Lompoc aims for $336,000 UMTA grant for transit boost
City Administrator Gene Wahlers plans to file in Washington DC for an 80 20 UMTA grant, seeking 420000 total for five buses two buildings and a control room. The city would add 84000, aiming to cut approval to 18 months two years. He will meet lawmakers and DOD for related funding during the trip.
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Gene Wahlers
Department of Transportation
Lompoc
Whalers
Washington D.C
UMTA
Wahlers
Santa Barbara
Morro Bay
Atlanta
Robert Lagomarsino
Department of Defense
Economic Development Administration
DOD
Vandenberg Afb
Washington Eda
Zoning debate fills advisory meeting with 100 attendees
Advisory Planning Committee heard philosophy, economics and environmental concerns at a four hour meeting in the County Administration Building. Speakers urged expansion of urban limit lines around Vandenberg Village and Mission Hills, while critics accused the committee of bias and urged broader growth. Major voices included Tom Green of the Lompoc Valley Board of Realtors and John Sherman of the Vandenberg Village Association as residents pressed for parcel extensions and road extensions.
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Carl Murphy
IRS
HEW
HUD
Environmental
Health
Art Hibbits
Dianne Owens
Rick Schmidt
Santa Rosa Road
Gary Hauenstein
Ayn Rand
Tom Green
Lompoc
Green
Vandenberg Village
Mission Hills
Lompoc Prepares for Halloween Festivities Across City
Lompoc gears up for Halloween with trick or treating on Monday night. Police plan heavy patrols to keep kids safe as churches and service groups join UNICEF charity efforts. The library, schools, and community groups host exhibits, festivals, parades, and dances, while safety tips urge parents to supervise, limit hours, and use reflective wear and masks alternatives.
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Lompoc
Unicef
United Nations Children’s Fund
Ramos
Paul Thompson
Ed Perry
Thompson
Lompoc Unified
Los Berros Elementary
Buena Vista Elementary
Los Berros
PTA
Wyland Fuller
Buena Vista
Vandenberg Village
Hapgood School
Hapgood
Robert Young
Lompoc Valley
Los Alamos
Winners Everywhere
Morro Bay
Quad Action House
Bell St
Linda Shepard
Elks
Elks Lodge
North I St
Moose Lodge
FBI doubts Hoffa remains after body found in Pennsylvania
New York medical examiner says dental records will confirm if skeletal remains are Jimmy Hoffa. FBI sources in New York and Detroit say the body is not Hoffa’s, noting a skull with bridgework Hoffa didn’t have. Coroner Jennings found a white male, about 60, 5 foot 6, with gold dental work, found near Honesdale in plastic bags.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Pennsylvania
Teamsters Union
Jimmy Hoffa
FBI
Detroit
Hoffa
Dominick DiMaio
Wayne County
Robert Jennings
DiMaio
Jennings
Honesdale
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Anthony Giacalone
Lewisburg
Hospital monitors itself over federal review mandate
Lompoc Hospital District votes for local staff to conduct reviews of patient care with the PSRO SB SL0 option looming. Board members express concern over cost and bureaucracy while noting improved doctor communication and potential cost savings. Donations totaling 2150 were approved for an electrocardiograph machine. Meeting materials will be mailed to the public library.
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Sue Edelman
California
Lompoc
Carol Ann Johnson
Michael Palmer
Sheldon Gee
Gee
Medical Society
PSRO
Barry Coughlin
Johnson
Robert Yocum
Sam Yocum, Inc
Lockheed’s
Alberta Morgan
Weather Outlook With Tidal Heights and Rain Chance
Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday with a slight chance of light rain. Highs Saturday 66 to 70. Tides include high tides of 4.0 feet at 12 09 a.m. and 5.5 feet at 11 21 p.m. Low tides 2.0 feet 5 13 a.m. and 0.2 feet 6 31 p.m. Sunday tides high 3.7 feet 12 54 a.m. and 5.3 feet 10 50 p.m. Low 2.3 feet 4 42 a.m. and 0.4 feet 6 15 p.m. Monday tides high 3.5 feet 12 54 a.m.
Oxnard Teenager Worsens After Campus Attack
Linda Fiene 18 remains very critical two weeks after a Chan nel Islands High School campus assault that killed her boyfriend Paul Yenney Jr 17 formerly of Lompoc Three suspects have been charged with murder and police say more arrests may follow in the case.
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Oxnard
Linda Fiene
Paul Yenney Jr
Lompoc
Channel Islands
Yenney
Wallace Grossi Joins Debate to Second Motion
Wallace Grossi left the audience during a vote deliberation of the Advisory Committee on Planning last night to second a motion by Harley Craig, a fellow committee member, signaling close involvement in the session.
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Wallace Grossi
Advisory Committee On Planning
Harley Craig
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