Posted on: October 23, 2023
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated more than $3.7 billion in funding to improve the state’s transportation infrastructure; this includes $257 million dedicated to the Keene Pavement and State Route 58 Truck Climbing Lane Pr...
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Posted on: September 14, 2023
The Tehachapi Police Department needs the community’s involvement in its Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) program. The primary purpose of the VIPS program is to provide the police department with an extra set of “eyes and...
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Posted on: August 24, 2023
On Monday August 21, the Tehachapi City Council appointed Jeanette Pauer to fill the open council seat for the remainder of its term.
Pauer will serve the remainder of the district 2 council seat term vacated by Keith Sakewitz on June 26, 2023. C...
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Posted on: June 27, 2023
On Monday, June 26, the Tehachapi City Council approved a balanced $39.7 million budget for fiscal year 2023-24. The approved budget also addressed subsequent balanced years through 2027-28. The budget includes all operating funds within the City includin...
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Posted on: June 27, 2023
On Thursday June 22, 2023, Tehachapi Police Officers Amy Smith and Kevin Archuleta were honored for their DUI arrests at the annual Mother Against Drug Driving Awards in Bakersfield California. Law enforcement agencies throughout Kern County attended the ...
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Posted on: May 24, 2023
On Tuesday May 23, 2023, more than 20 volunteers from the Tehachapi community came out to the rescheduled Earth Day litter removal event. Due to rain and snow in April the litter removal was postponed for safety concerns. Today more than 460 pounds of lit...
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Posted on: May 24, 2023
(Sacramento, California) – The California Municipal Treasurers Association (CMTA) Investment Policy Certification has been granted to the City of Tehachapi.
This Investment Policy Certification recognizes that CMTA has valida...
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Posted on: April 25, 2023
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Date: April 25 2023
The City of Tehachapi is pleased to announce the hiring of new Police Chief Richard Standridge. Chief Standridge will be joining the City of Tehachapi team bringing 24 years of law enforcement experience ...
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Posted on: April 19, 2023
Acting Lt. Jason Dunham opened a recent city staff meeting by recognizing several Tehachapi Police Department members for their actions at a housefire on March 8, in the City of Tehachapi. Sergeant James Clark, Officer Jared McCombs, Officer Richard Kiser...
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Posted on: April 19, 2023
Several City of Tehachapi neighborhood streets will be slurry sealed in the coming days. Listed below are the streets to receive the work. The work will take place over multiple days to allow trash service to remain on schedule and have minimal impact on ...
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Posted on: April 4, 2023
Contact: Key Budge
media@tehachapicityhall.com
On Monday, April 4th the Tehachapi City Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing Initiative 21-0042A1 which has collected enough signatures to appear on the Statewide November 2024 ballot.
Also known a...
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Posted on: February 7, 2023
Keith Sackewitz was selected by the Tehachapi City Council to fill the vacancy in District 2.
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Posted on: February 6, 2023
Kent Kroeger has retired as Chief of Police after nine years at TPD and 35 years in the law enforcement profession.
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Posted on: December 20, 2022
Michael Davies was selected by his peers on December 19, 2022 to serve a two-year term as Mayor of the City of Tehachapi. Councilmember Joan Pogon-Cord was also unanimously elected as Mayor Pro-Tem during the proceedings.
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Posted on: December 7, 2022
On December 6th the State of California and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced the closing and “deactivation” of several prisons across California, two impacting the Tehachapi area. The CDCR announced...
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