PUC funding tour on agricultural electric rates by lawmakers
Can Power Users Protection Council heads a fact finding tour for Public Utilities Commissioner Fred Duda to urge lower rates for farms and reduce returns for PG&E. The group cites rising farm costs, shifting rate structures, and a proposed cut to PG&E returns while hearings in San Francisco and Sacramento consider agricultural electrification policy.
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Power Users Protection Council
Public Utilities
Fred Duda
Duda
Jim Crettel
PUC
Pg&e
Semi - Tropic
Wasco
Shafter
San Francisco
PUPC
Assembly
Rorzan
Costa
Public Utilities Commission
Chris Siemens
Jeff Fabbri
Bob McClure
Siemens
Sacramento
Joint Legislative Committee On Energy and Public Utilities
Senate
Vaich
Public Utility Commission
Richland school board approves policy on graduation rules
The Richland School District board amended graduation policy to require four years of attendance for English proficiency consideration and allow Spanish fluent students with equivalent Spanish graduation work to receive a certificate of achievement. Four new staff were hired and three bilingual teachers plus an instrumental music teacher resigned.
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Richland Teachers’ Association
Walter Stiern
CSEA
California Public Education Hall of Fame
Mark Franz
Richland
Tor
Achiev
Renda Kern
Franz
Marylee King
Stone
Lawrence Handel
Charles Rekosh
Rekosh
Concepcion Vasquez
Michelle Young
Debbie Wilcott
Shafter Cotton and Potato Festival Fun Run Scheduled
The Key Club of Shafter High School sponsors the annual festival run on Saturday May 17. Early entry is $6 postmarked by May 10, while late or day-of-race registration costs $7. Seven categories for men and women offer three medals each, with each finisher receiving a T-shirt. Check-in at 7 p.m. SHS. race starts 8 a.m. Applications available at the Shafter Sports Complex and Shafter Chamber of Commerce.
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Shafter High School
Shafter
McKinney Named New City Manager in Shafter
Acting city administrator John Guinn recommended Wade McKinney, currently Taft’s assistant city administrator and planning director, as city manager. The unanimous council vote approved the hire, with McKinney citing readiness to deliver returns. Guinn will stay on with ongoing projects as the council sets updated revenue and expenditure projections ahead of the May 12 meeting.
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John Guinn
McKinney
Taft
Wade
Guinn
Shafter
James Street
Frito-Lay Buttonwillow plant hailed as modern model
Jim Rich of Frito-Lay touts the Buttonwillow facility as the company’s most modern, blending technology with team based work. The plant features 26 autonomous teams, a cogeneration plant, organic ingredients, and plans for 40 acres of landscaping. Potatoes will come from Kern County with 24 hour operation and future new flavors.
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Jim Rich
Buttonwillow Frito - Lay
Nissan
Tennessee
Rich
Frito . Lay
Frito - Lay
Pg&e
Kern County
Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow and
Shafter
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