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BUT IT'S BAD... "We are hoping for a March Miracle or a Fabulous February." - John Martin, Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District manager John Martin, manager of the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District, is mapping out a battle plan to combat potential agriculture water shortages arising from the statewide drought. The plan includes recovering district-owned water from the Kern Water Bank, utilizing unused wells, filling up the reservoir and meeting with growers to discuss scheduling of...
Developers of the proposed Bay Delta Conservation Plan, now in a 120-day public comment and review period, are on a 12-city trek around the state to explain the ambitious project to the people. On its second stop, Jan. 16 at the Four Points Sheraton in Bakersfield, visitors were treated to free glossy publications, CDs of the environmental impact reports (EIR/EIS), a court reporter to take public comments, a roomful of well-executed posters and about 20 project team members from various...
California Assembly measure ACA5 that would have required a physician to notify parents or guardian of a minor girl prior to carrying out an abortion failed to pass the Assembly Health Committee on Jan. 14. Tehachapi’s representative Shannon Grove, R-District 34, introduced ACA5 (Assembly Constitutional Amendment), which received five “aye” votes, 12 “no” votes and two “no votes recorded.” The vote was along party lines. The Republicans supported the measure and the Democrats rejected it. ACA5 w...
Tehachapi Police Chief Jeff Kermode reports that FBI-tracked "Part 1" crimes in the city dropped 19 percent from 2012 to 2013. The total number of reported crimes in that category was 580 in 2012. For the year 2013, the total fell to a total of 472. "Part 1" crimes include homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault, burglary, larceny, auto theft and arson. See chart. The only "Part 1" crime that increased in the city of Tehachapi was rape, with five in 2013 compared to four in...
Welcome! – Triassic Legacy Vineyard has new owners – three siblings whose roots run deep in Tehachapi. Jim Arnold of Newport Beach, with his wife Sally, sold his company and moved to Bear Valley Springs, where his family has had a presence for 42 years. His sister Annie Arnold, who is the vineyard marketing manager, moved from Carlsbad to Bear Valley Springs. The third member of this troika is Country Real Estate broker/associate Teri Juergens. Their mother Alvalee Arnold was an original Bea...