Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On Dec. 17, Chairman of the Kern County Board of Supervisors David Couch swore in new District 2 Supervisor Chris Parlier. District 2, which includes East Kern and Tehachapi, had been without a representative since Zack Scrivner resigned last year. Parlier was elected to fill the District 2 seat in the Nov. 2024 election. Six candidates ran to fill that seat....
Golden Hills Community Services District The five members of the Golden Hills Community Services District Board of Directors are all elected at-large, meaning they do not represent any specific area. Each is elected for a four-year term. Terms for three of the directors will be up for election in November. Directors David Benham and Joe King have filed for reelection. Director David Shaw has chosen not to run again. Two other candidates have filed for a seat on the Board. They are retired firefi...
The Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Committee (GTEDC) met for their first meeting of 2024 on Feb. 7. On the first Wednesday of each month, GTEDC meets in The Village Collective at 120 S. Green St. at 7:30 a.m. In addition to discussing an upcoming year packed full of local events and projects, GTEDC introduced three new board members. Since board member Jim Arnold tragically passed away last November, and Ron Depew, one of GTEDC's founders, lost his battle with cancer last October, two...
As your Second District Supervisor, your safety is my top priority. I'm pleased to share some of what we at the county have accomplished in 2023, and what to expect in 2024. To help fill chronic vacancies, the Board of Supervisors approved significant pay increases for Sheriff's Deputies. Now we have record numbers of new recruits in our academies, and we have successfully recruited over a dozen deputies from other law enforcement organizations. The Board approved the addition of 25 new...
Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner has appointed Karen Sanders as his new Field Representative covering East Kern. "I am pleased to announce that Karen Sanders is joining our District 2 team", said Supervisor Zack Scrivner. "Her extensive experience living and working in East Kern, as well as her strong work ethic and passion for the area will serve our constituents well." Karen is a Texas native and long-time California City resident. Karen and her husband Roy raised a family of four and...
Now that 2023 has come to an end, as your Second District Kern County Supervisor, I want to share with you some of what we at the county has accomplished over this past year, and what the residents of Kern County have to look forward to in 2024. Over the past decade, the county has been impacted by significant fiscal challenges, which has resulted in reduced budgets, difficulty in staffing key positions and fewer investments in public services and amenities. I know the impact of this has not...
On the extraordinarily blustery morning of Nov. 27, as biting winds tore through Tehachapi, Kern County Public Works hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the side of Woodford-Tehachapi Road, courtesy of property owner Ryan Hanzel of Hanzel Enterprises Inc., to celebrate the end of a large repavement project on roads between Highline Road and Valley Boulevard. Attendees of the ceremony included Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner, Kern County Public Works Director Josh Champlin, Mojave Highway...
At the Veterans Day ceremonies held in Philip Marx Central Park on Nov. 11, the American Legion Riders, along with members of VFW Post 5948, delivered and raised the American flag prior to the day's ceremonies. The National Anthem was sung by Jane Scrivner, daughter of Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner....
On Monday morning, Oct. 23, in the presence cameras and reporters from all the Bakersfield television stations, representatives from the State of California, Kern County, the City of Tehachapi and the Kern Council of Governments met for a press conference at the Broome Road exit of Highway 58 to make a long-awaited announcement. Tehachapi Councilman Phil Smith announced that Cal Trans has committed $257 million to construct truck climbing lanes along eastbound side Highway 58 from Caliente to...
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...
In 2022, Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner announced plans to allocate nearly $8.7 million for park improvements throughout his district. Funding for the improvements at eight county parks in District 2 will come from several sources. Recently, the County secured $3,023,637 from the Clean California Grant administered by the Department of Transportation for Mojave East Park. The County Administrative Office has also budgeted $1,000,000 from the County's allocation of federal American Recovery...
Preparations are nearly done and the Cheers to Charity team are ready to bring you Tehachapi's best fundraising night on the town. We hope you're ready, too. Cheers to Charity 2023 is weeks away and, if you have never attended, you may want to buy a ticket now, because they sell out every year. The evening is an ideal blend of outdoor ambiance, delicious foods, wine, beer, spirit-free concoctions, dancing, games, desserts, lively chatter and sweet reunions, all to raise money for local...
Inside Edwards Air Force Base, near Rosamond, is a distinctive little Flight Test Museum, preserving the unique history of aviation testing in the Antelope Valley (also known as the Aerospace Valley). The trouble is, because the museum is inside the military base, the public has no access to it. The Flight Test Museum Foundation (also known as the Flight Test Historical Foundation, established in 1983 by General Pete Knight Retired, Carol Odgers, and General Chuck Yeager Retired), chaired...
