Shafter News http://www.topix.com/city/shafter-ca http://www.topix.com/rss/city/shafter-ca.xml Local news for Shafter, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png PetroSouth Energy Announces Farm-in Agreement at North Semitropic... http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/02/petrosouth-energy-announces-farm-in-agreement-at-north-semitropic?fromrss=1 PetroSouth Energy Corp. , a Houston-based energy exploration and production company focused on high-impact energy prospects, is pleased to announce that it will participate in the North Semitropic Prospect, ... via Earth Times

]]> Earth Times Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:41:57 GMT 0802157CLG79 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Senator Wants "Decline to State" Ballot Problems Fixed http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/02/senator-wants-decline-to-state-ballot-problems-fixed?fromrss=1 Following complaints that Californians registered as "Decline to State" for party affiliation had difficulties casting their votes Tuesday, a Southern California senator is introducing legislation to address ... via News10.net

]]> News10.net Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:18:12 GMT 080213HR0D8R 7 35.494639 -119.233664 Why did Clinton, McCain win in Kern? http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/02/why-did-clinton-mccain-win-in-kern?fromrss=1 "For those who might prefer a candidate who had strong Christian values, of which I'm one, there's just the fact that we don't know him well enough"

The day after Super Tuesday, lingering questions remain: What happened? And now what? Hillary Clinton's stomping of Barack Obama - both statewide and in Kern County - caught many by surprise. via Bakersfield Californian

]]> Bakersfield Californian Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:13:42 GMT 080211JEP1UR 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Students go undercover to bust smokes sellers http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/02/students-go-undercover-to-bust-smokes-sellers?fromrss=1 "I was really nervous at first when they told me I was going to Shafter. I've never been to Shafter and I was going to have to play the part of an 18-year-old."

National health statistics show 3,000-4,000 teenagers become regular smokers each day, and many become addicted by age 14. via KGET-TV Bakersfield

]]> KGET-TV Bakersfield Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:19:57 GMT 080208AN3JIG 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Los Angeles election officials review confusing 'bubble ballots' http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/02/los-angeles-election-officials-review-confusing-bubble-ballots?fromrss=1 "Overall, Secretary Bowen is pleased that things went very smoothly, given the record turnout"

Pressure intensified on Los Angeles County elections officials Thursday to quickly address the "double bubble" controversy over ballots given to independent voters in this week's presidential primary. via The Modesto Bee

]]> The Modesto Bee Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:02:49 GMT 080208NDDSNK 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Sen. Florez called it: Voters turned away http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/02/sen-florez-called-it-voters-turned-away?fromrss=1 Some controversy surrounded the vote in California on Tuesday night. Volunteers for the Barack Obama campaign said hundreds of voters without any party affiliation encountered problems at polling places ... via KGET-TV Bakersfield

]]> KGET-TV Bakersfield Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:29:06 GMT 080206I2GUD6 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Local: Welty is topic in Mehas hearing http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/02/local-welty-is-topic-in-mehas-hearing?fromrss=1 "I want to be in a position to know a little bit more, with greater certainty, about where everything is."

Pressing his case against Fresno State President John Welty, state Sen. Dean Florez on Wednesday threatened to seek the ouster of two CSU trustees unless they committed to giving Welty more scrutiny. via Fresno Bee

]]> Fresno Bee Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:37:33 GMT 080203CV0V2A 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Election notebook http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/01/election-notebook?fromrss=1 John McCain supporters will meet this morning at 10 for precinct walking, perhaps with a Los Angeles Times reporter in tow. via Bakersfield Californian

]]> Bakersfield Californian Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:55:27 GMT 080131TK847K 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Senate OKs scrap-metal bill http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/01/senate-oks-scrap-metal-bill?fromrss=1 "Rather than have us jump into creating a law that is not workable, that is overly burdensome, that really doesn't solve the problem, I would rather wait and let's try to get it right"

