January 2001 News

AV Mourns the loss of Wayne Woodhall 1/1/2001
A freak accident took the life of the popular community leader and local Republican activist. Wayne Woodhall had just finished his second term as President of the Antelope Valley Republican Assembly and was currently serving as a Trustee for the Antelope Valley College Board of Directors.
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Runner asks state to aid consumers
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 6, 2001.
By BOB WILSON Valley Press Staff Writer
LANCASTER - Assemblyman George Runner said Friday he would be willing to support using a portion of the upcoming year's state's anticipated tax-revenue surplus to reduce the cost of electricity for consumers.
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Water district mulls forming power source
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 8, 2001
By BRENDA ZAHN Valley Press Staff Writer
PALMDALE - As the state ponders the current energy crisis, the Palmdale Water District has formed a committee to look into whether it should create its own source of electricity to power its operations.
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Chromium 6 least of our worries
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 14, 2001
By BRENDA ZAHN Valley Press Staff Writer
LANCASTER - Although it has topped the news in California in recent months, chromium 6 isn't the only chemical that concerns scientists as they evaluate what's safe for public consumption in the drinking water.
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Determining Risk No Easy Task
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 14, 2001
By BRENDA ZAHN Valley Press Staff Writer
LANCASTER - The scare over the carcinogen chromium 6 has alerted the public to the fact that the science of health risk assessment is far from perfect. [Click for full Article]

Runner calls for upgrades of power plants
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 16, 2001
By WILLIAM P. WARFORD Valley Press Staff Writer
LANCASTER - For all the talk about the energy crunch, most Californians have yet to realize how serious it is, Assemblyman George Runner said Monday. [Click for full Article]

Beautification ordinance to be mulled by city
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 24, 2001
By BOB WILSON Valley Press Staff Writer
PALMDALE - Residents with more dirt than grass in their front yards will be required to replant, water and maintain their streetside lawns under a proposal recommended unanimously by the Planning Commission.
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New courthouse set to return civil cases to Valley
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 26, 2001
By BOB WILSON Valley Press Staff Writer
PALMDALE - In about a week, four jurists will relocate from cramped quarters at the Antelope Valley Courthouse in Lancaster to new digs in Palmdale, where they will begin tackling civil cases locally for the first time in a decade. [Click for full Article]

Council supports code of ethics
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 28, 2001
By BOB WILSON Valley Press Staff Writer
PALMDALE - Candidates in Palmdale could find themselves on-camera and under public scrutiny before a single campaign promise is uttered for the November 2001 municipal election. [Click for full Article]

Sun wind energy untapped
Could answer to crisis be blowin' in the wind?
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 29, 2001
By MICHELLE LOCKE Associated Press Writer
ALTAMONT PASS - Stalking the gray-green ridges of the hills east of San Francisco, the turbines of the Altamont Pass wind farm stand in the dead calm of winter, their long, swooping sails motionless against a misty sky. [Click for full Article]

Here comes the sun
Price competitive now
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 29, 2001
By SAL CHAVEZ Valley Press Staff Writer
TEHACHAPI - Wind and solar energy for years have been a means to supplement energy resources, but were too expensive to compete with fossil and natural gas fuels. [Click for full Article]

Bush: Action to fight power crisis on way
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 30, 2001
By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush promised Monday to "act boldly and swiftly" to address the nation's energy problems and directed Vice President Dick Cheney to head a task force to develop an energy strategy. [Click for full Article]

Council debates stability, variety among planners
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 30, 2001
By BOB WILSON Valley Press Staff Writer
PALMDALE - Which is better? A system that rewards experience and contributes to continuity, or one that prizes new ideas through frequent personnel changes? [Click for full Article]

Supervisors back regional airport growth
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 31, 2001
By LISA WAHLA Valley Press Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Restoring passenger service at Palmdale Regional Airport garnered even more support Tuesday from county supervisors who oppose a major expansion of Los Angeles International Airport.
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Airport debate revives council
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press January 31, 2001
By DON JERGLER Valley Press Aerospace Writer
PALMDALE - The escalating debate over Southern California regional airports may have kicked up enough dirt to shake the dust from one of the Antelope Valley's most regal organizations. [Click for full Article]