Copyright 2021 Hanford-Lemoore Future HANFORD – Within days of the Valley Voice and Hanford – Lemoore Future publishing articles that allege Mayor Francisco Ramirez and Councilman Art Brieno took bribes from auto repair shop owner Richard Aguilar, incriminating Facebook pictures on their accounts were removed. The Hanford-Lemoore Future obtained copies of the removed pictures from […]
HANFORD – Longtime community activist Skip Athey died at age 74 on the evening of March 2. Athey had decided to discontinue his dialysis treatment January 30 and go into hospice. Athey was a key player in the successful recall of then Council Member Francisco Ramirez. Ramriez was re-elected 10 months later and is now […]
The Hanford City Council Tuesday censured City Councilman Art Brieno for sexual harassment of a city employee in a tension-packed meeting where council members and the general public harshly criticized Brieno for his conduct. Brieno admitted mistakes but defended his right to question the employee’s actions toward his constituents. The most biting criticism came from […]
Parts of this article are reprinted with the permission of Mark Pratter of the bulletinboardpublications.weebly.com/hanford-lemoore-future The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) issued a report last Wednesday saying there was probable cause that ex-Hanford mayor Dan Chin violated state law in the spring and summer of 2016 by accepting campaign donations of more than $100 in […]
Hanford City Council closed session called tonight to discuss Brieno’s future HANFORD – The adage goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. So it went here Tuesday night when ex-councilman Art Brieno reclaimed his District E council seat after resigning after a closed session January 26. Brieno resigned late January in […]
This article was updated 2/5/21 at 12:50pm Mayor Francisco Ramirez and Councilmember Art Brieno allegedly solicited and received $800 in cash bribes from local businessman Richard Aguilar. The alleged bribes happened last year when Aguilar’s auto repair shop was facing closure by the city. During a July 7, 2020 hearing Brieno and Ramirez were successful […]
A press release from the office of Rachele Berglund, Esq. of HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP An investigation conducted at the behest of the City of Hanford City Attorney’s office concluded former Councilmember Art Brieno told others he “did not trust a woman to hold the job of Community Development Director, that a man was […]
In a shocking move Councilman Art Brieno, under fire for comments he allegedly made about Darlene Mata, Hanford Community Development Director, resigned Tuesday night. Hanford was holding a continuation of their special meeting that started Friday night. Brieno’s resignation leaves more questions than answers about what happened and why. “It’s a very difficult time,” he […]
Hanford City Council held a special meeting Friday night on 24 hours notice to conduct “discussion and action on Council Member misconduct,” a reference to Council Member Art Brieno. After 43 minutes of discussion in closed session City Attorney Ty Mizote announced that the meeting will be continued on Tuesday January 26 at 4 pm. […]
Helena Agri-Enterprises is moving to Lemoore after a long-simmering dispute with the City of Hanford that resulted in the company filing a lawsuit against Hanford. Lemoore City Manager Nathan Olson said the move could result in about $340,000 in additional annual sale tax revenue to the city plus an unspecified number of jobs. Olson said […]