Positive Cases Among Kern Residents: 272,015
Deaths: 2,499
Recovered and Presumed Recovered Residents: 258,738
Percentage of all cases that are unvaccinated: 72.68
Percentage of all hospitalizations that are unvaccinated: 83.34
Updated: 8/5/22
PHOTO GALLERY: United Farm Workers 'March for the Governor’s Signature'
Hundreds of union supporters and politicians gathered in Delano to help kick off a three-week march to Sacramento on Wednesday to show backing for legislation that would add flexibility to the state's union elections process.
About two dozen full-time marchers among the group are expected to walk all 335 miles to the capital in time for Farm Worker Appreciation Day on Aug. 26, when they plan to call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 2183, which is similar to union election legislation the governor vetoed last year.
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Evelyn Galvan, a teacher in Delano, waves a United Farm Workers flag during Wednesday's march alongside Delano Mayor Bryan Osorio.
A line of marchers stretches down Garces Highway in Delano on Wednesday morning. The march, organized by the United Farm Workers labor union, seeks to put pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 2183 into law.
Community members of all ages participate in Wednesday's march, including Olga Reyna, a resident of Salinas who came prepared with walking sticks.
Community members begin to march on Wednesday morning at The Forty Acres in Delano. Many marchers held flags or wore United Farm Workers shirts while chanting "sí se puede," or "yes, we can."
Wounded Knee, a member of the American Indian Movement, speaks on Wednesday morning about the history of the relationship between the United Farm Workers labor union and the American Indian Movement.
American labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta speaks to a crowd gathered at The Forty Acres National Historic Site before Wednesday morning's march.
A flag bearing the logo of the United Farm Workers labor union waves in the wind as marchers gather at the historic Forty Acres building in Delano before beginning Wednesday morning's march.
Marchers, dubbed by organizers as peregrinos, or pilgrims, begin their march from The Forty Acres, a national historic landmark in Delano that was the first headquarters of the United Farm Workers labor union beginning in 1966. A small group of those marching on Wednesday morning plan to complete a 335-mile trek to Sacramento to persuade Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 2183 into law.
American labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta speaks to news media while standing in front of supporters holding a Mexican flag in advance of Wednesday's march.
A long line of what community organizers have dubbed peregrinos, or pilgrims, stretches down Garces Highway in Delano on Wednesday morning. The march, organized by the United Farm Workers labor union, seeks to put pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 2183 into law.
Members of labor unions including California Nurses Association march in solidarity with the United Farm Workers labor union on Wednesday morning.
Community members continue to chant "Sí se puede," or "yes, we can," more than a mile into the march on Wednesday morning.
Irv Hershenbaum, first vice-president of the United Farm Workers labor union, carries an umbrella during the march on Wednesday to stay cool in the August heat.
A long line of marchers stretches down Garces Highway in Delano on Wednesday morning. The march, organized by the United Farm Workers labor union, seeks to put pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 2183 into law.
A line of marchers stretches down Garces Highway in Delano on Wednesday morning. The march, organized by the United Farm Workers labor union, seeks to put pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 2183 into law.
Supporters raise their fists while chanting "Sí se puede" during a gathering at the historic Forty Acres building in Delano before beginning Wednesday morning's march.
Flags bearing the logo of the United Farm Workers labor union wave in the wind as community members gather at the historic Forty Acres in Delano before beginning Wednesday morning's march.
Members of labor unions such as California Nurses Association showed up in solidarity with the United Farm Workers labor union at Wednesday morning's event. California Nurses Association helped the United Farm Workers secure medical checkpoints along the route for those braving the full peregrinación, or pilgrimage, to Sacramento.
Attendees gather at The Forty Acres in Delano for prayers and speeches before beginning to march on Wednesday morning.
Organizers recognize people gathered for Wednesday's march who also marched in the 1966 march to Sacramento led by civil rights icon César Chávez.
Members of labor unions including the California Nurses Association and the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters showed up in solidarity with the United Farm Workers labor union at Wednesday morning's event. Attendees gathered at The Forty Acres in Delano for prayers and speeches before beginning to march.
Veronica Mota raises her arms while chanting "sí se puede," or "yes we can" at the start of the march, which began from The Forty Acres in Delano on Wednesday morning.
Marchers in the peregrinacion, or pilgrimage, smile and wave around a mile and a half from the starting point at The Forty Acres in Delano.