SACRAMENTO - The Senate Wednesday decided that junk-metal dealers should report their purchases daily to police and sheriff's departments to help combat theft of pipes, wire and other scrap metal. via Visalia Times-Delta

]]> Visalia Times-Delta Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:30:30 GMT 080131V09B00 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Latino Steering Committee formed for Obama http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/01/latino-steering-committee-formed-for-obama?fromrss=1 The Barack Obama campaign has formed a Latino Steering Committee to engage California's Hispanic voters. via KGET-TV Bakersfield

]]> KGET-TV Bakersfield Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:19:28 GMT 080130VV15J0 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Prop. 94, 95, 96, 97: Decide for yourself http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/01/prop-94-95-96-97-decide-for-yourself?fromrss=1 "The state has lost the ability in these deals to go into the casino. They can take the numbers they're given by the tribe, but that's all they can work with."

One week from Tuesday, you will be asked to weigh in at the ballot box on four new Indian gaming agreements, brokered by the Schwarzenegger Administration. via KGET-TV Bakersfield

]]> KGET-TV Bakersfield Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:12:56 GMT 080128J03D5B 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Kern River water http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/01/kern-river-water?fromrss=1 "So water absorbed there eventually makes it out to the whole basin and everyone benefits"

Join the discussion on the No Holds Barred blog. I want a river so bad I can taste it. via Bakersfield Californian

]]> Bakersfield Californian Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:05:18 GMT 080128V68JNC 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Shafter awaiting cleanup proposal http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/01/shafter-awaiting-cleanup-proposal?fromrss=1 "The council felt it wouldn't hurt to have the third party look at it"

Shafter residents and city officials are gearing up for the release of a long-awaited plan to clean up a polluted industrial site that forced the city to abandon a drinking water well nearly 20 years ago. via Bakersfield Californian

]]> Bakersfield Californian Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:48:38 GMT 080126PSHEIJ 0 35.494639 -119.233664 fog delays http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/01/fog-delays?fromrss=1 "The parents I've talked to are extremely nervous over leaving their kids at home."

"Fog delay." That's the kind of language thousands of kids in Kern County want to wake up to. via Bakersfield Californian

]]> Bakersfield Californian Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT 080125G354C4 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Valley Transportation Leases Space At International Trade & Transportation Center In Shafter, Calif. http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/01/valley-transportation-leases-space-at-international-trade-transportation-center-in-shafter-calif?fromrss=1 "The Allen Group was able to provide Valley Transportation with a turn-key solution to maximize their distribution efforts."

The Allen Group, one of the nation's expert developers of rail and intermodal served logistics parks, announced recently that Valley Transportation has leased space at the International Trade and Transportation ... via Logistics Online

]]> Logistics Online Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:44:12 GMT 080123TMLKLM 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Woman's stolen dog returned home http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/01/womans-stolen-dog-returned-home?fromrss=1 "I couldn't sleep the night she was stolen"

Jean Percival, 70, sits with "Piglet" - a near identical to the English bull dog puppy stolen from her house Sunday, January 13th. via Bakersfield Californian

]]> Bakersfield Californian Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT 080122ETGHLN 0 35.494639 -119.233664 Senator Seeks Law Forcing Agencies to Enact Savings Proposals http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/01/senator-seeks-law-forcing-agencies-to-enact-savings-proposals?fromrss=1 A state senator is seeking an emergency law that would force California government agencies to follow dozens of audit recommendations they have ignored for more than a year. via KXTV

]]> KXTV Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:36:46 GMT 080118MF47VS 7 35.494639 -119.233664 Gardening column: Fog provides insulation for trees, plants http://www.topix.net/city/shafter-ca/2008/01/gardening-column-fog-provides-insulation-for-trees-plants?fromrss=1 Some years we see the fog roll in even before Thanksgiving, as the cycle of rain, then sunshine and then fog starts in November and continues into January. via Bakersfield Californian

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