Federal grant aids Shafter crime fight under Local Law program
A federal grant of 19346 funds will assist Shafter Police Department and three Kern County agencies as part of a 523 million Local Law program. Grants support more officer hours, equipment, school security, drug courts, and community crime prevention with matched funds required by cities.
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Shafter Police Department
Paul Stotesbury
Shafter
U.S. Department of Justice
California
Kern County
Bakersfield
Delano
Shafter man named to California High Speed Rail Authority
Dean Florez, an investment banker with UCLA and Harvard Business School ties, was appointed to the California Intercity High Speed Rail Authority by Assembly Speaker Cruz Bustamante. The appointment, praised for his transportation project experience, faces criticism from Assemblyman Robert Prenter who calls it politically motivated.
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State Assembly
California
Curt Pringle
Assembly
Pringle
Cruz Bustamonte
Bustamonte
A Shafterman
Dean Florez
Florez
Shafter Enterprise Zone fuels growth with tax incentives
Shafter's Enterprise Zone enters its third year with 39 zones statewide. The designation grants hiring tax credits up to 50 percent of wages per employee for five years and allows deduction of sales tax on equipment purchases. Seminar attendees heard from the California Trade and Commerce Agency and the Franchise Tax Board about credits, plus a list of supporting agencies.
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Shafter
Stan Lewis
California
Saldana
Insect Lore ties span films and international actions
The text notes Insect Lore's catalog offerings and a $7 million figure, mentions a second British office run by Jennifer White- Hampson, and claims the Whites served as consultants on projects linked to roles like live butterfly ads and the film Silence of the Lambs.
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Britain
Insect Lore
Europe
Jennifer White- Hampson
Disney World
Wires
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Wanda LaMontagne
Wasco
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California Trade and Commerce Agency
Employment Development Department
Employers Training Resource
Kern County Community Development Program Department
Minter Field Airport District
Kern Economic Development Corporation
Fresno
Porterville
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Liz Keogh
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