Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Approximately 20 years ago, the Rotary Club began its Senior Luncheon program in December, serving residents a full holiday meal, which included turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans, dinner rolls, drinks and pumpkin pie. All free of charge. That first year we had eight people in attendance. Since that first luncheon, it has continued to grow until 2018 when we had over 300 attendees to serve. Many donations were made in order to serve so many people, including from...
At the Jan. 16 meeting of the Tehachapi City Council, Councilwoman Susan Wiggins announced her resignation. She said she will be moving to Pennsylvania at the end of January with her son and his family. He has taken a job there and she understandably wants to stay close to him and her grandchildren. Susan Wiggins has been a member of the Tehachapi City Council since 2011 and represents District 5. She served as mayor-protem from 2016-2018 and mayor from 2018-2020. She grew up in Mojave and was...
At their January 16 meeting, the Tehachapi City Council approved a new fence to be located on the north side of the bike path that runs along Tehachapi Blvd. between Hayes St. and Steuber Rd. Development Services Director Jay Schlosser said that workers sometimes run their equipment across the path creating a hazard for pedestrians and bike riders. The fencing will be post and rail and placed one foot north of the concrete path. Openings will be supplied allowing for maintenance vehicles to...
Runners from the City of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Police Department are asking for the community's support as they team up to participate in the Bakersfield Marathon on Sunday, April 7, with the goal of raising funds to assist the Tehachapi Police Foundation. The team, consisting of police and city staff, will take on the various race distances at the Bakersfield Marathon while fundraising for youth programs in our community. The Tehachapi Police Department is seeking to start several new...
In a presentation before the Tehachapi City Council at their Dec. 18 meeting, Public Works Director Don Marsh asked that the Council approve updated Transportation Impact fees. The city had contracted with the firm TJKM, Inc. in November of 2021 to prepare updates to the City of Tehachapi/ County of Kern shared Transportation Impact Fee Program for the greater Tehachapi area. The city had used funds available through the state (Local Early Action Planning-LEAP, Regional Early Action Planning-REA...
Every eight years the California State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) requires cities to file a housing plan that shows that all levels of housing needs will be met for the next eight years, and include all new housing requirements of the HCD. The 5th Cycle Housing Element was filed in January of 2015. Cities within the state of California have been required to file a housing update every eight years, since the late 1960s, showing that they address housing needs for low, m...
On Oct. 31, 86-year-old Harry Davies moved to Tehachapi from Garden Grove, a community in Orange County where he had lived for over 30 years following his retirement from NASA. He purchased a home here to be close to his son, Tehachapi City Councilman and Mayor Michael Davies and his family. Raised in Los Angeles, Harry said he worked at a stable during his school years. Following high school, he joined the Air Force and spent four years active duty and four years in the reserves. As part of...
On Nov. 30, between the hours of 12:30-4:30 a.m., an unknown Hispanic male suspect stole thousands of dollars in tools from work trucks parked in two separate residential driveways and two additional work trucks parked in a local hotel parking lot. Over $18,000 in commercial and industrial tools were stolen from four work trucks. The suspect occupied a newer model white Chevrolet Traverse with black rims. The Tehachapi Police Department Investigations Unit is seeking information as to the...
[Editor’s note: A portion of the article printed on Nov. 25, 2023, has been redacted. The article is being reprinted below to include a statement from Greenbriar.] The central topic of discussion at the Nov. 13 meeting of the Tehachapi Planning Commission was the Phase 1 Precise Development Plan of the Sage Ranch planned community, to be located on 138 acres between Valley Blvd. and Pinon St., just west of Tehachapi High School. The project, when complete, could contain up to 995 single and m...
On the morning of Dec. 5, the Tehachapi Police Department sponsored a Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics Southern California. Runners began and ended the run at Centennial Plaza in downtown Tehachapi....
At their Nov. 13 meeting, the Tehachapi Planning Commission approved the Architectural Design and Site Plan for a Burger Bros drive-thru restaurant to be located at 1001 W. Tehachapi Blvd. next to Walgreens. The 3,000 square-foot restaurant will have seating for 40 people and the drive-thru will have entry from the alley. The owner of the restaurant is Paul Zarounian of Palmdale. He is also the new owner of the entire building. As conditions of approval, the Planning Commission asked that the...
A variety of topics were brought to vote at the Nov. 20 Tehachapi City Council meeting, from declaring surplus land to approving a project for a $160,000 sewage pump screw replacement. A new fats, oils and grease ordinance is in the works, and Community Engagement Specialist Mya Acosta was excited to promote the upcoming Tehachapi Hometown Christmas event on Dec. 2. A total of 27.3 acres west of Sand Canyon is currently owned and unused by the city. The land, which would best be suited for cattle grazing or the like, has little use to the city...
The City of Tehachapi is happy to announce our second annual "Tehachapi Hometown Christmas" event on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 1-5 p.m. in downtown. The Rotary Club kicks off the day with Breakfast with Santa, the Historic Train Depot hosts photos with Santa along with a bake sale, the Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual Christmas Parade on F Street, which is followed by the Christmas Tree lighting at the Depot. We will close Green Street between Tehachapi Blvd. and F Street and host a...
