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With the resignation of city manager and other actions involving the city government, Mayor Gilbert Alvarado is at the center of controversy. The mayor sat down for an interview recently, discussing...

Members of the City Council gave their visions for the future and their concerns Tuesday night, and residents made their concerns known, too, at the City Council's first meeting following the...

There’s a quiet effort within the community to recall members of the City Council that voted to accept the resignation of City Manager Scott Hurlbert, and who are seen to be looking to make other...

The acting city manager, James Zervis, has been with the city as administrative services director since 2011, and has experience in similar roles locally. He has been serving as the chief financial...

A piece of Shafter history was moved to the Kern County Museum recently when one of the last original North Shafter Farm Labor Camp houses was picked up by Museum Director Mike McCoy, with the help...

Tighter restrictions on vehicle emission and burning of wood on farms, as well as policies encouraging the replacement of gas engines in farm equipment with electric engines, are some of the first...

The Shafter Veterans Hall was the site of a big amateur boxing event recently, attracting competitors from all over California, and even as far away as Arizona. Twenty-eight bouts were on the card,...