The Daily Independent (Ridgecrest, CA)

(BPT) - Are you thinking about adding a home backup system to your house in the form of a solar generator or portable power station? If not, it's a good idea to consider sooner rather than later. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. electricity customers averaged 11 hours of power interruptions in 2024, nearly twice the annual average of the decade before, with major events like hurricanes accounting for 80% of those hours.

For mandatory Waste Management trash service in Ridgecrest city limits, if given only the following two options, which of the two would you have chosen? A: Trash and recycling only picked up every other week, but a smaller increase in your bill. B: Trash and recycling picked up weekly as before, but with a larger increase in your bill. You voted: A: Trash and recycling only picked up every other week, but a smaller increase in your bill.

RIDGECREST, Calif. — In response to a growing national food insecurity crisis that is leaving many local families and individuals hungry, JustServe is partnering with the KTS Farmers Market to host the Community Food Drive collecting canned and non-perishable foods, on Saturday, Oct. 17. Community members are encouraged to give what they “can” at the JustServe Booth from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the KTS Farmers Market, located in the Tractor Supply Co. parking lot. (911 S. China Lake Blvd.).

The money brought in by Measures V and P was spent as promised in 2025, the committees overseeing the two measures determined and reported to the Ridgecrest City Council on Wednesday. The two measures, each adding a 1% sales tax were each approved by voters after promises were made for how the money was spent, but to have a lower required vote threshold, they went on the ballot as general tax measures that could legally be used for anything.

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For years, one of Ridgecrest’s greatest advantages has been something that many California communities can no longer claim: affordability. As housing prices have climbed dramatically in coastal California and throughout much of the Inland Empire, Ridgecrest has remained a relatively affordable place to purchase a home. But that raises an interesting question: How long can Ridgecrest maintain that advantage?

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