After a public hearing on May 19 lead by Hanford Police Chief Parker Sever, the city council voted 5-0 to allow residents to raise chickens within city limits. The change in ordinance came at the request of several citizens who wanted to follow in the footsteps of Lemoore. This is the second attempt by the […]
Tulare’s hospital has new leadership with a checkered past. In a surprising move, Randy Dodd, Tulare Adventist’s president, resigned his position effective May 15. Despite the apparently amicable parting of the ways, rumors that reached the Tulare Local Health Care District’s (TLHCD) Board of Directors hinted Dodd had been fired. Adventist Health Central Valley Network […]
Update 3:20 5/21/20 According to the Fresno Bee, “The California Department of Public Health approved Fresno County’s declaration that it meets the necessary criteria to accelerate the reopening of dine-in restaurants.” Tulare along with San Joaquin Counties are the only two Central Valley Counties not open. After initially failing to qualify for the expanded Stage […]
Cities are rebelling over Tulare County Board of Supervisors’ vote to advance to Stage 3 of opening the economy in defiance of the Governor’s Executive Order and the state’s Public Health Department. Governor Newsom said in a press conference that Stage 3 is still weeks away and only for parts of the state that have […]
Atwater City Council voted on a resolution during a special meeting Friday afternoon declaring itself a sanctuary city, but not for immigration. The mid-sized town in Merced County is now a sanctuary city in terms of reopening its local businesses, non-profits, and churches in defiance to the state’s shelter-in-place order. Local officials and residents […]
After receiving news that Kings County does not meet the criteria for California’s Stage 2 re-opening, the supervisors made a proclamation encouraging local businesses to open their doors. At a special meeting called by the Kings County Supervisors on May 15 the vote was 4-0 to craft an official statement in support of local businesses […]
In Press release from Congress Member TJ Cox he outlines the benefits of the latest stimulus package. Tonight, Rep. TJ Cox (CA-21) and his House colleagues voted on and passed the Heroes Act, the House’s latest bill to address the unprecedented COVID-19 health and economic crisis. This follows the CARES Act signed into law on […]
A press release from Tulare County Health and Human Services Testing capacity for COVID-19 has increased in Tulare County and local officials urge residents who work in essential services, individuals who are returning to work in retail businesses, and anyone who believes they may have been exposed to COVID-19 should make an appointment to get […]
A press release from the Tulare County Sheriff The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office recognizes that we are living in times of prolonged isolation, making it’s so important for people to get outside and enjoy the sunshine. That being said, we want to make sure that they’re doing it without interfering in the day to day […]
It’s no longer “essential” businesses that are open but now “lower risk” businesses that are allowed to operate as the state slowly opens up. Governor Newsom announced today that Butte and El Dorado Counties have successfully advanced to the second phase of Stage 2 and that their attestations can be found online at covid19.ca.gov. Two […]