Cheers to Charity is weeks away and, if you have never attended, you may want to purchase a ticket now because it is a wonderful way to have fun and support local charities. The evening is the perfect blend of outdoor ambiance, tasty food, wine and beer, dancing, games and desserts, lively chatter, and sweet reunions – all to raise money for volunteer organizations. Held at Tehachapi's Aviator Park, Cheers to Charity is set for Aug. 12, starting at 6 p.m. Sponsors are in place; the park is reser...
In accordance with the voter approved Measure K, an oversight committee has been formed to aid in transparency and oversight of the sales tax revenue generated by Measure K and to oversee compliance with the enacted ordinance. The Committee duties will consist in reviewing the annual budgeted uses of Measure K revenues as a part of the County's annual budget process, as well as other County financial reports related to Measure K which may be produced from time to time. Jeff Kermode will serve...
At the March 20 City Council meeting, Tehachapi Dispatcher Rae Budge received a Certificate of Recognition from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, as well as from Tehachapi Mayor Michael Davies and representatives from the offices of Senator Shannon Grove, Assemblyman Vince Fong and Supervisor Zack Scrivner. The Tehachapi City Council meets on the first and third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. They are currently meeting at the Police Department Community Room, 220 W. C St....
Tehachapi Girl Scout Troop 8014 was the primary focus of the March 6 City Council meeting. Before the meeting, the scouts were selling Girl Scout Cookies to everyone including the members of the City Council. The first order of business was for Mayor Michael Davies to proclaim March 12 as National Girl Scout Day. March 12 marks the 111th anniversary of the founding of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America by Juliette Gordon Low. Certificates of recognition were given to each of the...
At the Feb. 21 Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner swore in the new chamber board. From right: Supervisor Scrivner, Chamber President Jeanette Pauer, Matthew Nowell, Carolyn Wiles (partially hidden), Jessica Lozano, Susan Abrego, Teresa Carlson and Ashley Cortes. Unable to attend was board member Kenny Harrison....
"Governor Newsom is trying to put the oil industry out of business in California," said Second District Supervisor Zack Scrivner at the Feb. 21 meeting of the Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce. The industry has faced a 50% reduction in property tax revenue since 2014 and the state of California now uses 1.8 million barrels of oil a day that comes from countries that have poor human rights. California uses 50% of the oil that is produced in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador, a practice that ultimately...
The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce is excited to have Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner as the speaker for our February luncheon. Scrivner will discuss the happenings of Kern County. The luncheon will take place on Feb. 21 at Big Papa’s Steakhouse, 1001 W. Tehachapi Blvd. from noon to 1 p.m. You can make a reservation using Eventbrite. Spaces are limited and we hope to see you there....
Major Developments and Deliverables Pedestrian Safety 20th Street West in Rosamond saw the completion of pedestrian safety improvements with the construction beginning in February 2021 and was completed in Summer 2022. The improvements were part of a Safe Routes to School Project and this location was selected due to the proximity to Rosamond Elementary School. The project constructed nearly 1 mile of sidewalks, pedestrian paths, ADA curb ramps and higher visibility crosswalks to ensure a safe A...
On Nov. 3, friends and family gathered to witness the ribbon cutting of Mountain Bowling, at 20800 Santa Lucia St., Tehachapi. Kenny and Christy Harrison had a vision to create something fun for their children and grandchildren to enjoy for generations. Kern County Representative Zack Scrivner presented an award of appreciation to Mountain Bowling congratulating the family on their perseverance and dedication to the amazing project. Attendees had the opportunity to sample delicious food and...
Good morning everyone, and thank you for coming to Kern County to discuss the future of California's economy. This is the right place in the State to have this conversation. Sacramento's ambitious climate goals, and all it hopes to achieve, cannot be accomplished without us. Here in Kern County, we are working to stabilize our water supply while still producing the food needed to feed our state and the world. Here in Kern County, we site renewable energy and energy storage for California while...
What began as a grassroots effort to save a swimming pool, has ended in a celebration of vision, partnership and hard work. On Friday, Oct. 21, a triumphant group of school leaders, community volunteers, business partners, government officials and local school children met at the Boron High School Swimming Pool to cut the ribbon and declare the pool "open!" The swimming pool, owned by the Muroc Joint Unified School District (MJUSD), hit hard times during COVID. Like the schools themselves, the...
Planning for the community fundraiser, Cheers to Charity (C2C), is running full speed ahead. Sponsors are in place, Aviator Park is reserved, beer is brewed, food is ordered, and the wine list is impressive! "We have already sold more tickets to date, than ever before. People are looking for ways to get out and give back – C2C is a fantastic way to do both," said Social Media coordinator Becca Dillenbeck. C2C is an outdoor fundraising event; 2022 marks the eighth year. The team works hard to d...
