Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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I'd like to thank The Coffee Mill, one of our great local businesses for hosting myself and Mayor Ed Grimes at our first 'Coffee with the Mayor and City Manager." We had several great conversations with residents and we left with more ideas on ways to continue to support the citizens of our community. This initiative is the latest of several communications-focused efforts by the City to keep the public informed on what we're working on, projects happening in our community and simply get to know...
A resident of a city that has adopted a district-based election system under threat of litigation – as the city of Tehachapi is in the process of doing -- is suing that city and the state of California, arguing that the system is unconstitutional. The suit asserts that the district-based system as defined by the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA) is illegal because it requires a city to draw boundaries based primarily on race. "Accordingly, the CVRA flagrantly violates the Fourteenth A...
We couldn't do this event without the support of our sponsors. Thank you to our presenting sponsor Adventist Health Tehachapi, to Omni Health and to McDonalds. The financial support of these sponsors and their presence at the event really make it possible to contribute to several organizations who make our community better. Thanks to Waste Management for providing all the port-a-pottys and trash receptacles, to The Loop for the ads, stories and for sponsoring the apple pie baking contest. Also...
At the Oct. 16 City Council meeting, Assistant City Manager Chris Kirk presented an Airport Land Use Inspection Report from the FAA which was received by the City on Sept. 29, 2017. The FAA had completed an inspection of the airport between May 9 and May 11, 2017 and found the City to be potentially non-compliant with Grant Assurance requirements unless corrections are made to leasing procedures and lease rates. City Manager Greg Garrett had prepared a response to the inspection report...
The Coffee Mill played host to "Coffee with the Mayor and City Manager" on Thursday Oct. 19. "A wonderful way to meet members of the community in a relaxed atmosphere. I love this kind of interaction," said Mayor Ed Grimes. City Manager events to be held at the Coffee Mill on Mil Street. City Manager Greg Garrett and Mayor Ed Grimes met with community members who stopped to voice concerns, ask questions or just say "hello". Both Garrett and Grimes like the cozy informal setting of the Coffee...
In an analysis of the amended California Voting Rights Act, Marguerite Mary Leoni and Christopher E. Skinnell, writing for the League of California Cities, cite the cities of Dinuba (population 23,961, Tulare County) and Santa Paula (population 30,335, Ventura County) as examples of "small jurisdictions" that underwent federal voting rights litigation. The city of Tehachapi, now on an accelerated track to switch from an at-large to by-district City Council election process to satisfy a voting ri...
Here are a few moments from the 4th annual Tehachapi GranFondo. Over 1,000 cyclists rode the mountain in beautiful Tehachapi!...
On Monday Aug. 28 Tehachapi Mayor Pro Tem Susan Wiggins was joined by City staff members at the Kern County Association of Cities quarterly meeting held in Shafter. Wiggins is the current President of the KCAC....
The one major issue addressed by the Tehachapi City Council at their Sept. 5 meeting was a letter that the City received on July 24 from Kevin Shenkman of the law firm Shenkman & Hughes located in Malibu, Ca. representing the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project. The letter asserted that the City's at-large election system for City Council members violates the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). It claims that the system dilutes the ability of minority residents, particularly Latinos...
On Wednesday, Sept. 6, Hall Ambulance Founder and CEO Harvey Hall presented Tehachapi with three new four-wheel drive ambulances. The presentation was made at Hall's Post 11 on Pinon St. Two of the units will be placed in town, with the third at their post in Golden Hills. The 4x4 capability will allow greater access throughout the Tehachapi Valley particularly during inclement weather. Manufactured on Ford F450 chassis, the ambulances were built to Hall specifications by Leader Ambulance,...
Members of Hall Ambulance met with City of Tehachapi officials to discuss training for city staff on the use of the five donated Automated External Defibrillators (AED) units. On June 19 Harvey Hall (Founder of Hall Ambulance) presented five AED units to the Tehachapi City Council to be used at five separate city buildings. "It's a positive feeling for me to be able to increase the number of AEDs available throughout Tehachapi that can be used in the event of sudden cardiac arrest," said Hall....
Bob Bakeman from the Tehachapi Moose Lodge appeared at the Aug. 7 City Council meeting to sell Mountain Festival Good Time Badges at gunpoint to council and audience members alike. Police Chief Kent Kroeger and Mayor Ed Grimes honored members of the Tehachapi Police Department who responded to a shooting incident at Fastrip on June 19 in which a gunman fired shots at two cars. The responding officers safely apprehended the uncooperative suspect. Commended by the Chief were Officers Alejandro...
On Tuesday, July 25, Assemblyman Vince Fong visited the City of Tehachapi and met with city officials and toured city facilities. "It was a great visit. We got a chance to talk about several things that impact the greater Tehachapi area. He was very gracious with his time and is genuinely interested in what's happening in this part of Kern County," said Greg Garrett Tehachapi City Manager. Mr. Fong spent approximately two hours with city staff and officials including Mayor Ed Grimes. Items...
