There are only two options for voters in the Tulare Local Heath Care District (TLHCD) who will either approve or deny Measure H on the November 6 ballot. It’s a simple choice, yet the future of the city’s hospital hangs in the balance. No on H, No on Hospital If voters approve the measure, the […]
So-called “red-tag” work stoppage orders issued by Tulare City Hall have been posted on several properties owned or controlled by Tulare City Councilman Greg Nunley. Unpaid Fees, No Inspections Red tags were posted on two homes currently under construction at 2013 and 2017 Bella Oaks Drive. Work on those homes was being done before city […]
Local fans of musical theater in for a rare treat. A Night with Janis Joplin–the full Tony Award-nominated Broadway production–launches a 14-city tour of California with an opening night at the Fox Theater Visalia next month. “It’s mind-blowing,” said David Shaw, president of Turnaround Productions, which is presenting the tour. The single-night production is at […]
With less than two months until the midterm congressional elections on November 6, Democratic challenger Andrew Janz is running a dead heat with incumbent Devin Nunes in the 22nd District race. Survey Says… The latest poll provided by the Janz campaign shows the challenger trailing by just 6 points. These most recent numbers mean Janz […]
At one end of Caldwell Avenue in Visalia, a major development project appears to have stalled, while down at the other end another project years in the making may finally be coming to fruition. According to officials at City Hall, six months after winning an appeal to construct a downsized version of its project–a 24-hour […]
Tulare City Councilman Greg Nunley committed repeated, systematic fraud in land development deals with the city he serves, according to sworn statements of several of Nunley’s former business associates. ‘Landscape of Political Corruption’ View note The five statements–each given under penalty of perjury–were gathered by Visalia attorney Michael Lampe and presented to Tulare City […]
If the first two months’ revenue is any indication, Woodlake City Hall can expect to be rolling in tax money from the recreational cannabis business from now on. After counting up the receipts at Valley Pure–the only licensed recreational cannabis storefront between Los Angeles and the Bay Area–the city took in $46,397.14 from its 5% […]
Andrew Janz is worried about the American Dream. The 34-year-old, who is taking on Rep. Devin Nunes this November in the midterm elections as the Democratic challenger, says he wants to preserve the ideals that made this country a bastion of freedom and offered his family a pathway to success. He wants, he says, to […]
Editor’s note: This story has been extensively updated. Local news radio station KTIP AM 1450 will soon have new ownership, and Kent Hopper, the station’s operations manager and lead on-air personality, has been fired from his position. José Arredondo, owner of Tulare-based KGEN, a Spanish-language station, is in the process of purchasing the 70-year-old news […]
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Bakersfield Office is asking for the public’s opinion on a plan to open some 1.6 million acres of land in Central California to hydraulic fracturing–an oil and gas extraction method more commonly known as “fracking.” Environmentalists should definitely be very concerned the Bureau has started looking at fracking again, […]