County EMS seeks public input on new ambulance standards
Kern County EMS held a Shafter workshop on February 6 to gather public concerns about the Ambulance Service Performance Standards approved by the Board of Supervisors in December 2006. The plan, reviewed again by the board on July 1 2007, introduces exclusive contracted service areas, fixed maximum rates, mandatory ALS ambulances, and certified dispatchers, with a public complaint log and monthly reports to the EMS Department.
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Valley disaster bill pitched to aid farmers and workers
A bipartisan coalition of 26 California House members led by Jim Costa and Devin Nunes introduced H.R. 925 in the U.S. House to provide up to 1.7 billion dollars in emergency aid to agricultural producers, workers, and related industries in 22 California counties after the January freeze. Senator Boxer filed a companion Senate bill.
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Mariposa
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Central Valley
Dennis Cardoza
D-Merced
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Klamath River
California Teacher of the Year nomination deadline approaches
Time is running out to nominate California teachers for the 2006-2007 Teacher of the Year award. Deadline to submit is midnight March 1. Nominees may be teachers from across the state’s 350,000 educators.
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Shafter City Council Adopts Budget tweaks and blueprint talk
At the February 6 meeting, the Shafter City Council heard Darrel Hildebrand of Kern COG discuss the Kern Regional Blueprint Project a county wide land use and transportation vision for 20 years. The council also approved Kiwanis circus permits donations to the police department and two budget amendments for a dual oven unit and a 100 gallon water heater. A $3820.82 Kern County Law Enforcement grant will fund defibrillator repairs.
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Kern Council of Governments
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Kiwanis Club
Manuel Park
Shafter
Kern County Law Enforcement
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