Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The City of Tehachapi held the grand opening of Valley Park, 704 W. Valley Blvd., on Monday, June 10. The community attended the ceremony, which included a ribbon cutting, the opportunity for children to put their handprints in a strip of concrete, a giveaway of 200 soccer balls and free soccer clinics from THS Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer teams. The park includes a 5-A-Side soccer field, landscaping, shade trees, benches, bicycle racks, picnic tables and parking. The park is located at the...
Officer Andy Orozco was promoted to Senior Police Officer. The promotion was presented by Lt. Justin Ruppert and Orozco's wife pinned his badge. Mary Cunningham, one of the women selected to receive Tehachapi's Extraordinary Women Recognition was honored at Monday's City Council meeting. Mary was unable to make the original presentation made by the City Council at their March 4 meeting. The Tehachapi City Council meets on the first and third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. They are currently...
The City of Tehachapi is proud to once again host the All-American 4th of July Festival presented by Kaiser Permanente. This is a full day of events on Tuesday, July 4, culminating with the annual fireworks display at 9 p.m. originating from the Tehachapi Municipal Airport. This year's new title sponsor is Kaiser Permanente, serving over 7,000 members in the Tehachapi community and operating a medical office in the City of Tehachapi, Kaiser Permanente is combining cutting-edge technology with a...
The Salt River Cats are a folk group based out of Kern County. Jake Schwartz and Django Stauffer collaborate to sing traditional folk music, original tunes and more. Pj McBroom is the percussionist who holds down rhythm with a smile. With vocal harmonies and instrumental leads, they’re sure to make you hoot and holler!...
On Thursday, June 1, the City of Tehachapi will hold the first Tehachapi Farmers Market for the summer of 2023. "We are excited for summer in Tehachapi, part of that is the Tehachapi Farmers Market in Downtown. We are looking forward to seeing the community come together on S. Green Street every Thursday afternoon for the next 12 weeks," said Key Budge, community engagement manager. The Tehachapi Farmers Market will be coordinated through City Hall and logistical support will continue with our...
Season 4, Episode 47 – "Code Enforcements Role at the TPD." Officer Tony Bonelli and A/Lt. Jason Dunham talk about the issues that are reported and how they respond to them. They also explain how code enforcement can help reduce crime. Season 4, Episode 46 – "Tehachapi Farmers Market & Old Town Flower Farm." We talk to Jessica Garner the Tehachapi Farmers Market manager and to Jacki Baschmann from the Old Town Flower Farm about the upcoming season that begins Thursday, June 1. We talk about the...
On Tuesday, May 23, 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. More than 460 pounds of litter and debris was removed from the Antelope Run Walk/Bike Path, Cherry Lane and Valley Blvd. "Our community continues to show up, roll up their sleeves and put sweat equity into Tehachapi. That's one of the reasons this is a special place to call home,"...
Date moved one week The slurry seal has been moved back one week so the crews can continue to do prep work on those streets. The construction company requested additional time to properly prep those streets. Slurry seal is now scheduled for May 4, 5, 8, 9. Door hangars will be placed on homes with further confirmation. Trash pick ups should not be impacted. *Note: weather could also force rescheduling again as it requires dry surface and temperatures above 55 degrees. Several City of Tehachapi...
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 with him. Standridge is currently the Chief of Police for the City of Bishop, California where he has been since July 2021. "We are very excited to announce the hiring of Chief Richard Standridge, he brings all the qualities we were looking for in a leader for our police department. His experie...
A/Lt. Jason Dunham opened a recent city staff meeting by recognizing several Tehachapi Police Department members for their actions at a house fire on March 8, in the City of Tehachapi. Sergeant James Clark, Officer Jared McCombs, Officer Richard Kiser, Officer Andy Orozco, Officer Adriana Aguilar, Officer Richard Flores and Police Technician Patricia Hook received the following commendation for their actions during this incident. "On March 8, 2023, Officers responded to a house fire at 520 E. D...
Pinon Street will soon connect Dennison Road to the east to Curry Street to the west. The project will add alternate transportation routes to the local schools, and hopefully alleviated some traffic backups during peak travel hours. The new roadway will also cut down on dust due to the volume of vehicles that have driven across the dirt road. The cost of the construction project was estimated at $902,000 and is funded by a grant through Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ). The project is...
On Monday, April 4 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 as the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act” the Tehachapi City Council was quick to note that the catchy title is misleading, as this proposal to change the California State Constitution would cost local taxpayers local control, including invalidating the 57% approval for ‘Measure S’ the one-cent sales tax increas...
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Tehachapi for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The report has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the report. The Ce...
