Fire Devours Shed at Jacobson Farms in Shafter
A wooden shed on Walker Avenue near Central Avenue in Shafter burned July 31 after 1 p.m. caused by children using candles. Losses totaled $30,000 for Jacobson Farms Inc and $400 for taillight lenses. Firefighters from Kern County and Shafter fought 30,000 gallons of water used to contain the blaze. Two children, aged nine and 11, were seized and the incident deemed accidental.
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Jacobsen Farms. Inc
Richland
Chevrolet
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Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Kern County
Richard Sotello
Jim Thomas
George Wise Realty
Wasco
Kern
Chuck Fendrick
Captain Fendrick
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Highway 99
Jacobsen Farms, Inc
Crematory plan sparks rural Kern clash at zoning board
At a Bakersfield meeting residents opposed a Sconce family plan to build a seven acre crematory near Imperial and Beech Avenues. The board held off a decision for three weeks as critics warned of air odor traffic and crop disruption while planning staff urged denial. The project would expand the family business with four cremation chambers serving the San Joaquin Valley and beyond.
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Kern County Board of Zoning Adjustment
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Kern County Board of Supervisors
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Beech Avenue
Sconce
Los Angeles
the Sconces
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Sacramento
San Joaquin Valley
David Sconce
Kern County Planning Department
Planning Department
Richland approves contract with classified staff
The Richland School District ratified a six percent raise for classified employees after positive negotiations led by Superintendent Dr. Vera Stone. The deal includes a stay-well program for extra time off, 180 school days, continued district medical plans for retirees, and payment for five extra days worked. The board set an appropriations limit and awarded bids for a dump truck and parking lot improvements while planning a fulltime instructor for the Project Challenge gifted program.
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Richland
Vera Stone
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Marylee Kingabee Seane
Richland Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Jim Burke
World comes to Los Angeles 1984 Olympics crowd and chaos
Report describes Los Angeles during the 1984 Summer Games with 64,000 fans at the Rose Bowl watching soccer, nations from over 140 countries, flags and banners, street vendors selling gear, intense capitalism, traffic congestion, and a mix of colorful cultures and religious groups.
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Los Angeles
San Joaquin Valley
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Jesus Christ
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