Sarah Hacker defeated Kings County District Attorney Keith Fagundes in a landslide victory and pulled off one of the biggest political upsets in recent memory — 59% to 40% as of the latest count — and will be the first woman to hold the office. But who is she? Sticking to campaign issues, Hacker didn’t […]
After serving her constituents at the state and local level for many years, former State Assembly Minority Leader Connie Conway is going to be finishing Rep. Devin Nunes term in Washington DC. According to the California Secretary of State website Tulare County has reported 90% of the precincts and we are still waiting on Fresno. […]
With approximately half the ballots counted in Kings County, Sarah Hacker is up by 15 points with 57.39% of the vote to 42.61% for Kings County District Attorney Keith Fagundes. The campaign was an uphill battle for Hacker in her attempt to unseat an incumbent. Fagundes had come under recent fire over financial irregularities and […]
As the last ballots are being cast, candidates are settling down for their watch parties. The following are some of the most contested races in Tulare and Kings County. The most highly anticipated race in the South Valley is the race for Kings County District Attorney (DA). Valley Voice stats indicate the race is not […]
“Visalia’s Students Deserve a Better Education” is the clarion call on a flier distributed by a concerned group of citizens trying to recruit high quality candidates to run for the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD.) The group responsible for the flier are “leaders from the private sector” who are worried about Visalia’s students and the […]
Repercussions from a lawsuit filed by former Hanford Community Development Director Darlene Mata rippled through the Hanford City Council meeting on May 17 when a simple agenda item stirred up old grievances and brought up new ones. The item, which would authorize the Hanford City Manager to “execute a Retainer Agreement with the Farley Law […]
Eddie Valero, incumbent Tulare County Supervisor for District 4, sat alongside his challengers Kelly Culver, Melvin Gong and Scott Harness at a candidates’ forum held by the The League of Women Voters on May 3. About 100 constituents sat in the Woodlake Memorial Building enjoying free sandwiches and cookies as they listened intently to the […]
The gloves were off at the Kings County District Attorney candidate forum on May 2. The forum, hosted by the 1776 Sons of Liberty group, was attended by approximately 300 people who turned out to hear the two candidates spar in the most watched race in Kings County. Keith Fagundes, the incumbent Kings County District […]
The League of Women Voters of Tulare County along with their partners is conducting a candidates’ forum for Tulare County Board of Supervisor (TCBOS) District 4 on May 3 at the Woodlake Veterans’ Memorial Building from 6:00 – 7:30. The Dolores Huerta Foundation will be providing on-site childcare. Tulare County Board of Supervisor Eddie Valero, […]
Eddie Valero, currently the Chair of the Tulare County Board of Supervisors, is facing three challengers in the June 7 Primary. The top two will advance to the general election November 8. Two of the five districts are up for re-election but only Valero, who represents District 4, is being challenged. District 5 is represented […]