An alleged plot by two Tulare councilmen to fire employees at city hall is the latest revelation in the ongoing wrongful dismissal case brought by the city’s former chief of police. Also detailed are circumstances leading to the chief’s firing. House Cleaning As the date for mediation in the case approached, Michael Lampe, attorney for […]
City Council Cancels Town Hall Concerning Buying 6th Street Building for Homeless Services Hanford City Council voted January 15 to declare the Bastille and the land surrounding the historic building as surplus. The vote was 5-0. Declaring a property as surplus is the first step in selling it. Barrelhouse Brewing expressed interest in buying the […]
Tulare Police Chief Wes Hensley is back on the job after a 16-month absence. The return to the position he was fired from comes following mediation on Friday, January 10, before retired Tulare County Superior Court Judge Howard Broadman. Hensley will receive a $275,000 payment and has been given a three-year employment contract. End of […]
Tulare Police Chief Wes Hensley is back on the job after a 16-month absence. The return to the position he was fired from comes following mediation on Friday, January 10, before retired Tulare County Superior Court Judge Howard Broadman. The terms of the settlement between Hensley and the City of Tulare are confidential; however, Hensley […]
A Special Report to the Valley Voice by Martin Velsaco-Ramos In the wake of the government shutdown and Donald Trump’s demands for a wall to address the “migrant crisis” threatening the U.S. border, I traveled to the border city of El Paso, Texas on New Year’s Eve to witness this crisis first hand. The recent […]
Editors Note: The writer of this article has been involved in the efforts to save the 18 acres west of Hidden Valley Park for future park expansion Pros Consulting was hired at a cost of nearly $96,000 to update Hanford’s park master plan. Michael Svetz, lead consultant on the project, told members of the Hanford […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors swore in two new members on January 8, Eddie Valero for District 4 and Dennis Townsend for District 5. After taking their oath of office each new supervisor addressed the room. Townsend spoke on his experience on the road to the election. “When I started campaigning about a year […]
From the Desk of Kaweah Delta Media Relations Laura Florez-McCusker On Saturday, Jan. 12 from 8-9:15 a.m., the Healthy Visalia Committee working in partnership with Kaweah Delta, Family HealthCare Network, Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Key Medical Group, Humana, Health Net and the Visalia Parks and Recreation Department will kick off its fifth annual […]
Will Also Serve on Budget, Environmental Safety, Governmental Organization, Natural Resources, Rules and Veterans Affairs Committees SACRAMENTO – Last week, Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) was re-appointed as Vice Chair of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture, a post he has held since 2016. Mathis was also named to the Assembly Committees on the Budget, Environmental Safety […]
The battle to stop construction of an AM/PM gas station at Caldwell Avenue and West Street in Visalia isn’t over yet, but the opposition appears to be slowing down. Not Quite Dead Residents of the south Visalia neighborhood hoped the project was stalled by their earlier fight against the construction. There were no signs the […]