Election Countdown Focuses On Shafter City Council Seats
In the April 10 city election three council seats open as incumbents Wise Little Link step down. Five candidates compete and the Shafter Press interviewed Wise and Little about councilmember qualities and the lengthy training period. They note it often takes over a year before a new member is adept while the four year term demands complex coordination among city staff management and citizens.
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Council harmony and dissent shape Shafter city leadership
Former Shafter council members Don Little and George Wise stress balance between personal views and city welfare in decision making. They urge new members to learn the rules, listen, and keep debates businesslike while serving the community. They cite recent staff changes and sewer and fire decisions as inherited outcomes guiding the Twenty Year Plan.
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Buttonwillow man booked on felonies
A Monday afternoon crash on Highway 99 near Woolomes Road killed a 65 year old Kentucky man and injured his wife. Dante Giannini a 65 year old Buttonwillow man was driving north when his car drifted, crossed the center divider, and slammed into the southbound vehicle. The deceased was taken to Kern Medical Center and died at 6 36 p.m. The wife, 63, sustained moderate injuries. Giannini was treated for a severe mouth laceration and jailed for felony drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter. HPD spokesman Bob Burdick notes half of local highway fatalities involve drunk driving.
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Multiple arrests and thefts reported around March weekend
Emergency calls from March 23 to March 26 detail public intoxication arrests for Alfonso Ledesma and Joaquin Lambrano, concealed weapon and marijuana charges for Ismael Garcia, marijuana possession for Jose Flores, DUI arrests for Encarmacion Hernandez and Jaime Martinez, forged check involving Miguel Montoya, and a battery warrant for Ruby Ann Fraley. Fire department logged two trash container fires on March 24 and 25 in Eden and Rodriguez with $300 damage each, suspected arson by children.
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Jose Flores
Martha Swan
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Eden
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