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SoCal Edison and PGE seek forest permit renewals

From the March 16, 2018 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) is taking added steps toward assessing the link between above-ground power lines and the catastrophic firestorms in Napa, Sonoma and Santa Rosa last year.

The …

Local contractor attacked by ‘wolf dog’ at job site

From the March 9, 2018 Edition

A local contractor confirmed Tuesday, March 6 that he was attacked in the Pine Mountain community on St. Bernard Drive by what he alleges is a “wolf-dog hybrid” weighing about 100 pounds.

The contractor, who …

Drugs, kids and McCASA

From the March 9, 2018 Edition

By Jill Neptune, TME

The Mountain Communities Coalition Against Substance Abuse (McCASA) has applied for a Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) grant. Anne Burnaugh, director of the Mountain Communities Family Resource Center, explained that …

Valley fever is increasing after Thomas fire

From the March 9, 2018 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

The Mountain Enterprise has been learning of an increasing number of neighbors—a man who worked in the Carrizo Plain, a woman who commuted to work in Taft, others who work in …

Kern County supervisor districts are illegal, says federal court judge

From the March 2, 2018 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

U.S. District Court Judge Dale Drozd agreed with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) on Friday that Kern County’s supervisorial district boundaries were gerrymandered in 2011. Current boundaries …

Museum Work Day set for Sat, Feb. 24

From the February 23, 2018 Edition

A great family volunteer opportunity is on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Ridge Route Communities Museum, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come meet new friends.

“We could use any volunteers who would like to help,” …