Representative TJ Cox from the 21 District (Kings County) and Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the 23rd District (Kern County) sent out short press releases concerning the Impeachment Inquiry announced yesterday. Which view does the Valley most side with and should we be hearing from the representative of Tulare County Devin Nunes? From the office of […]
What a difference a new city council makes. After years of decrying that marijuana is a schedule one drug along with heroin, Hanford City Council awarded its first permit for a recreational pot dispensary during its September 17 meeting. Minutes before, the council also changed the zoning of a few parcels from Downtown Mixed Use […]
For the first time in Three Rivers School District history its teachers have unionized. Of the eight teachers, six decided to join California Teachers Association (CTA.) Three Rivers Union Elementary School District was founded in 1927 and is a kindergarten through eighth grade with an enrollment of 133 students. After eighth grade Three Rivers’ students […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors spent less than an hour discussing its $1.38 billion budget for 2019-20 before giving it unanimous approval at its September 10 meeting, and the union representing the majority of county-employed workers says that’s not good enough. “They’re purporting to set the county budget with very little input,” said Courtney […]
The Visalia of 2030 will look much like the Visalia we know today, and that’s a good thing say those responsible for shaping the city’s future. “I envision the city looking a lot like it does,” said Andrew Chamberlain, a former senior planner at Visalia City Hall. Chamberlain–who after 33 years with the city now […]
Sheriff Mike Boudreaux and more than 100 others gathered on September 5 at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office to honor fallen TCSO Deputy Jeremy Meyst with the unveiling of the “Correctional Deputy Jeremy W. Meyst Memorial Highway.” Deputy Meyst was hired by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office in 2004 as a Detention Services Officer. In […]
Public Health Branch Warns Against Vaping In a press Release from The Tulare County Health and Human Services VISALIA, CA – The Tulare County Public Health Officer is confirming that an individual from Tulare County has died from complications related to the use of e-cigarettes and is warning community members about the dangerous effects of […]
Private Group assigned to come up with solutions gets to work immediately After expressing frustration over nothing being done for three years of just talking, the Visalia City Council voted 4-1 to appoint Action Group on Homelessness to tackle the problem. The vote also allows the group to have access to city resources if and […]
Mosquitoes have played a role in human history from the fall of Rome to the outcome of the Civil War and now are becoming more than a nuisance in the Valley. Fortunately for Tulare County, we have Delta Vector Control (DVC) to keep the pests at bay, but only with the public’s help. Michael Auburn, […]
Late this afternoon (September 9) the Assembly and Senate approved SB 714 (Pan), and the companion bill SB 276 (Pan),to restrict medical exemptions for mandatory childhood vaccinations. If a child is not vaccinated, and does not obtain an exemption, they cannot attend public schools. SB 714 is a companion bill to Senate Bill 276. Passed on a […]