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$.0075 Sales Tax Hike for Roads?
Would you vote for a $.0075 sales tax hike for Street Repair? I will be voting NO on this one. Firstly, call it what it really is, a one cent increase. After all, it will be rounded up. Secondly, Taxes don’t ever seem to go DOWN. So to say that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 24 so far )East Coast vs West Coast, the little things.
Recently on a trip home I had a chance to really observe and think about the differences between East Coast life and West Coast life. Some of this applies to all of the East Coast, and some of it is for Buffalo only, but I thought I’d mention it.
Back home I:
Eat “Chicken Wings” not [...]
Strange Laws
In my home town near Buffalo there are some old and now bizarre laws still on the books. Buffalo is a lot older than Ridgecrest, with historic buildings from the 1800s and some much older than that. Still, these bizarre laws stay on the books. Back home you are required by law [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 16 so far )Your Favorite Music
Stemming from a request or two for the topic, here is a place for our community to discuss music. Local bands are encouraged to link to your material on the web.
I’ll have to say the my favorite music for years has come from France. You can view their work (and fantastic animation) here: [...]
Ridgecrest Complaint Corner
I’ve read about 3 emails asking for this topic. Thanks for the feedback, guys. So here it is, as an extension of www.ridgecrestca.com, here is your place to rant on about anything that bugs you. Currently, you don’t have to create an account or agree to a long legal document to post [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 204 so far )Minutemen in Ridgecrest?
I don’t know anything about Minutemen, but there has been quite a bit of controversy in town lately about the group, and whether or not they belong in Ridgecrest. I’ve been doing some reading online, and doing my best to sort through a lot of information, both positive and negative, probably some completely true [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 189 so far )Pros and Cons of Living in Ridgecrest, CA
I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit lately, and I’ve noticed that a lot of our readers feel very firmly one way or the other about life in Ridgecrest; it’s either awesome, or the pits. So I’ve decided to jot a few notes about the Pros and Cons of Life in Ridgecrest, California. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 102 so far )Bakersfield Murders: BPD Contact
BPD Special Enforcement Unit is looking for leads to help investigate the three day, three murder string earlier this week. David Timberlake age 23, Darryl Porter age 21 and Shakka Porter age 19.
You can contact BPD at 661-327-7111.
More on this story here: http://www.eyeoutforyou.com/home/8345167.html
-Missy
http://www.ridgecrestca.com
Drug Smugglers Getting Creative in Arizona
Mexican drug smugglers are getting creative, on June 29th, 2007 a newly discovered, fresly excavated drug smuggling tunnel was sealed after a raid. The raid was performed by both US and Mexican authorities at Nogales, AZ and neighboring Nogales (Mexico). American Agents had been monitoring the tunnel since April, and claim that no smuggling had [...]
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