After four years of running a no-kill shelter with the help of Friends of the Orange Cove Animal Shelter (FOCAS) the city has reverted back to its old ways. At the February 12 City Council meeting, Orange Cove Chief of Police Marty Rivera presented a short monthly activity report on the city’s animal shelter. Rivera […]
Tulare County Board of Supervisor District 1 candidates may be political moderates but each one brings their unique backgrounds and differences to the election. Over their last two forums on January 14 and 21, in Visalia and Exeter respectively, the Tulare County Board of Supervisor (TCBOS) candidates Robyn Stearns, Larry Micari and incumbent Kuyler Crocker […]
Is Brad Maaske Qualified to Hold Public Office? Local real estate broker and business owner Brad Maaske is running for Tulare County Board of Supervisors District 3 against incumbent Amy Shuklian. He has a few blemishes. According to public records Mr. Maaske has two DUIs, has been married five times, had a temporary restraining order […]
February 5 – March 12: The Bad Art Show Come to our 4th Annual Bad Art Show where we are shaking it up a bit, freeing up our preconceptions, and enjoying local art!! 4th annual Bad Art Show Reception, Friday January 24th, 5 – 7pm at Porterville Art Association Gallery, 151 N. Main street in […]
It was standing room only as supporters of Curtimade Dairy lined the walls of Corcoran City Council Chambers during last night’s city council meeting. Corcoran is currently suing the Curti family for $65 million dollars for damages incurred when their dairy allegedly contaminated the city’s water supply at the height of the drought in 2015. […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) has determined that the State of California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) is violating the Weldon Amendment by forcing health insurance providers to include abortion coverage in every plan within DMHC’s jurisdiction. The Weldon Amendment prohibits federal funds from going to states that discriminate against […]
On January 14 the Visalia Chamber of Commerce and Foothills Sun-Gazette hosted a candidates’ forum that posed the typical questions but whose answers illustrated a stark difference between incumbent District 3 Tulare County Supervisor Amy Shuklian and challenger Brad Maaske. Tulare County Board of Supervisors (TCBOS) District 1 challengers Robyn Stearn and Larry Micari, along […]
We need to talk about Starbucks I always thought Starbucks bordered on the pretentious, from their “fair trade” coffee to their idiotic drink sizes. I never took the bait and always just ordered a “small cup of coffee with room for cream” and let the server figure it out. While waiting in line the last […]
In an interview tonight with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Lev Parnas asserted that President Donald Trump was fully aware of the efforts to dig up potentially damaging information on former Vice-President Joseph Biden to help his re-election. Maddow asked Parnas, “What do you think is the main inaccuracy, the main lie being told that you feel […]
It’s a Wrap – a Look at the Past year and Decade It is a no-news-is-good-news story for Visalia when it comes to the yearly wrap up. The city has yet to make the top ten except when it canceled its Fourth of July fireworks show. I thought the tide had turned for Tulare in […]