September Blood Drive Sets Record

Tehachapi blood donors responded on Wednesday September 7th with the strongest turnout we’ve had in the three years of coordinating blood drives with our community partners. 90 people registered to donate blood, 10 of those were first time donor...

City Council Unanimously Votes to Place 'Local Control/Essential Services Measure' on Ballot

CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PLACES 

‘CITY OF TEHACHAPI LOCAL CONTROL/ESSENTIAL SERVICES MEASURE’ ON THE NOVEMBER 2022 BALLOT

Measure Would Provide Source of Locally Controlled Funds to Combat State and County Actions

Tehachapi, CA. The Tehach...

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Tehachapi Police Recognized for Excellence in Policy & Training

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Chief Kent Kroeger (661) 822-2222  

Last year, Tehachapi Police Department Personnel responded to more than 10,000 total incidents.  These incidents included calls for service, criminal investigations, requ...

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City Council Unanimously Votes to Place 'Local Control/Essential Services Measure' on Ballot

CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PLACES 

‘CITY OF TEHACHAPI LOCAL CONTROL/ESSENTIAL SERVICES MEASURE’ ON THE NOVEMBER 2022 BALLOT

Measure Would Provide Source of Locally Controlled Funds to Combat State and County Actions

Tehac...

Thank You For A Successful & Patriotic July 4th Celebration

The City of Tehachapi would like to thank all of those that made this year’s All-American 4^th of July Festival and activities a tremendous success.

Special thanks to our title sponsor Alta One Federal Credit Union for their support of the All-Ame...

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Balanced Budget Adopted

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Contact: Key Budge 

Phone: 822-2200 x 119 

Date: June 7, 2022 

On Monday, June 6, the Tehachapi City Council approved a balanced $33.3 million budget for fiscal year 2022-23. The approved budget also addressed...

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Active Transportation Workshop Recap

On Thursday March 30 the City of Tehachapi hosted an Active Transportation Workshop for community input into future nonmotorized capital projects at the Tehachapi Police department Community Room. The goal was to identify areas to improve the city&rsq...

City Manager Addresses Chamber of Commerce

On March 15, Tehachapi City Manager Greg Garrett was the first speaker for the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce as they welcomed back their monthly luncheons for 2022. 

Jeanette Pauer the new President of the Greater Chamber of Commerce did a...

Clean California Park Grant Received for Valley Blvd. Park

The City of Tehachapi was awarded a $2,090,558 grant from the Caltrans Clean California program for a new one-acre park facility on Valley Boulevard.  

The City of Tehachapi proposed a new park on a vacant piece of land owned by the city located o...

Safe Surrender Baby Awareness Month Proclaimed

News Release 

Date: February 8, 2022 

On Monday February 7,2022 the Tehachapi City Council proclaimed February to be Safe Surrender Baby Awareness Month. 

At the request of the Kern County Department of Human Services Mayor Phil Sm...

TehachaPod Season III Debuts

Season 3, Episode 118  

The TehachaPod podcast debuts season three with “2022 is off and running in Tehachapi”. Tehachapi City Manager Greg Garrett, Assistant City Manager Corey Costelloe, and Community Engagement Specialist Key Budge tal...

Tehachapi Police Reports Part I Crime Reduction

Contact: Key Budge

(661) 822-2200 ex.119

Chief Kent Kroeger

(661) 822-2222

The Tehachapi Police Department has completed a review and analysis of the crime statistics for 2021 revealing an 11.5% reduction in Part I crimes from 2020. Part I crimes as defined b...