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Indian casino OK with me
Oh yes, if the Tejon Indian tribe gains federal recognition, Kern County will likely have an Indian gaming casino in its future. Probably somewhere near Mettler, close to Interstate 5. And I’m fine with that. I’m not a gambler, but other people enjoy it and as long as it’s legal, who am I to stand in their way? As for arguments that Indian casinos don’t play by the same rules as other gaming houses in ...
Posted: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 6:34 pm
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LAPD motorcycle officer hurt in Interstate 5 crash
A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer was in stable condition Saturday after colliding with a pickup truck on Interstate 5, police said. The cause of the crash was under investigation. LA PD Officer Timothy Kay was headed northbound on I-5 north of the Tejon Summit at an unknown speed when he collided with the left rear of a red 2001 Chevrolet pickup traveling in the No. 2 traffic lane about 6:23 a.m. Saturday, according to...
Posted: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 6:08 pm
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Ducks assign another first-round draft choice to Condors
by CondorsTalk
The Anaheim Ducks assigned defenseman Mark Mitera to the Condors on Saturday and he will be in the lineup tonight when the Condors play host to the Las Vegas Wranglers. A first-round draft pick of the Ducks in 2007, Mitera had been in the American Hockey League with San Antonio where he had no points in five games. Mitera, 22, played four years for the University of Michigan and was the top-scoring defenseman as junior with 23 points in 43 ga...
Posted: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 4:23 pm
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I may have had this info before, but have been asked for it again so here goes: After State Sen. Dean Florez', hearing in Bakersfield Oct. 5 regarding problems with PG&E's SmartMeters and rate hike, a local group was formed to try and deal with this issue. TURNaroundBa kersfield is a local chapter of the state utility watchdog group called TURN (The Utility Reform Network) based in San Francisco. The local group hopes to keep pressure on P...
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 1:48 pm
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Fuller likely to run for state Senate
Assemblywoman Jean Fuller said Friday she's leaning toward running for the state Senate and not for re-election to her current post. If she indeed goes that way, other candidates' plans should firm up, too. Bakersfield psychologist Dean Haddock, Kern High School District Trustee Ken Mettler and Taft College instructor Harold Pease have said they will run in the 32nd Assembly District Republican primary if Fuller does not. Most of Bakersfiel...
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 12:59 pm
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Can we silence ambulances during quiet times?
Q: Is there anything that can be done about the nightly assault on the neighborhood peace by the local ambulance company? Unfortunat ely I live near South H Street. Every night at least once, if not more, I am awakened by an ambulance running "code 3.” Many times this is during the very early morning hours when there is absolutely no traffic in sight. Many cities have adopted local ordinances limiting the use of sirens during these &l...
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 11:23 am
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California City Police Department 21130 Hacienda Blvd. California City, CA 93505 (760) 373-8606 PRES S RELEASE TITLE : “Father shoots and kills son ” BY:&nbs p; Chief Steve Colerick DATE:& nbsp; November 6, 2009 Shortly after midnight, police officers from the California City Police Department responded t...
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:26 am
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Not sure what crimes these folks were arrested for? Check out our list below or click on the link below. ANTHONY ; DELAROSA M BAKERSFIELD &nb sp; CA 93305 &nb sp; H 5/11/09 & nbsp; PC 647(F) &n bsp; KCS ; &nbs...
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:25 am
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Pursuit Results in Arrest for Assualt on a Peace Officer This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date:&nbs p; Thursday, November 05, 2009 Time: 10:31:54 PM Department Contact: Lt. Bart Camps Details:At approximately 8:30 p.m. , a deputy from the Delano area attempted to stop a vehicle for a vehicle code violation. The driver failed to stop and ...
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:23 am
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CAL-MMET officer's assist Metro Patrol in service of a search warrant for narcotics. This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date:&nbs p; Thursday, November 05, 2009 Time: 8:04:06 PM Department Contact: Sgt. Laura Lopez Details: On 11-5-09 at approximately 1830 hours the Kern County CAL-MMET unit assisted officer's from Metropolitan Patrol in serv...
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:21 am
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CAL-MMET narcotics unit serves search warrant for sales of methamphetamine T his is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date:&nbs p; Thursday, November 05, 2009 Time: 8:04:06 PM Department Contact: Laura Lopez Details: On 11-5-09 at approximately 1500 hours the Kern County CAL-MMET unit served a search warrant at 1024 Flower St for sales of narcotics....