Tehachapi's second major truck stop is due to open this year as seasoned traveling crews drive construction of the Pilot Flying J Travel Center toward completion. "They are due to open in October," Tehachapi City Manager Greg Garrett told The Loop. "We have inspectors out there three times a day." Local contractors are hired for certain jobs, Garrett said, while the corporate core team takes the lead. The Pilot construction workers are staying in local hotels, he said, and – as it is s...
It’s been said that a government’s budget is its most clear policy document. For the City of Tehachapi, the budget adopted by the City Council on June 5, 2017 should demonstrate that the City’s policy priority continues to be fiduciary responsibility of taxpayer funds. With projected General Fund revenues of $6.58 million and General Fund expenditures expected to total $6.48 million, the City is continuing its tradition of positively balanced budgets, just as it did throughout the reces...
At their first banquet, Honoring the Thin Blue Line, the Tehachapi Police Foundation and over 400 guests honored four special individuals who were selected by their Police Department supervisors and peers as the best of 2016-2017. Each honoree was presented with a Certificate of Recognition from the City and from the offices of Zack Scrivner, Vince Fong, Jean Fuller and Kevin McCarthy. Mayor Ed Grimes and City Manager Greg Garrett were both on had to congratulate the honorees. The Officer of...
At the May 11 East Kern Economic Alliance meeting, Adventist Health president and CEO Charlotte Briggs spoke about the problems that the healthcare district has faced in getting the new hospital licensed and open. Thanks to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), many codes have changed since the beginning of construction and the hospital must meet all the codes before it can be licensed and "there is licensing for everything," she said. Most frustrating are the new...
Walmart update At the April 17 City Council meeting, Development Services Director Jay Schlosser presented two Walmart related issues. At their Feb. 21 Council meeting, the Tehachapi City Council voted for Mayor Ed Grimes to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Tehachapi and Walmart for the formation of a Mello-Roos Communities Facilities District. This CFD, financed entirely by Walmart, would ensure that Walmart would pay for landscaping, lighting and any additional police...
The City of Tehachapi held the ribbon cutting of a new "Little Library" that was installed in front of Tehachapi City Hall on Thursday, April 13 at 11 a.m. Mayor Ed Grimes and distinguished guests attended the dedication of the Eagle Scout Project of Orion Teare. The "Little Library" is free for the public to use. Place a book and take a book is the concept to promote literacy. "We are happy to support our young future leaders and this was a project that benefits the community," said Greg...
On March 16, the Tehachapi Lions Club heard the "State of Tehachapi Address" from Tehachapi City Manager, Greg Garrett. Garrett's presentation carefully explained all branches of the city from the Administration, Economic Development, and Police Department to the Public Works Department. Garrett explained that like everything in life, Tehachapi has been changing and the City has been doing their best to keep up with and manage the changes. The general plan by the City is wholly centered on...
Civic and business leaders from the greater Tehachapi area were in attendance at the Seventeenth Annual Kern County Economic Summit that was held in Bakersfield on Wed., Mar. 15. Eastern Kern County was one topic of discussion and the availability and recruitment of a qualified work force. The half day conference featured speakers representing CSUB, Edwards Air Force Base, NAWS China Lake, and Rio Tinto (Borax) among others. Mayor Ed Grimes, Mayor Pro-tem Susan Wiggins, City Manager Greg...
The Stallion CERT team held triage training at the March meeting. The team practiced how to determine various types of injuries and set priorities on further assistance. The theme of the Stallion Springs CERT monthly training on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Stallion Springs EOC, will be Evacuation Planning for our Animals. Will you know what to do with your animals after that inevitable disaster such as when a wildland fire strikes our communities? Do you have a plan? Have you...
At the March 1 meeting of the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council, Tom Mendes regional representative of the State Board of Equilization presented a new tax exemption available to many small businesses. He told the group that most people don't know that if they produce anything, they may only have to pay about half of the sales tax on any equipment purchased after July 1, 2014. There are just a few forms to fill out and the claim can be retroactive He said that there are about 500 or...
Airport navigation issues On March 6, Tehachapi resident and pilot, Joe Biviano presented to the City Council a report on airport safety concerns and issues that he felt could not be handled with just a phone call. Biviano, a pilot with thousands of hours of experience and also a test pilot, prepared a detailed audio visual demonstration of problems that he had identified with the Precision Approach Path Indicator system (PAPI). This is the visual glide slope indicators that keep a pilot on...
At their Feb. 21 meeting, the Tehachapi City Council approved a plan that could move the City closer to making the Tehachapi Event Center, Rodeo Grounds and Motocross Track a reality. They voted to apply to the FAA to have that part of the airport property removed from federal obligations while keeping it within the City's Airport Enterprise Fund. A Brief History The City originally envisioned a motocross track on the airport grounds in 2006. The small triangle of land located north of the...
