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I have been wondering for a long time whether or not any of the City Officials read these blogs? Much, if not most of it, is about them, or Civic affairs. Their silence is deafening. Is it because they don't read them? Or they don't care to respond to anything posted here? Hmmmm. Which do you think it is? Crime is on the increase in Tehachapi but what are their pro-active plans to deal with it? Along with the increase in population comes a commensurate increase in crime. This is no longer the sleepy little mountain village it was when Mayor Grimes and Councilperson Smith grew up here 40 or 50 years ago. It's a helluva lot easier, cheaper and safer to practice crime prevention (before the fact) than crime detection (after the fact). As we see in today's news, both Henry's restaurant and a local jewelry store have both been robbed...at gunpoint! What should we citizens learn about how to protect our persons and property? Should the City and/or Police Department start holding a series of seminars on this subject? Or at least teach us how to set up Neighborhood Watch Groups? Law Enforcement personnel cannot be everywhere..all the time. But, we citizens ARE! Just being street smart and aware can be a big help. Surveillance equipment can be extremely helpful. I'm not talking about big, expensive camera's. I'm talking about something we all have, all the time. Camera equipped cell phones! Instead of just using them to gab with friends while driving somewhere, or shopping somewhere, use them to snap a pic or vid of something, someone, or some situation you think might be out of the ordinary. This doesn't take brain surgery to figure out and we could all be extremely helpful to our law enforcement agencies. I have posed a lot of questions here but who has the answers? Jim Richards The "NEW" House of Representatives just announced the raising of the minimum wage in the United States and Territories to $7.50 per hour, but with ONE exception...American Samoa. Samoa is the home of Starkist Tuna and employes thousands of Samoans to work there. In turn, Samoa is owned by Del Monte Foods. Del Monte is based in San Francisco. The Congressperson who represents San Francisco is...... (drum roll, please)........Nancy Pelosi! And THIS is our NEW Congress in action! What scam will they pull on us next? Jim Richards I see that someone took down the snowflakes added during the Christmas holidays so I guess they must have read my blog about the City Hall website being a joke. Of course, under the City Council heading it still shows a blank square that says: Stan Beckham...coming soon. All they had to do was insert the picture I posted of his swearing in ceremony. And, there still is no heading for the Police (they are still "interviewing") or Code Enforcement Officer. Of course, the latest Newsletter is still dated November, 2004...but they DID take down the snowflakes. I mean, uh, that IS progress...isn't it? Huh? Jim Richards I might be an old duffer but always willing to learn something new. I have always enjoyed playing card games. Everything from Canasta to Poker but have wanted to learn how to play bridge for many years. Anyone know of a bridge club willing to teach a new player? Jim Richards |
