Directors of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) voted Wednesday night, March 25, to file a formal complaint against their former attorney with the California State Bar Association. “This is a mechanism to remove a bad apple from the profession,” said TLHCD director Xavier Avila before the board voted unanimously to approve making the […]
In the wake of the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) shuttering its classrooms in response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the district will be providing free meals to all children ages 1 to 18. The program will run through at least April 3, providing breakfast and lunch at no cost to children living within the […]
Lack of state funding for school construction will not stop the Visalia Unified School District’s (VUSD) plan to construct a fifth high school, says Superintendent Dr. Tamara Ravalin. VUSD’s trustees met for a study session on March 17 to discuss how to proceed in the wake of the failure of Prop 13, a $15 billion […]
There will be no payout of $16.5 million for Tulare Councilman Greg Nunley from the city he represents. There will be payouts, however, for three of the five Tulare Police Department officers who sued the city following the release of a confidential report by Councilman Carlton Jones in 2018. Nunley, City Settle Suit Following the […]
A pair of local entrepreneurs are using their marketing acumen to give cannabis a reputation makeover, and they’re having a party to show off the results of their work. At 6pm on Thursday, February 20 at the Cellar Door in Visalia, co-founders Cecil Lopez Jr. and Paul Marshall will host a launch party for LEAF […]
Todd Cotta, Republican candidate for the 32nd State Assembly District seat, says he’s running for the office to protect his fellow California residents from the lawmakers they’ve elected. “They pass laws in Sacramento without regard for the people of this state,” Cotta said. “They have no idea what they’re doing up there, passing these laws. […]
As of February 1, Dr. Tamara Ravalin is the Visalia Unified School District’s (VUSD) new superintendent of public schools. Following negotiations in a closed session on January 28, VUSD trustees voted unanimously to move Ravalin permanently into the top position. She began serving as interim superintendent in May. The new contract runs through June of […]
A nearly packed house of Visalia-area voters got an extended introduction to all but one of the five men seeking the 22nd Congressional District seat during a candidates forum held in the run-up to the March 3 primary election. On hand were Democratic candidates Bobby Bilatout, Phil Arballo and Dary Rezvani. Also appearing was independent […]
Three Democrats and an independent candidate are hoping to become the next congressman from California’s 22nd District. Returning for a second attempt at unseating Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) is Fresno businessman Bobby Bliatout, and he’s in the race because he once tried and failed to help Nunes improve healthcare in the 22nd District, as well as […]
The city of Tulare has filed a motion challenging the right of Councilman Greg Nunley to sue the city for defamation, slander and interfering with his real estate development business. Additionally, the city has filed a response to a second lawsuit by Nunley that seeks the release of an independent investigator’s report on an alleged […]