Fowler the daredevil aviator and record seeker
This profile recalls Robert Fowler a pioneering aviator born in Gilroy who aimed to fly from San Francisco to Chicago in 30 days for a Hearst prize. It notes his grit amid crashes and a hotel fire, his Wright Type B aircraft invert position scare, and his fame as a speed devotee in auto racing before turning toward airborne daring at the 1910 Los Angeles Great Flying Carnival.
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Robert Fowler
San Francisco
Chicago
William Randolph Hearst
Fowler
Gilroy
Los Angeles
Council approves 15 percent sewer rate hike in Colfax
Colfax City Council, at its December 9 meeting, approved a 15 percent sewer rate increase effective January 1 2004 to fund wastewater plant improvements. The panel also scrapped a proposed 20 percent surcharge and left lift fee rates and EDU allocations unchanged while noting EDU allocations will be studied and possibly revisited at the January 27 2004 meeting. City Manager Bob Perrault said more staff work is needed. Placer Union High School District Superintendent Bart O'Brien attended the meeting and urged reducing the EDUs billed to the high school. the council kept EDUs but removed the surcharge that would lower Colfax High's monthly bill.
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Colfax
Bob Perrault
Educators await Schwarzenegger budget impact on Colfax schools
Colfax educators brace for January budget reveal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as districts anticipate cuts. Rob Chipp of Colfax Elementary notes no major layoffs expected but warns of possible unpleasant surprises. The spring budget process shapes next year’s教育 funding and enrollment trends remain a bright spot amid regional uncertainties.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Colfax
Rob Chipp
County teeters as layoffs delayed by red ink
Placer County weighs layoffs to halt the flow of red ink from state revenue deficits. A $438.4 million September budget aimed to avoid cuts, but a recall election and ongoing California budget crisis threaten funding. The general fund faces a $15 million yearly shortfall from vehicle license fee declines, with no backfill from the state.
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Placer County
California
Capitol
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