The City of Tehachapi is happy to announce the addition of a "Tehachapi Hometown Christmas" event on Saturday, Dec. 3 in downtown. "The idea came from within our community. We were approached with the idea to have a Christmas festival of sorts on Green Street, like what we do for Farmers Market," said Key Budge, City of Tehachapi. "A few of us from the city got together and thought about how we could enhance what occurs in Downtown Tehachapi during the holidays." A Tehachapi Hometown Christmas...
The Tehachapi blood drive held Nov. 2 was again a huge success, with 87 people coming out to help save lives. Coming off a record turnout in September with 90 people registering and 75 completing donating blood products, this week donors braved the cold temperatures, and 65 successful donations of blood products were collected ranking as the second largest turnout in our three plus years of organizing community drives. "I now know not to be surprised at the turnouts for these blood drives, our...
The next Tehachapi Blood Drive will be Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tehachapi Vineyard Church at 502 E. Pinon St. The City of Tehachapi, Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District, Houchin Community Blood Bank and Tehachapi Vineyard Church have teamed together for the next blood and platelet drive. Houchin Community Blood Bank will bring two buses and extra staff to help take care of the amount of people that have been participating in recent blood drives. To reserve a time to donate,...
Season 3, Episode 75 – We answer questions coming from the community on why AT&T Cellular has horrible service in the Tehachapi area, why it may be taking longer for some city residents to receive Race Communications fiber internet and why there is difficulty receiving notifications from SCE on power outages. Jay Schlosser from our Development Services Department stops by to explain what is happening and why. Season 3, Episode 77 – Tehachapi Apple Festival and Carnival update for Oct. 15 and...
Season 3, Episode 73 – Film producer Thom Mills came into the TehachaPod studio to talk about the documentary he produced for the Tehachapi Heritage League, "4:52, The Tehachapi Earthquake." Mills talks about how it all came together and how he used all local resources to shoot the film. The short film made its debut at the Tehachapi Hitching Post Theatre. Season 3, Episode 72 – TCT Director David Stenstrom stops by to talk about the upcoming production of Ken Ludwig's "Baskerville" a She...
On Sept. 26 the 1,000th Tehachapi resident opted into the free non-emergent text messaging platform to communicate with the City of Tehachapi. Eighteen months ago on April 8, 2021, the City of Tehachapi added a text communication platform for residents to reach us via text message. Text My Gov was added for non-emergent text communication notifications for citizens to notify the City of Tehachapi departments of various issues, concerns or receive information via text message. “We wanted to be able to offer additional communication tools for t...
Tehachapi blood donors responded on Sept. 7 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 donors including a 16-year-old who came out with her mother. Houchin Community Blood Bank, Tehachapi Vineyard Church, Tehachapi Valley Health Care District, TVRPD and the City of Tehachapi have been working together to help fill the blood shortage in our community. On Sept....
On Sept. 11, several organizations joined for a Flag Retirement Ceremony and 9/11 Remembrance event at the Tehachapi Rodeo & Event Center. Approximately 1,500 flags were collected from the Tehachapi community and received a proper retirement....
On Sunday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m., several organizations will join for a Flag Retirement Ceremony and 9/11 Remembrance event at the Tehachapi Rodeo & Event Center. Approximately 1,500 flags have been collected from the Tehachapi community and will receive a proper retirement. We invite the public to attend this ceremony. There will be brief remarks regarding both the flag retirement ceremony and Patriots Day. Tehachapi American Legion Post 221, Boy Scouts, Blue Star Moms, TMRA, 5150 Diesels, DAR, KCFD, TPD, the City of Tehachapi and many others...
Season 3, Episode 66 – Breaking news on a Highway 202 safety project announced by Caltrans. Jay Schlosser from our Development Services Department explains what portion of Hwy 202 Caltrans will focus on, and how the City of Tehachapi played a part in sharing community concerns with the state agency. We also talk about some projects wrapping up around town and a couple of projects about to start construction. Season 3, Episode 65 – Wrapping up the Farmers Market in Downtown Tehachapi: Ashley Whi...
The TehachaPod team from the City of Tehachapi welcomes Ashley Whitmore to the host table. "We need to have a female presence on the podcast and Ashley has done a great job as a guest and co-host. What is most important is, our guests are very comfortable having a conversation with her," said Key Budge, TehachaPod host. Ashley was twice a guest on the show providing updates on the city departments she manages, including the Tehachapi Municipal Airport. She was invited to sit in as a co-host...
Cherry Lane, between Tucker Road and Hickory Road, is closed during the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday for water line maintenance. A construction team began work one week ago and is expected to finish by the end of July. The water line running under the roadway is being replaced as part of infrastructure maintenance. By closing Cherry Lane between Tucker and Hickory the construction team can work faster to complete the job. A detour has been put in place and the road is...
