Friday, May 6 saw the opening of theSOURCE LGBT+ Center in Visalia. The center provides the LGBT+ community and their allies with services, referrals, and resources, designed to improve the quality of life for LGBT+ individuals in Tulare and Kings Counties. Hundreds toured the new center, with many being part of First Friday, the monthly program […]
Visalia City Councilmember Amy Shuklian and Tulare County Supervisor Phil Cox went head to head April 25 in their second candidates’ forum in the race for Tulare County Supervisor District 3. The forum was sponsored by the League of Women Voters, the Tulare Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the American Association of University Women and […]
The second of three forums for Tulare County Board of Supervisors District 1 took place on April 20. The main issues covered in this forum were water, the local business climate, land-use issues and serving the constituency. Sponsors of the forum were the Exeter Chamber of Commerce, Tulare County Farm Bureau, and Tulare County League […]
In an early-morning special meeting, the Tulare Local Healthcare District Board of Directors voted unanimously to hold a vote-by-mail election for a $55m bond, similar to the method being used for Visalia’s Measure H. The vote and meeting, held in a conference room at the TLHCD-owned Evolutions gym, was held on May 2 and took […]
The Kings County Board of Supervisors voted in February of 2015 to put Measure K on the June 7 primary ballot. The measure would raise the county’s sales tax by a quarter of a cent. Two thirds of the voters need to vote “yes” for the measure to pass. Beside the county supervisors, the city […]
Incumbent Richard Valle and longtime Corcoran business owner, Debra Kwast, are running for Kings County Supervisor District 2, which covers Corcoran, Kettleman City, and Avenal. The district also includes Home Garden, the residential enclave south of the Kings County Fairgrounds. Though not a partisan office, these supervisorial candidates hail from opposite sides of the political […]
Vying for District 5, which encompasses the northeastern corner of the county, is former Kings County District Attorney Greg Strickland and incumbent Richard Fagundes. Stickland dropped a bombshell on the election when he announced that if elected he would work without pay. “I am not going to take a salary,” declared Strickland. If he wins […]
After announcing a Special Board Meeting to vote on a resolution to call for a Tulare hospital bond election, the Tulare Regional Medical Center has posted the agenda for the upcoming meeting on its website, including an outline of the proposed bond. If adopted by the Tulare Local Health Care District Board of Directors as […]
Porterville College in conjunction with America’s Job Center of California will hold its Fourth Annual Job Fair from 9am-2pm, Tuesday, May 3 in the Porterville College Gymnasium, 100 East College Avenue in Porterville. Priority service will be observed from 9-9:30am for military veterans and their families. More than 60 hiring vendors have already signed up […]