Editorial Big Brother Bakersfield Editorial Big Brother Bakersfield
The piece discusses Chief Gene Kaplan's resignation amid adverse publicity and media scrutiny from Bakersfield outlets. It defends his record in Shafter noting crime drops and effective policing while criticizing editorial claims of a police state and biased reporting. It argues locals lacked full facts and suffered from media distortion during Kaplan's tenure.
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Angster
Gene Kaplatz
Sito x
Muich
Bakersfield
Milton A. Elconin
Shafter
Kaplan
Big Brother
Chief Kaplan
Gene Kaplan
Statewide tax receipts announce February apportionments
State Controller Kenneth Cory announced February distributions totaling 7,912,409 for cigarette taxes to 58 counties and cities, with Kern County receiving 81,087 and Shafter 2,309. A separate highway user tax apportionment totaled 66,957,997 to the state, cities, and counties, detailing county shares, city shares, and highway expenditures.
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Kenneth Cory
Kern
Shafter
Cites
Kern County
Motor Vehicle License Fee Apportionment to Cities and County
February apportionment of state collected in lieu motor vehicle fees allocates 52,945,529 to cities and counties and 9,894 to Shafter. The distribution covers January 1981 receipts deposited to the Motor Vehicle License Fee Account. State excise tax replaces local property tax on motor vehicles, with net funds returned to local governments for general use. Half the distribution goes to cities and half to counties, per adjustments from 1970 Federal Census and new special censuses.
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Kenneth
Motor Ve
Shafter
Fe Department of Finance
Migrant work program operates at Shafter High School
Nine students participate in the migrant work program at Shafter High School, with two at the Housing Authority depot and seven on campus roles. The program, now in its second year, requires a social security card and age at least 14, and will continue until the school year ends or depot work finishes.
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Wedel
Housing Authority
Martin
Luis
Shafter High School
Harvey Mizell
SHS
Arvin High School
East Bakersfield High
Shafter Historical Society
David Siemens
Richland Board tackles contracts and resignations policy
Richland School District held a public hearing on the Richland Teachers Association contract proposal and presented a Board counter proposal. The CSEA urged a 12 percent raise with vision coverage, while the RTA sought 10 percent plus inflation adjustments. The Board adopted a policy allowing quicker resignation processing to fill positions faster. Linda Bailey was hired yard duty supervisor, Jim Meyers night custodian, and Dorothy Wallace returns as a kindergarten teacher starting mid March with a new afternoon class. Enrollment rose by 63 to 1618. independent study program discussed to aid nontraditional learners without ADA loss. minimum inservice days set for March 12 and 19.
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Richland School _District Board of Trustees
Richland-Tacher's Association
RTA
Richland
CSEA
Gary Smith
Linda Bailey
Jim Meyers
Dorothy Wallace
Verle Heiter
Heiter
Helter
Sacramento
Smith
County landfill hours extended for daylight end March 1 1981
Kern County landfills will close one hour later from March 1 1981 as daylight hours lengthen. During March and April Shafter-Wasco will accept waste 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily while Buttonwillow stays open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday Sunday and Monday. No user fees apply for residents and city users, said Public Works Director L. Dale Mills.
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L. Dale Mills
Shafter-Wasco
Pate See Tees
Buttonwillow
Kern County
Mills
Theft of firearm reported in Shafter with $450 value
County sheriff reports a February 25 theft of a firearm valued at about $450. The victim told deputies the gun was taken from his vehicle while it was parked near Orange Avenue and Iter Avenue in Shafter.
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Orange Avenue
Iter Avenue
Shafter
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