Shafter City Council to Hold Public Hearing on Water Rate Hike
Tonight January 19 the Shafter City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed increases to water and refuse rates. The plan stages rate increases from 2010 to 2014 based on home or business size, with no wastewater rate increases through 2014. Water meters may be required for all paying customers by 2025 and notices have been sent to tenants and customers. Grants are hoped for water meter work and well fixes, fiberoptic grants beyond the hearing are also on the table, along with a park naming.
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Shafter
John Guinn
Los Angeles Avenue
Schnidt Street
Community notices from Shafter area events and opportunities
Shafter community notices list soccer tryouts for Wasco Soccer Club age 12 to 14, contact Robert at 805 797 7863. Westside Family Fellowship hosts Its Your Life Women’s Conference 2010 with LaRonna Rhodes Jan 22 7 PM and Jan 23 9 AM to 3 PM, Sunny Dobbs 661 599 1365. Minter Field Air Museum seeks volunteers for plane restoration and WWI WWII history. Team KID meets Wednesdays 6 30 to 7 45 PM at First Southern Baptist Church, 250 Kern St Shafter. Shafter Recreation and Parks District hosts Angel Food Ministries orders at 700 E Tulare Ave 661 746 3303.
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Wasco
Robert
Westside Family Fellowship
LaRonna Rhodes
Sunny Dobbs
First Southern Baptist Church
Shafter
Kern Street
Kinder
Shafter Recreation and Parks
Angel Food
Angel Food Ministries
United States
E. Tulare Avenue
Shelton to Face Court Dates in Bakersfield March
Former Shafter police officer Matthew Shelton, placed on leave last summer after conflicting video and paperwork emerged, faces a pre preliminary hearing on March 3 and a preliminary hearing on March 4 at Kern County Courthouse Bakersfield. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon assault by a police officer and false report related to a January 2009 burglary incident. Chief Firecoat defended use of taser tech while noting its dual potential. Channel 29 Eyewitness News sought public reaction with mixed responses.
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Shafter
Matthew Shelton
Shelton
Charlie Firecoat
Firecoat
Channel 29
Eyewitness News
Shatter
Jose Gaspar
Chief Fivecoat
Kern County
Bakersfield
Co. Kern
Caution urged in scrap gold buying by Kern County official
Kern County Weights and Measures Sealer Ruben Arroyo warns buyers to use legal for trade scales with current year seals when selling gold and silver. He notes increased surveillance on precious metals transactions and urges education, viewing scales during weighings, and to walk away from unsealed scales and call 661-668-6300.
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Kern County
Ruben Arroyo
Kern County Weights and Measures
Arroyo
District Attorney Announces Settlement With Kern Oil
Kern County District Attorney Edward Jagels announced a stipulation judgment against Kern Oil and Refining Co. for 250000 plus a three year injunction enforcing safety and environmental laws. The case, filed January 2008, followed refinery mishaps including a 2005 explosion that killed an employee. Evidence were reviewed by Cal OSHA and toxic substances control officials. The Bakersfield refinery sits on 38 acres at 7724 East Panama Lane and employs about 110 people.
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Kern County
Edward Jagels
Kern Oil and Refining Co
Kern Oil and Refining
Kern County Department of Environmental Heath Services
Cal Osha
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
East
Panama Lane
Bakersfield
Taft Sheriff seeks help identifying stranger in two abduction attempts
The Kern County Sheriff's Office released details of two 2010 cases in Taft involving a white four door car with duct taped rear window and a Hispanic male 30 to 40. In the Jan 5 incident a girl was approached near Sun Avenue and Parkview Elementary claiming her mother hospitalizes. In the Jan 6 case a girl walking home on 6th Street was followed by a similar white car. A composite drawing is attached and callers may reach Detective Kevin George or the Sheriff’s Office with tips.
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Parkview Elementary
Taft
Sun Avenue
Parkview School
Sth Avenue
6Th Street
Ash Street
Sheriff's Office
Kevin George
Kernsheriff.com
UC Santa Barbara Honors Fall Dean's List Student
UC Santa Barbara recognizes fall quarter 2009 Dean's honors recipients for achieving a 3.75 GPA or higher on 12 units in Letters and Science or 3.50 in Engineering. Among honorees, Hector Manual Montoya Jr of Shafter majors in Pre-mathematics at the 20,000-student campus with diverse bachelor, master, and doctoral programs.
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University of California, Santa Barbara
College of Letters and Science
College of Engineering
UC Santa Barbara
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