After a series of failed civil lawsuits, Congressmember Devin Nunes has changed his strategy to filing criminal complaints. While civil lawsuits are subject to anti-SLAPP laws that could result in their dismissal, criminal complaints are not. On August 13, the Tulare County District Attorney’s office filed a misdemeanor criminal complaint that states, “On or about […]
Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20 was put to the test Thursday, August 27, at the Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) Board meeting. The question at hand was – can a board member of a public district be prohibited from participating in a meeting by phone during the time of COVID? TPCD Board Chair Steve Presant […]
Flying under the political radar during election seasons are 19 irrigation districts partially or entirely in Tulare County. Unbeknownst to most voters, sitting on an irrigation district board is an elected office. But it is a position that rarely makes it onto the ballot, sometimes by design, and sometimes for lack of qualified or willing […]
CarMax won’t be selling cars where they had hoped in Visalia, if at all. The Visalia City Council voted Monday night against the nationwide used car dealer setting up shop in the still developing Visalia Parkway Shopping Center. CarMax hoped to build their showroom and offices on a five acre parcel across from Target’s south […]
TCOE recently held its first Virtual Learning Conference for educators and parents. Organized by Educational Resource Services, the free conference attracted over 1,600 registrants and featured 41 sessions conducted virtually through Zoom. Hour-long sessions began at 8:00 a.m. and concluded at 4:00 p.m., with up to seven presentations running concurrently. TCOE Instructional Services and Special […]
Tony and Debbie Hallum’s house in southwest Visalia was the perfect little rental. Until it wasn’t. For 8 years the Hallums rented their home to a neighbor, then for 5 years to a friend, and never had a problem. When the house became available in 2018 Tony Hallum put the listing on Zillow. “In two […]
After an 11-year absence the Tulare County Board of Supervisors (TCBOS) voted at its July 7 meeting to lift the moratorium on the Williamson Act by a 5-0 vote. The Williamson Act is a partnership between landowners, counties, and the state to protect California’s agriculture land from urban development by offering a break on property […]
A special board meeting for Tulare Cemetery has been called for Wednesday, July 15 at 10:15am. The meeting was called to discuss and vote on new burial procedures in light of the new partial shutdown and to discuss unauthorized comments to the media. The meeting will be a conference call for board members and the […]
In a letter dated July 3, Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) Trustee Vicki Gilson notified Board Chair Steve Presant her intentions of filing a civil lawsuit “through the Tulare County Superior Court Civil Division for an unspecified amount of damages.” In a statement to the Valley Voice, Presant said that he had not yet received […]
On July 7 the Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) was forced to close due to an employee testing positive for COVID. All services and burials are canceled along with the special meeting called for July 9 to discuss removing Trustee Vicki Gilson from the board. The district office will be closed until the eight other […]