On Tuesday, the National Basketball Association announced that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was banned for life from the NBA and fined $2.5 million for racist comments he made toward African Americans. South Kern Sol spoke to Antonio Gallo, a Chicano Studies Professor at Cal State, Northridge, and a Clippers season ticket holder.

The City of Coachella currently has security cameras installed at approximately 75 percent of city parks. With plans to install more cameras in neighborhood parks, Coachella Unincorporated asked residents at De Oro Park (Parque de Oro) if they believe cameras are an effective means to prevent crime and vandalism. Their answers may surprise you.