Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On Sept. 8, the Tehachapi City Council addressed the resignation of Ken Wright from the Planning Commission and City Treasurer Susan Showler. The Council instructed City staff to advertise for the appointed position of Planning Commissioner vacated by Ken Wright who has moved out of the City and could no longer serve on the Commission. Wright’s term is scheduled to end on June 30, 2021. City Treasurer Susan Showler sumitted her resignation effective Sept. 30 as she is moving out of C...
While COVID-19 has taken up plenty of time and resources from the City of Tehachapi, our team still has other goals and objectives that must be completed, as is our duty to the taxpayers. There is still a community to help build, maintain and operate. Those tasks do not fall by the wayside due to the fallout from a virus. Where do we go from here? Well, that's a question that was answered almost immediately back in March when the first set of COVID-19 restrictions were placed on our community. T...
The City of Tehachapi added 14 new umbrellas to downtown picnic tables in public spaces to help local eateries with outdoor seating. Tehachapi Economic Development Coordinator Corey Costelloe talked with local business owners and found a common issue regarding not having enough outdoor seating areas for curbside and take out customers. "They've (restaurants) struggled with finding enough outdoor seating to accommodate customers and comply with COVID-19 directives," said Costelloe. Costelloe...
As the 4th of July holiday approaches, the City of Tehachapi will be making modifications to its annual Independence Day celebrations as currently festivals and large gatherings are not permitted in the State of California as a result of COVID-19. In keeping with tradition however, the City of Tehachapi, in association with Zambelli Fireworks and sponsor sPower, will be producing a fireworks spectacular at 9 p.m. originating from the Tehachapi Municipal Airport on Saturday, July 4th. With restri...
As a result of the Federal Government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) the County of Kern has received $2 million of California’s allocation from the Coronavirus Relief Fund which was created to provide financial assistance to state and local governments. Based on population, 10 cities in Kern County qualify for reimbursement of expenses that (a) are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency created by COVID-19, (b) were not budgeted by...
The California Department of Public Health today released updated PDF guidance that requires Californians to wear a face covering in high-risk settings www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/Guidance-for-Face-Coverings_06-18-2020.pdf. A growing body of scientific research has shown that people with no or few symptoms of COVID-19 can still spread the disease and that the use of face coverings, combined with physical distancing and frequent hand washing, will reduce the spread of COVID-19. “Science shows that face c...
The City of Tehachapi released two new TehachaPod podcasts this week covering the upcoming Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) season and the Dual Enrollment college credit program for upcoming high school students who can get free college credit beginning as a HS freshman in Tehachapi. Episode 20, released on June 9, features Cerro Coso College's Lisa Stephens and Kristin Hanle who explain the Dual Enrollment Program for high school students in the Tehachapi area. They talk about how they have...
As the 4th of July holiday approaches, the City of Tehachapi will be making modifications to its annual Independence Day celebrations as currently festivals and large gatherings are not permitted in the State of California as a result of COVID-19. In keeping with tradition however, the City of Tehachapi, in association with Zambelli Fireworks and sponsor sPower, will be producing a fireworks spectacular at 9 p.m. originating from the Tehachapi Municipal Airport on Saturday, July 4th. With...
Houchin Community Blood Bank's Yessica Diaz-Conti joined the latest podcast to talk about the importance of blood donations during the COVID-19 crisis. Diaz-Conti shares a personal story about a critical blood donation recently in Kern County. In addition, where the donations of blood, platelets and plasma are used. The next blood drive will take place Thursday, June 18 from 2-6 p.m. adjacent to the Farmer's Market in Downtown Tehachapi. The City of Tehachapi has hosted five blood drives since...
Congratulations Class of 2020, you made history. Probably not in the form you had hoped, but make no mistake, your class will never be forgotten. Your social sacrifices will forever be a measuring stick for future conversations. Simply put; you have changed the world. I'm certain that this was not your intent at the start of the school year. Your senior year is supposed to be exceptionally special. The classes, the competitions, the graduation and the time with friends before everything is...
TehachaPod, the official podcast of the City of Tehachapi continues to grow in popularity and had charted in the Top 100 Apple Government Podcasts recently. The 15th episode of TehachaPod was recorded at the Tehachapi Farmer's Market. Listen to what the residents of Kern County in attendance had to say and how they felt about the opportunity to purchase household goods during the Coronavirus pandemic crisis. The Kern County Department of Public Health provided guidelines for the Farmers Market....
County of Kern Supervisor Zack Scrivner was a guest on TehachaPod where we had a conversation about re-opening of our local Kern County economy. Supervisor Scrivner discusses the $25 million “Kern Small Business Relief Program.” What businesses may be eligible and who should consider applying for forgivable loans. We talked about the Kern Readiness Plan and the Kern County Back to Business Ad-Hoc Committee recently created to help move our local economy closer to re-opening, and the importance of their collaboration with small business own...