At the Nov. 6 City Council meeting, Chief Richard Standridge introduced two new police officers prior to being sworn in by Mayor Michael Davies. Officer Michael Gregorio comes to Tehachapi from Nevada County where he worked in the jail. Gregorio was pinned by his father Ed. Reserve Officer Robert Haymond comes from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Haymond was pinned by his wife Connie. Haymond is a commercial pilot with Air Force training, so will be a reserve officer as he may be ca...
At the Nov. 6 City Council meeting, Police Chief Richard Standridge told the Council that the Tehachapi Police Department currently has only one allocated Police Lieutenant position. Given the likelihood of commercial growth over the next few years and an assessment of the potential future growth of the city, Standridge proposed the hiring of a second Lieutenant position. Standridge also noted that while Tehachapi takes great pride in being the best and safest city in Kern County, the city has...
On Oct. 15, The Loop newspaper hosted a pie baking contest at the annual Tehachapi Apple Festival. We would like to thank the bakers of this year's competition; five pies were submitted. A special thank you goes to our four judges, Police Chief Richard Standridge, Blair Budai, Tehachapi Arts Commission Secretary Laura Dreyer, and Tehachapi Mayor Michael Davies. They went above and beyond to make a difficult decision. A three-way tie for second place led to a second helping of pie before voting...
The City of Tehachapi is hosting another Hometown Christmas planning meeting on Thursday, Nov. 2 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Tehachapi Police Department Community Room. Nov. 2 is also the application and proof of insurance deadline for those wanting to participate in the event. This meeting will confirm participating vendors and businesses and will share a preliminary map of booths and activities. All applicants are encouraged to attend. Hometown Christmas aims to help kick off the holiday spirit...
On Saturday, Sept. 16, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Tehachapi hosted an Emergency Preparedness Community Faire for the public. It was a great success, and well attended. Attendees learned important disaster related information from presentations by the Tehachapi City Police Department and the American Red Cross. Skills were shared by organizations such as Kern County Public Health, the Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association and other experts in various topics such as water...
At the Oct. 2 City Council meeting, Reverend Angelo Frasier, pastor of Riverlakes Church in Bakersfield and Chaplain for the Bakersfield Police Department, as well as several Tehachapi residents, appealed to the Tehachapi City Council to consider approving the placement of our national motto, "In God We Trust," on the side of Tehachapi's police vehicles. Several years ago, the Tehachapi City Council decided not to approve the measure fearing it would make a target of local police vehicles. As...
At the Oct. 2 City Council meeting, Clare Scotti, Executive Director of the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce, the Tehachapi City Council and representatives from the offices of Congressman Kevin McCarthy, State Senator Shannon Grove, State Assemblyman Vince Fong and County Supervisor Zack Scrivner presented Certificates of Recognition to the members of Boy Scout Troop 3 for the services they performed during Mountain Festival. "When Tropical Storm Hilary was making itself known, forcing the...
At the Oct. 2 City Council meeting, Development Services Director Jay Schlosser introduced Tehachapi's new City Planner Salvador Morales and announced that Andrew Norton has been promoted to the position of City Engineer. Norton presented and the City Council unanimously approved a project to install curb, gutter and sidewalks that would close gaps on Dennison Road between Tehachapi Blvd. and Pinon Street. Norton explained that the project will also include improving sidewalks, installing...
At their Oct. 9 meeting, the Tehachapi Planning Commission voted unanimously to revoke the Minor Use Permit (MUP) for Wren's Garden, the event space on Curry Street in downtown Tehachapi that was once known as Jennifer's Terrace. The space has had a history of controversy over noise abatement that lead to an agreement between the Planning Commission and the prior owners of Wren's Garden (Jennifer's Terrace), Guy and Jennifer Williams regarding the regulation of amplified music at the event...
Body cameras approved for TPD At the Sept. 18 Tehachapi City Council meeting, Police Chief Richard Standridge proposed the purchase and use of 21 Body Worn Cameras (BWC) for the Tehachapi Police Department. They would be worn by all officers, staff and by the chief himself. Standridge said Tehachapi is the only community in which he has worked that does not have them. When he brought the matter up to city, they were immediately on board for the project. Standridge told the council that the...
The Tehachapi City Council voted unanimously at their Sept. 15 meeting to give the water tower, located in Railroad Park, a face lift. Public Works Director Don Marsh told the Council, "the historic downtown water tower is not merely a relic of the past, but a living testament to the town's history and resilience." Designated a California Historical Landmark in 1978, it is a symbol of the past and the embodiment of the spirit of Tehachapi. Recognizing that the water tower is in need of...
Join the Tehachapi Police Department for Coffee with a Cop on Wednesday, Oct. 4 from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Starbucks at 1007 Voyager Dr., Tehachapi (near the Post Office). TPD is excited to put on the event as a local tie-in to the 8th annual National Coffee with a Cop Day. Chief Richard Standridge, along with other members of TPD, will be available to answer questions and spark up a conversation with anyone stopping by the event. Coffee with a Cop events play a vital role in building trust and...
