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December 24, 2008 |
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Santa And Elves Finish A Big Job |
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Story & Photos by Jean Paul LeBlanc |
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Tuesday morning, December 23, Santa and his representative: Lou Peralta finished the distribution of clothing for less fortunate families in our area. The fantastic work accomplished by Lou's group will long be remembered as the most charitable event of 2008... What a gracious generosity! Thanks again to Lou Peralta, Mayor Larry Adams, Fred Whitney, Reverend Ronald Sparks, Alan Bell and all the volunteers, who made this Christmas Gift possible. |
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December 22, 2008 |
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Santa Claus Strikes Early |
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Story & Photos by Jean Paul LeBlanc |
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Santa must be behind this humanitarian effort led by local Promoter Lou Peralta, Businessman Fred Whitney, Newly elect Mayor Dr Larry Adams, Reverend Dr Ronald Spark and longtime resident Alan Bell. Lou Peralta, during one of his racing trips, found a huge shipment of food and clothing that could not be delivered to its Mexican recipients, because of Border Customs technicalities and did everything necessary to make sure the shipment would not go ignored and abandoned. With help from Fred Whitney and Alan Bell, Lou acquired, transported and delivered the much needed goods to the California City airport hangar graciously lent for the occasion by Mayor Adams. Once unloaded and upon the direction of Reverend Sparks, the tons of goods were divided and redistributed to different California City churches, including Edwards. Numerous volunteers helped in the transition of the food and clothing and will redistribute these to needy families in their own parishes. Lou Peralta kept his word when he said after the past election: “Even if I did not get elected to be Mayor, nothing will stop me from working for the City I love”. |
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December 20, 2008 |
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Armed Robbery Occurs In Subway |
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Press Release by Lt Ron Bell, California City Police Department |
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On 12/4/08, an armed robbery occurred at the Subway in the Aspen Mall in California City. Officers gathered critical evidence at the scene which led CCPD Investigators to the identification of the suspect, a 16 year old juvenile from California City. On 12/20/08, the juvenile was arrested and transported to Juvenile Hall in Bakersfield for armed robbery. The store receipts and gun are still outstanding. |
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December 18, 2008 |
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Victory Baptist Church Christmas |
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Photo by Robert Trautman |
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December 16, 2008 |
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Mayor-Elect And New Council Members Sworn In |
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Tuesday evening at the City Council Meeting, Dr Adams (right) took the oath of office for Mayor of California City along with City Councilmen Dr Lessenevitch (left) and Bill Smith (center). Mayor Evans looks on from the sideline. |
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Photo by Jean Paul LeBlanc |
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December 7, 2008 |
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Gunman Holds Up Cal City Market |
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Press Release by Lt Eric Hurtado, California City Police Department |
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The California City Police Department is currently investigating an armed robbery at the California City Market located in the Aspen Mall. According to witnesses, a male carrying a handgun and wearing a mask entered the market at 7:00 pm Sunday evening, November 30. The suspect held up two of the cashiers while customers were inside the store. The gunman fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. The gunman is described as a short black male wearing a black mask. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Sergeant Hayes at the California City Police Department as (760) 373-8606. |
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December 1, 2008 |
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A Safe Holiday Weekend |
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Press Release by Lt Eric Hurtado, California City Police Department |
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Both the Police and Fire Departments joined together throughout the Thanksgiving Holiday to ensure the public safety of the citizen’s of California City and the thousands of visitors that arrived throughout the week. Visitors started arriving early as hundreds of RV’s started lining up on California City Blvd, the Friday before Thanksgiving. Visitors stayed 3 to 4 days throughout the week while others stayed the entire week. Preliminary results from the City’s Traffic Counters that were placed on Randsburg-Mojave Road indicate that the peak 4 days of the holiday (from Thanksgiving Day to December 1st) there was an average of 25,000 people each day in the City’s designated Off-Road Riding Area.
The Police and Fire Department set up an Incident Command Post at Borax Bill Park for the week long operation. Through the Incident Command Post, the City’s emergency personnel networked through other agencies to effectively relay and designate emergency and non-emergency responses in the area. During Thanksgiving week, the City’s Police and Fire Departments worked with Kern County Fire Department, California Highway Patrol Air Support Unit, Bureau of Land Management, Hall’s Ambulance, Mercy Air Ambulance, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Air Rescue, and Kern County Sheriff’s Department.
The City’s Fire Department Paramedics treated 84 patients over the 4-day period. Many patients were treated for minor injuries from falling off of motorcycles and pre-existing health problems. There were 12 serious injuries that required an Air Ambulance to transport the patients to specialized hospitals out of the area.
The Police Department issued several citations for riding motorcycles without helmets and reckless driving. Desert Incident Response Team volunteers assisted in locating and returning around 1 dozen lost riders and children back with their families. The City’s Riding Permit Program was a success with the City issuing 8,000 permits in one week. The $8/per Off-Highway Vehicle permit was met positively by 99% of the visitors. The total amount of permits issued to date is 18,000.
The City’s main funding for Off-Road Safety is a current Grant from the State Parks and Recreation Division. The State pays 75% the hourly rate of off-duty Fire Department Paramedics and Police Department Officers to work on their days off to staff emergency personnel in the riding area. The remaining 25% is paid out of the City’s Riding Permit Fund Account as “Matching Funds”. The Riding Permit Fund also pays for 1st aid supplies and equipment that are used by emergency personnel. |
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