This Kaiser Permanente banner is a tribute and a "thank you" to its frontline workers during the COVID-19 outbreak....
It's beginning to look like the state mandated stay-at-home orders and social distancing protocols instituted at the outset of COVID-19 are working, we're seeing a flattening of the curve so to speak. The City of Tehachapi had requested and worked with Kern County Department of Public Health for more detailed data than the number of cases they were providing; they obliged by launching a new online portal last week that tells a more complete story of the impact of this virus in our community. It...
As we continue this modified version of life during the Coronavirus pandemic, it's important to note that we're working on two fronts simultaneously here in the City of Tehachapi. What I mean by that is obviously we're working through a variety of issues as related to COVID-19 and dealing with those on a daily basis. This is work with a variety of partners, our fellow cities, our law enforcement agencies and health care leaders; all of whom are doing incredible work as we adjust to the...
City approves utility deferments, waivers during COVID-19 crisis In an effort to address the continuing COVID-19 crisis and support small businesses and city residents, the Tehachapi City Council met in a Special Meeting on March 18 in front of City Hall to vote on a temporary policy to defer water, sewer and trash payments for small businesses and to waive late fees for residential customers for two months. With Councilman Phil Smith on the phone, the council unanimously approved the plan. The...
The first order of business at the March 2 Tehachapi City Council meeting was to choose a new council person to fill the at-large seat held by Kenneth Hetge who resigned on Jan. 2. Four applications were received by the City and all were qualified for the position but it was Christina Scrivner who was chosen in a 3-1 vote. Councilman Phil Smith nominated Kim Nixon, a prior City Councilwoman now serving on the Planning Commission. "I am very humbled by this opportunity to serve my community,"...
The City of Tehachapi has added podcasting to its communication portfolio as it launched TehachaPod this week. TehachaPod is a conversation about all things Tehachapi. TehachaPod features interviews with various people in our community. Key Budge, Corey Costelloe and Greg Garrett host TehachaPod with a goal length of approximately 30 minutes to meet the average commute time of our community. Both Key and Corey have several years of experience in radio, both on air and in station operations....
City Manager Greg Garrett reported to the City Council Monday, March 16 that the City departments are meeting daily at 4 p.m. to plan for the next 24 hours as COVID-19 protocols are moving swiftly and they want to stay ahead of or flatten the curve. As of March 16, all City facilities are closed to the public although all are in operation. Until further notice, the Tehachapi Museum, Tehachapi Depot and the Visitor Center will be closed. The Police Department is available through their phone...
The interaction within the City of Tehachapi is as unique as the day is long. Working with and talking with community volunteers, citizens, visitors and residents means interacting with people from all walks of life. Nothing served as a reminder of this more than an experience a few weeks ago. Myself and a few other members of the City staff were invited as guests to witness President Trump sign in new federal guidelines aimed at helping Kern County farmers receive more water from the State...
On Jan. 22, the City of Tehachapi received another award for the Finance Department from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The GFOA notified Finance Director Hannah Chung her department had received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the annual budget for fiscal year 2019-20. This award, considered the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting according to the GFOA. “I am so happy that we received this award. It reflects the hard work of the Finance Department. We have been improving our budget for las...
On Friday, Feb. 7, State Senator Shannon Grove held a Town Hall at the Slice of Life Enrichment School in Tehachapi. The purpose of the meeting was to address the Public Safety Power Shutoffs during the autumn of 2019. Also taking part were representatives from Southern California Edison; Laura Lynne Wyatt of Kern County Board of Supervisors; Tehachapi City Officials Greg Garrett and Key Budge; Kern County Fire Department; Deputy Michael Dorkin and spokesperson Megan Person of the Kern County...
One of the benefits of being City Manager is interaction with the public and more importantly with the local organizations that support our City with their work and services to the residents. One of those groups is the Tehachapi Senior Center, an organization that provides a multitude of services to our senior citizen community. Through a partnership with the City of Tehachapi they operate the Senior Center located at 500 E. F St. The first Wednesday at noon every month they have a board...
At their Jan. 21 meeting, the Tehachapi City Council directed City staff to publish two times a notice to appoint an at-large member of City Council to replace Councilman Kenneth Hetge who resigned on Jan. 2. The appointee will finish out the rest of Hetge’s term, which ends on Nov. 3, 2020. A special election was not an option due to the November election when that seat will change from at-large to district. The Council again took up the subject of the Urban Greening Grant project that would s...
The City of Tehachapi is proud to present our 2019 Year in Review. The annual printed publication recaps the accomplishments and major initiatives by the various departments within our organization. It's a top-level view of what is being done on your behalf. We unveil the report this week to the entire City staff before we open our regular tour, so to speak, of various community groups and meetings beginning with the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce. We address service organizations,...
