On January 26 Tulare County Board of Supervisors’ Chairman Mike Ennis presented the State of the County Address. Ennis reiterated before he started the address that because of the collaboration and dedication of the current board that the county was able to remain fiscally sound, and that they will keep it that way in the […]
Debbie Does Double Dipping Remember when Dr. Evil put his pinky on the corner of his mouth and declared that the world would be held ransom for ONE MILLION DOLLARS? That movie moment is what came to mind when reading about Assemblyman Devon Mathis’ newest attempt to pass a bill. His signature bill for 2016 […]
Visalia and Fresno are going to have to wait a little longer to find out where Nordstrom will build its new distribution center. According to Mike Olmos, Visalia’s City Manager, he called Nordstrom in January to see if they were still on track. The representative said that the date had been pushed out to April […]
After ten months of research and discussion, the Visalia City Council gave a green light to putting a sales tax measure on the November ballot. The vote was five-0 during their work session February 1st. But not all council members were in favor of raising taxes. Council member Warren Gubler said that he is never […]
Sherrie Kuns-Fehlman, a former employee of Grace Homes, filed a complaint with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing in December, 2015. The complaint accused the CEO of Grace Homes, Phil Luna, of sexual harassment, physical assault and creating a hostile work environment. On January 13 Phil Luna, along with his lawyer, Linda Jenner, sat […]
During the last Republican debate, Ohio Governor John Kasich said, “The people want the community and law enforcement to come together.” That is exactly what Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux has been doing since being elected in 2014. One of his goals for the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department (TCSD) was to create the Sheriff’s Public […]
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux was able to fulfill one more of his campaign promises with the introduction of the first Pathways Scholarship recipients. During his campaign, Boudreaux along Kim Oviatt, president of the Sence Foundation, discussed creating a scholarship program to keep youth in the county who want to pursue a career in law […]
At the January 5 Hanford City Council study session, Hanford Carnegie MuseumCurator Patricia Dickerson and Museum Director Rob Van Wagoner made a proposal for the museum to restart the Hanford’s Visitor Center. Van Wagoner said,”The enhanced visitor program would require $80,000 of funding this year to cover startup costs for the center.” Van Wagoner said […]
What Does It Take to Elect a Mexican Around Here? Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said during a recent SPOT meeting that Tulare County is 63% Hispanic and that the sheriff’s department is 43% Hispanic. The sheriff’s goal is to reflect the community, so he was pretty content with the department’s progress. Compared to where […]
Reflecting on 2015’s top stories brought about revelations concerning small towns, the importance of the media and why some people hate Facebook. Our top three stories of the year came out of Tulare, Woodlake and Hanford, showing the pent up demand for small towns to get better media coverage. Hanford does have its own newspaper, […]