Shafter official disputes CDC RTC disturbance report
Shafter City Manager Wade McKinney rejected most CDC allegations about the June 14 RTC disturbance. He argues the Rollins memo contains errors based on inmate interviews and says the file details and actions by local staff, including Wasco talks, were misrepresented. He suspects political motives behind the scrutiny and expects no further CDC action.
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Shafter
Wade McKinney
California Department of Corrections
CDC
McKinney
Steve Green
Sacramento Bee
Greg Greeson
Wasco Federal Prison
Shafter Rtc
RTC
Kern County Sheriff's Department
State Controller
Rollins
Field day highlights cotton seed progress at CPCSD meeting
More than 250 cotton industry reps attended California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors 56th annual meeting and field day in Shafter. Attendees toured research, promoting Maxxa and Royale varieties while focusing on reducing pesticide use and tackling whitefly damage across California and the border regions.
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California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors
CPCSD
Shafter
California
Mexico
Imperial Valley
Jack and Manuel Avenues
Maxxa
Royale
Tom Cherry
San Joaquin Valley
Dick Garber
USDA
Shafter Seeks Sewer Plan To Allow Fertilizer Water
The Shafter City Council weighs a proposal to divert chemically tainted water from a fertilizer facility into the city sewer system while ensuring chemicals do not exceed state drinking water standards. DHS notes and a May 1988 public meeting in Shafter discussed cleanup history and site activities.
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Shafter
Ands
DHS
Knapp surprised by harassment charges at RLSD
RLSD Superintendent Dr. Dar Knapp says he was shocked to learn of allegations that staff racially harassed Hispanic students. The U S Department of Education office for civil rights in San Francisco led the complaint, with district officials responding to DEO inquiries while denying substantiated claims.
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Richland-Lerdo
RLSD
Dar Knapp
U.S. Department of Education’s Office
DEO
San Francisco
Tees
Knapp
Dinuba
DESD
Therr
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