On Christmas Day 2003, Jesus Aaron Gaytan was arrested for being the getaway driver for a botched Visalia carjacking — during the carjacking, one of the gang members was killed. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. “He was not the actual killer that pulled the trigger, but […]
California appellate court ruled Tuesday that State Assembly member Vince Fong can legally appear on the November ballot twice – for the California Assembly and Congress. Last year, Fong filed to run for State Assembly District 32, and after McCarthy unexpectedly announced his early retirement, submitted paperwork to also run for the now empty Congressional […]
A secluded piece of land between Mill Creek and Evans Ditch in Visalia was considered a little slice of heaven for a group of bicycle motocross (BMX) enthusiasts. Over the last ten years local bikers created trails, built a series of carefully engineered jumps, and formed an inter-generational community of friends. They called it Little […]
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux and State Assemblymember Vince Fong are both leading in the special election to fill the remainder of former Representative Kevin McCarthy’s term, but no candidate has received over 50% of the vote as of publication time. If no candidate receives over 50% of the vote, there will be a May […]
Editors note: This article was updated Tuesday 3/12/24 1:00pm Adventist Health will temporarily stop providing obstetrics services in Tulare on June 6, though hospital representatives told the Valley Voice that emergency services, including emergency baby deliveries, would still be available. Adventist Health hasn’t closed the door on babies permanently in Tulare: officials say they are […]
Since this article was published, Adventist Health announced that services will temporarily cease on June 6. Additionally, this article was updated to clarify that births at the hospital that started in the ER were subsequently moved to the hospital’s birthing center. Expecting mothers in Tulare should plan to give birth in Visalia or Porterville — […]
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 11:00am 3/6/24 to update CD20 returns showing Boudreaux has taken over 2nd place. Super Tuesday didn’t yield any surprises in the 2024 presidential race, but it generated a bit of suspense with a few razor thin margins in local races. At Whitney’s Wild Oak Ranch in Exeter, Tulare […]
Central Valley Values PAC, a Political Action Committee to elect Vince Fong, is mailing out what appears to be flyers against Fong’s Democratic challenger Marisa Wood – but they’re sending those mailers to a demographic that might see the flyers’ claims that she’s a “threat to Republicans in Congress” as a positive trait. Wood is […]
Although only Vince Fong appears on the ballot for Assembly District 32, voters have four other write-in choices as well. After Fong pulled out of the assembly race to run for Congressional District 20, four people collected the necessary signatures and filed paperwork with the California Secretary of State. Candidates had between January 8 and […]
This article has been updated to reflect comments made at the Tulare County Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Tuesday, February 27. No one can escape the negative campaign detritus landing in our mailboxes, being sent to our cell phones, floating through social media, and arriving through the radio waves. And it’s getting ugly. Through insinuation […]