Ketchum Leads Vote To Defeat Rodda School Unification Bill
Assemblyman William Ketchum led a floor fight to defeat SB 728 by Len Rodda which aimed to force a Kern County school district unification election and could have cut local school funding up to 3 million annually. Rodda's plan faced strong opposition from Dr. Harry Blair Kern County School Boards and taxpayers groups.
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William Ketchum
Kern
Assembly
Len Rodda
Sacramento
Kern County
Ketchum
Kent Stacey
Sen. Stiern
Kern-Kings
Senate
Rodda
Harry E. Blair
Kern County School Boards Association
Blair
Assemblyman
Ralph Jordan
Sacramento County
Kern County Gains Public Works Eligibility for Grants
Congressman Bob Mathias announced Kern County is designated as a Title I redevelopment area under the Public Works and Economic Development Act, allowing local governments and eligible nonprofits to receive federal grants and loans for up to 50 percent of project costs for water and sewer systems roads to industrial areas railroad sidings vocational schools flood control and site improvements. The designation followed an August confirmation by the Economic Development Administration.
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Bob Mathias
Washington
Kern County
Eligibor
Economic Development Administration
Venereal Disease Lecture Planned at Bakersfield College
A November 10 lecture at 8 p m in Forum West at Bakersfield College will discuss venereal diseases. Dr Owen A Kearns and Dr William C Buss Kern County health officers will cover types history symptoms and treatment. The talk is the tenth in a public medical lecture series worth two credits.
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Forum West
Bakersfield College
Owen A. Kearns
William C. Buss
Dr. Buss
Loma Linda University
University of California
Kern County
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