Community groups hold brainstorming on needs of families and city
Two meetings in Shafter featured brainstorming sessions on local needs for families children and the community. About 80 attended the first, 60 to 70 the second. Top concerns included city services water quality and youth access to liquor. Organizers aim to build a coordinated network through Healthy Start with a grant of 50000 to create a one stop shop near a school.
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Root
State of California
Richland-Lerdo
Dan Knapp
Visions
RLSD
Lyle Mack
Shafter
Mack
Countryside welcomes veteran Tops Market manager
A longtime Tops Market manager with over 15 years of experience joins Countryside. The new role is tied to Budget Foods and plans to expand regional services. Details are sparse, but the move signals a strategic hiring to boost local grocery operations.
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Tops
Budget Foods
Wasco housing push eyes multi income needs
The article notes housing affordability remains a municipal challenge as populations grow and schools face higher enrollments. Gary Steward of Steward Company discusses adapting marketing to a multi cultural community with offices planned in Bakersfield. Chicago Title and Trust data suggest move up buyers face job security and affordability concerns, yet consumer confidence could sustain a growing role for repeat buyers. Housing story continues on page 12.
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Wasco
Gary Steward
Steward
Ing
Clayton Steward
Steward Company
Delano
Earlimart
McFarland
Lamont
Bakersfield
Chicago Title and Trust Company
CTTC
Sues
CITC
Shafter
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Community Collaborative
Deanna Rodriguez-Root
Grket
State Street
GEO Metro
LSI
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