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:20 am
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Anyone out there know how I can reach any members or leaders of Tejon Indian Tribe?
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 9:59 am
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Week 9 running thread and scoreboard
by zewing
UPDATED, 12:20 a.m.: What a showdown at Stockdale and what a shocker of a week in other places around the county. As always, a complete score list is below, but it's time to get to to some major results: Stockdale 17, Frontier 15: Stockdale won the game with a blocked-punt touchdown courtesy of Hank Hobson and Isaiah Turner that made it 17-7 with 5:08 left, but Frontier battled back, and the Titans won a bunch of respect from me even as the...
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 9:06 am
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by zewing
UPDATE: Apparen tly the first version of the podcast was derailed by my less-than-stellar technological skills. Bummer. This one works, though! ORIGINAL POST: Sorry this is so late into the evening, but I was out at Garces' girls tennis victory over Visalia-Redwood to give the Rams the Division II Central Section championship, and the match took longer than I — or about anybody else — thought it would. Lots of Fr...
Posted: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:10 pm
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It’s Thursday afternoon, California time, and Rep. Jim Costa still hasn’t decided how he’ll vote on health care come Saturday. The Fresno Democrat, whose district includes parts of Bakersfield, Arvin, Shafter, Wasco and Delano, is one of the moderate and conservative “Blue Dog” House Democrats whose yeahs and nays could determine the outcome of their party’s proposed reforms. “We& rsquo;re still reviewi...
Posted: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 4:57 pm
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A lawsuit was filed this week in Kern County on behalf of everyone in California who believes they’ve been ripped off by PG&E’s SmartMeter program. The suit, filed by El Segundo firm Kirtland & Packard, is seeking class action status and lists eleven charges against the utility. Among other things, PG&E is accused of knowingly installing meters that overcharge for actual electricity use, lying about the meters’ acc...
Posted: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 4:48 pm
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Home Invasion Robbery in Weldon This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center. Date:&nbs p; Thursday, November 05, 2009 Time: 4:22:52 PM Department Contact: Sgt Fleeman Details: On 11-04-09, at 0015 hours Kern Valley Deputies responded to 5277 Hooper Road in Weldon regarding a Home Invasion Robbery. STANLEY HARRINGTON reported approximately five male suspe...
Posted: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 4:28 pm
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CHP NEWS Press Release Roberto Camacho, 45 of Portewille was driving a 1995 Ford F-350 southbound on Famoso-Portewille Highway south of Peterson Road at 50-55 MPH, with his 29 year old passenger. Luis Nunez, 28 of McFarland was driving a 1995 Ford F-I50 northbound on Famoso-Portewille Highway at 50 MPH approaching Peterson Road. For an unknown reason Roberto Camacho's vehicle crossed the center line of the roadway and drove into the northbou...
Posted: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 3:22 pm
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Avoid the rush, buy yours NOW!!! (get two, they're small) A new device that can help sort out your mutt’s breed, or breeds, can also help other pups in need. The Tehachapi Radio Shack on West Valley Boulevard, is selling Doggie DNA kits to help Rainbow Rescue, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving animals in the Tehachapi, California City, Mojave, Boron and Edwards areas. Rainbow Rescue has rescued and rehomed hundreds of puppies...
Posted: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 2:37 pm
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BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release November 5, 2009 On 11/5/09, Bakersfield Police conducted a warrant sweep in an effort to locate 17 outstanding warrant suspects; one suspect for attempted murder, and the remainder for assault with a deadly weapon. 22 officers and detectives began this morning and were able to locate 8 out of the 17. The following warrant suspects were arrested: Alisha K...
Posted: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 2:37 pm
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A Bakersfield man was convicted Wednesday of beating a 90-year-old grandmother to death with a baseball bat in 2007. Timothy Titus Rodriguez, 41, now faces a possible death penalty. Rodriguez and his fiancee at the time Chenoa Martinez worked in the victim’s northeast Bakersfield home doing odd jobs in mid-2007. Ninety-year-old Thelma Long was found dead on May 2 and her daughter Cathryn Reeves had also been severely beaten. In additi...
Posted: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 2:13 pm