Rent Hike Protest At Shady Lane Mobile Home Park
Residents of Shady Lane, many retirees and farm workers, protest a $60 to $100 monthly rent increase tied to 12 month leases. GSMHOL reports illegal notice procedures and English Spanish contract requirements violated, with claims of discriminatory targeting of Mexican-Americans and improper lease blanks.
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Shady Lane Mobile Home Park
Golden State Mobile Home Owners League
Gsmhol
Vi Monson
California
Monson
Shady Lane
Pat Kelly
Kelly
Shafter City Election Dates and Library Meeting Notice
The General Municipal Election for Shafter is set for November 6 1990 with nomination papers accepted July 16 to August 10 at 5 p.m. Filing occurs at City Clerk, City Hall. Open offices include two council seats city clerk and city treasurer. A Friends of the Shafter Library meeting July 12 at 7 30 p.m. will discuss the Book N Bake Sale on July 28. Also a kids movie All Dogs Go To Heaven is July 18 1 p.m. at Shafter Veterans Hall admission $1. Foster care recruitment urges contacting Ed Shilleto at 321 3478 for foster opportunities.
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Shafter
City Hall
James Street
California
Friends of the Shafter Library
Judy Knox
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Heaven
Shafter Veteran’s Hall
Alannah
Tom Flanagan Retires After Long Shafter Stay
Tom Flanagan ends a 37 year stint with Richland Lerdo School District on June 29 after moving from Los Angeles in 1952 to seek independence. He plans a September or August adjustment to retirement and reflects on a life of early work starting at age 13 in a Los Angeles neighborhood drugstore.
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Tom Flanagan
Shafter
Los Angeles
Flanagan
Richland-Lerdo School
Bilingual education clash in Richland Lardo district
Parents and MAPA dispute bilingual education issues in Shafter with MAPA President Benavidez accusing Superintendent George Bury of politics while parents demand inclusive representation. PAC member Deanna Rodriguez-Root says a diverse board is needed and that MAPA is being used as a scapegoat.
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Richland-Lerdo
Bury
George
MAPA
Ben Benavidez
George Bury
Benavidez
Parent Advisory Committee
PAC
Deanna Rodriguez-Root
Shafter
Rodriguez-Root
Shafter Council Approves Personal Assigned Police Vehicles
Shafter city leaders approve a program for each police officer to drive an assigned vehicle to improve accountability and reduce idle time. The plan includes a 17 point policy, dispatch radio contact, and city coverage for gas oil and maintenance. The council also advances appointive ballot items for city clerk and treasurer in November. A revised purchasing policy lets purchases under 1000 without council approval and allows city projects up to 15000 by staff, with bids for higher totals.
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Shafter
Wade McKinney
McKinney
Dolores Robinson
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Foster
Department of Ene Services
Ed Shilleto
Panorama
Generupa
By Dee NaQuin
Council
Shafter Police
Credit Card Council
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