In areas such as Kern County, poor
air quality is frequently a factor in discussions
of health, especially where
wildfires are concerned. Additionally,
the Delta variant of COVID-19 threatens
public safety, and some wonder if
there is an intersection between the two
health problems: masks.
After a year of mask mandates in the
golden state and requirements continuing
in certain locations for people to don
them before entering, the question of
whether or not the face masks that people
are wearing to combat COVID-19
and its variants could also protect one
from the effects of wildfires that alter
the air quality. The San Joaquin Valley
Air Pollution Control District issued a
news release on Aug 27 that is available
on their website, stating that fumes
from recent wildfires have resulted in an
air quality alert being issued.
Within the news release, the Air Pollution
Control District cited the multitude
of health issues that could be affected
by the poor air quality and on the subject
of face masks that most have taken
to wearing during the pandemic.
“Common cloth and paper masks being
used as protection from COVID-19
may not be sufficient protection from
smoke inhalation” the Air Pollution
Control District said in their press release.