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All-American 4th of July Festival in Tehachapi; day’s events include 5K run, bull riding, fireworks and more
It’s a Tehachapi tradition on July 4 — little kids on bicycles decorated with red-white-and-blue streamers in a parade to the town’s Central Park. A flag-raising, patriotic music and a speech by the mayor are followed by an afternoon in the shady park with food and craft vendors and more music.
Community important to Canine Creek owners
Kellie Dudevoir has owned the original Canine Creek store for years, so she thought it would be relatively painless to expand to a second location in Chandler. “Big difference opening your own from scratch, learned a lot then something that at least had a [point of sale] system and a counter,” Dudevoir said. “This had nothing. We had to build it out. It’s been a lot to learn.”
CA Transportation Commission Welcomes New Commissioner Zahirah Mann
Opening its two-day meeting today, the California Transportation Commission welcomed newly appointed commissioner Zahira Mann, president and CEO of the South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z). The organization worked to get the South Los Angeles area designated as a "Promise Zone" to address poverty there, and has served as a leader to bring community members together to work on equity, environmental sustainability, and economic revitalization issues.
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