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Decade In Review of Shafter Civic Year Highlights
The report traces 1980 Shafter city actions from labor disputes to street work and bus changes. It notes crime reductions under Chief Gene Kaplan, depot moves, and a legal clash over a judge. Elections, school raises, awards, facility funding, and personnel shifts shaped a year of public life and historic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter City
Ash Street
Shafter
Green Hotel
Milton Elconin
Loyd Link
Kaplan
Link
Don Little
George Wise
Loyd “Link
Freeman Nixon
Med Garcia
Louis Flores
Joe Kirk
Richland
May Shafter High School
FFA
Brock Sapp
Marty Tasos
Laurie Sapp