Carlton Jones Endorsed by Centro Mexicano American Latino for the 26th Assembly District During a candidates’ forum for the 26th State Assembly District, Carlton Jones, vice mayor of Tulare, won the endorsement of Centro Mexicano American Latino (CMAL). On Sunday, February 9th, all five candidates participated in a forum put on by CMAL, in conjunction with […]
Who is that Crazy Hot Chick? Who’s the newest star of California’s Cougar Town? Our very own Assemblywoman Connie Conway. Not only is she running for state senate in 2018, she is engaged to a man eight years her junior. The question isn’t whether she will win the election–it’s if Tulare City Council Member Craig […]
Race gets crowded for the 26th Assembly District Race Derek Thomas and Carlton Jones, both Democrats who hail from Tulare, announced their candidacy for the 26th State Assembly District earlier this month. They are friends, personally and politically, as both have run for Tulare City Council several times. Mr. Thomas barely lost both times as […]
Will Tulare County melt into a cauldron of chaos in the event of a major catastrophe? The answer is an unqualified no — not under the capable leadership of Andrew Lockwood and his team at the Tulare County Office of Emergency Services (OES). Lockwood is the Tulare County OES manager and has been working on […]
College of the Sequoias is implementing a TNR Program that would solve the cat problem at Mooney Grove by the end of 2014. After listening to everyone involved, the solution to managing the cat population in Mooney Grove was there all the time – the Trap, Neuter and Release Program that was suggested in the […]
Who is Your Favorite President? As an end-of-the-year wrap-up, I asked five of Tulare County’s most influential officials to tell our readers who their favorite President of the United States is and why. Congressman Devin Nunes named George Washington as his favorite President. “Though history is littered with successful generals who went on to seize absolute […]
This is the second part of a two-part series on saving Mooney’s Grove’s cats. The first part focused on a volunteer group implementing the Trap and Release Program. This part focuses on the county’s response and how it plans to move forward. In response to the Valley Voice’s article on the Trap, Neuter and Release […]
It was recently disclosed that the final sales price of the Sequoia Mall was $10,750,000. David Paynter of Paynter Realty & Investments was the buyer. He bought the property under the recorded name of Caldwell Mooney Partners II LP. The Tustin developer made a 14.4% down payment of $1,550,000 and financed $9,200,00 using two different […]
This is the first part of a two-part series on saving Mooney’s Grove’s cats. The first part focuses on a volunteer group implementing the Trap and Release Program. Part two will focus on the county’s response and moving forward. During the November 5th Tulare County Supervisors meeting, Dr. Larry Weber, a retired pharmacist, made an […]
There wasn’t a dry eye in Visalia’s City Hall on Tuesday, November 26, as the Visalia City Council convened to select a new mayor and vice mayor. During a special session of the city council, Visalians gathered to witness a changing of the guard, but got so much more. Outgoing Mayor Amy Shuklian started the […]