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Real Name: Gretchen Wenner Address: 1707 Eye Street Bakersfield, CA 93301 Member Since: November 01, 2007 Last Signed In: November 18, 2009 Profile Views: 1858 Blog Views: 37788 Wednesday night meeting Bike riders: Watch for drilling rig on bike path! Canyons meeting under way... Bldrs Exchange drama... Recycling wackiness State's property values decline for first time since 1933... City seeking applicants for Board of Building Appeals Homebuilders v. city (and county): Latest buzz Council, Weds night: development "freeze?" Suing Bakersfield: Pork hits fan? And they're off! City Council seat beckons... November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 February 09 March 09 April 09 May 09 June 09 July 09 August 09 September 09 October 09 November 09 Get e-mail updates from this blog, and download to print on the go with the City Beat Printcast.
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Just got this release from state tax officials, the Board of Equalization, announcing a year-over-year decline in California's assessed property values for the first time SINCE 1933! (yowch).
It's no surprise, but declines were worst in the Central Valley.
The board's report separates county- and state-appraised properties. I'll attach the spreadsheet in Excel format if you enjoy reading such things.
Statewide, the drop was 2.4 percent. In Kern, it was 6.2...
[Editor's update: This isn't a high-workload position; the board last met in 2003!]
If you’re a construction pro and want to do some public service, the city is looking for two people to fill open slots on the Board of Building Appeals.
The board “resolves issues relating to the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction” and interprets building codes, a city press release says. Meetings are held when an issue arises. Training and experience...
Just got off the phone with city attorney Ginny Gennaro. She tells me the city will issue a press release tomorrow (Friday) regarding the homebuilders' lawsuit.
What does that mean?
Here's my guess, which is conjecture only at this point:
The council will vote at its next meeting to officially hold off on considering large projects while the suit is in play. (What us regular folks would consider a development freeze.)
GEEK ONLY ALERT! NORMAL PEOPLE STOP...
It's almost time to start tonight's meeting.
Whether it becomes outwardly interesting depends on whether anyone says anything publicly...council members or citizens.
The hottest item, the homebuilders' lawsuit, is set for closed session.
If we're lucky someone will showboat a little and we'll get further insight into the standoff between the city and residential builders.
The Canyons is slated for a 3-week postponement along with 2 other projects. The...
As expected, homebuilders are suing the city over traffic impact fees.
(Click on the blue box to download a PDF version of the 23-page complaint.)
Technical aspects of the state Mitigation Fee Act form the heart of allegations the program isn't legally sound.
The revised fee schedule, for example, is based on traffic/growth projections through 2035, but the city and county's existing metro General Plan — which is supposed to be consistent with the...
A race is already forming for Irma Carson's city council seat. (Her term is up in December 2010; she's probably not seeking reelection.)
In addition to the two who've already filed papers (Sean Battle and Wesley Crawford Sr.), a staffer of Dean Florez (Jeremy Wright) says on Facebook he's mulling a run:
For all you inquiring minds who keep asking various versions
of the following question: "Jeremy, will you run for Ward 1 City Council if
Ms. Carson steps down?"...
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