by Deb Murphy | Oct 4, 2021 | Bishop Chamber of Commerce, General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
KSRW learned of the passing of Erick Schat, owner of Schat’s Bakery, yesterday at the age of 79. In the words of Tawni Thomson, executive director of the Bishop Chamber of Commerce, Schat was a generous icon who invested heavily in the community. “He gave a lot and...
by Deb Murphy | Oct 4, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
The City Bishop’s road to commercial marijuana operations was long and arduous. The final mile, an outline of the permit process, was presented and approved at Monday’s City Council meeting. The “Step by Step Guide” and application are 46 pages long, or as...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 30, 2021 | Bishop City Council, Bishop Police Department, City of Bishop, General Misc. Stories, News Releases
The Bishop City Council took the first step toward keeping spray paint cans out of the hands of kids and sprayed graffiti out of Bishop. The solution came in the form of a graffiti abatement ordinance at this week’s City Council meeting. The city has seen an uptick in...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 28, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
State and federal legislation set out the parameters for redistricting—the identification of a geographic area from which members of the House of Representatives, California Senators and Assemblymen and county supervisors are elected—done every 10 years once census...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 24, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
When Bishop flew the police chief job in 2015, then Porterville Police Department Lieutenant Richard Standridge was contacted by recruiters but opted to stay on the west side of the Sierras. He’d just been promoted and was working on his Master’s degree; the timing...
