Editors’ note: This article has been updated to include a new court document. Tulare City Council member Carlton Jones vandalized his opponent’s election sign then launched a profane online tirade that included homophobic slurs when confronted. Jones Admits Behavior Jones’ behavior was reported by his opponent for the District 3 seat, Steve Harrell, in […]
Tensions have been rising in the Sierra View Zone 1 race between Ela Pandya and Dr. Bindu Sagar Reddy as barbs are exchanged in newspapers, social media, and campaign ads. But Zone 1 isn’t the only election on the ballot. Zone 2 incumbent Dr. Gaurang Pandya, Ela’s husband, is being challenged by Dr. Kuldeep Jagpal. […]
The Visalia City Council has voted to authorize $1.2 million dollars in federal coronavirus funds for a new program to help those who have experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19. A portion of the City’s allocation of Community Block Development Grant Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CDBG-CV) dollars will fund the new COVID-19 […]
The Visalia Public Cemetery will hold an Avenue of Flags/Veteran’s Appreciation Day event on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Due to COVID-19 restrictions there will be no presentation this year however the Avenue of Flags and The Cemetery District have partnered together to show appreciation for the veterans. Based on military availability a […]
Today, Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) joined Kings County Sheriff David Robinson and community leaders to celebrate the official opening of the new Sheriff’s Headquarters in Hanford. Assemblymember Salas secured $7 million for this project as part of a public safety infrastructure package in the 2018-19 state budget, along with an additional $1.7 million for a […]
Republican offices in at least three California counties are engaging in possibly illegal ballot harvesting, according to the Secretary of State’s office, and the Republican Party of Tulare County appears to be using the same technique in the run-up to the November 3 election. Local GOP Soliciting Ballots Last week, a message distributed on social […]
Chris Harrell, a prominent Tulare civic leader accused of soliciting sex with a minor via the internet, has resigned his position as president of the Tulare Board of Public Utilities (TBPU). Last Minute Resignation Harrell submitted his letter of resignation at noon on Friday, October 8, three hours before a special meeting of the Tulare […]
The Carnegie Museum of Kings County has been organized to re-open Hanford’s history museum. The museum, formally run by the nonprofit Hanford Carnegie Museum Inc. (HCM), closed permanently on September 28. Jack Schwartz, board president, read a statement before the Hanford City Council’s October 6 closed session that had agendized a discussion about the museum’s […]
A Press Release from the Sierra View Medical Center A recent news story published on October 2, regarding the Sierra View Local Health Care District Hospital Board of Directors election touched on a few items that require clarification and rebuttal. The statements that were made about the hospital and its operation are not factual. In […]
A Press Release from the Campaign to Elect Jose Sigala Today Tulare Mayor Jose Sigala called on Chris Harrell, the Chair of the City of Tulare Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Commission, to immediately resign his commission appointment. “Today I communicated with Chris Harrell that I demand he immediately resign today by 2:00 pm from […]