A press release from Visalia unified School District On March 8, 2022, the Visalia Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Kirk Shrum to the position of superintendent. Mr. Shrum will officially begin working alongside Interim Superintendent Doug Cardoza on May 16, 2022, and then he will assume the full responsibility of […]
A Press Release from Kaweah Health Keeping patients’ best interests in mind amid decreasing COVID-19 positivity rates, Kaweah Health is changing its visitor guidelines starting today (Monday, March 7) to allow two visitors a day for general visitation. “We’ve been slowly opening back up and allowing more visitors because we all know that it has […]
Planned Parenthood will not move forward with plans to move from its current location in downtown Visalia to a more visible location on Mooney Boulevard. Staff with the Orosco Group withdrew their application on Friday. The decision also means that a planned public hearing at the Visalia City Council meeting on March 7 will no […]
Dr. Yorai “Benny” Benzeevi will ask a Tulare County court on March 18 to reduce his $4.1m bail to zero, according to filings written by his attorneys. Separately, officials with the Tulare County District Attorney’s office moved to freeze bank accounts in his name in Israel. In August of 2020, Benzeevi was charged with a […]
Kings County lawyer and former prosecutor with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, Sarah Hacker, is announcing a bid to run for Kings County District Attorney in 2022. Sarah Hacker is running for Kings County District Attorney because she strongly believes in justice for all. The District Attorney is the sole person who may prosecute […]
The Virginia Supreme Court today, March 3, denied Devin Nunes’ appeal to continue suing Republican strategist Liz Mair. Nunes’ suit claimed that she had conspired with MClatchy to defame him in a story the newspaper published in 2018 concerning an employee’s lawsuit against Alpha Omega Winery, a business in which Nunes holds a financial interest. […]
Tulare County Democrats announced that they have registered the 10,000th Democrat voter in the City of Tulare. On Sunday, February 27th, Tulare County Democrats participated in a voter registration program in the City of Tulare and walked door to door on the westside of the city to talk to neighbors about the importance of registering […]
A pair of lawsuits making their way through the federal courts say the Tulare City School District (TCSD) and its employees engaged in discriminatory behavior through their attempts to slow down the spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic in the city’s schools. Both cases involve the district’s attempts to keep its students and employees safe […]
The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on a project to plant seedlings of giant sequoia within groves that sustained a significant loss of trees and their associated seeds and cones during the 2020 Castle Fire in Sequoia National Park. The 2020 Castle Fire burned through 22 giant sequoia groves and burned 9.7% […]
The California Latino Legislative Caucus endorsed Jose Sigala for California’s 33rd Assembly District. Senator María Elena Durazo, Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, spoke of Sigala’s record of accomplishments and dedication “Jose Sigala brings a remarkable combination of leadership and experience. As a Tulare City Council Member and the city’s first Latino Mayor, Jose has worked tirelessly to […]