Jesse Martin, a Tulare resident, lost his case against the Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) on May 20, due to a technicality. TPCD Board Chair Xavier Avila and board member Charlie Ramos represent the district in court. Avila, the district, and the district’s former cemetery manager Leonor Castaneda were named in the suit. Martin’s case […]
Visalia City Council voted May 3 to eliminate the city’s Disability Advocacy and Environmental committees. Now soon-to-be former volunteers–as well as at least one city councilman–are concerned about declining citizen participation. Citizen Voices Silenced The move marks a continuation of the Visalia council’s ongoing efforts to reduce the number of committees and the number of […]
The Hanford Fire Department and Kings County Fire Department responded to a fire at Hanford’s China Alley Wednesday night, May 12, around 10:30. Security cameras caught the start of the fire at the Taoist Temple and recorded the event until they melted. The fire started at the temple’s main door which is wood with a […]
The Valley Voice earned eight awards in the California News Publishers Association’s (CNPA) 2020 California Journalism Awards competition, which judged the Voice against similarly-sized online publications. Because the Voice’s last print edition was in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all entries were in the digital category for publications with a monthly unique visitor […]
A press release from the Marisa Wood for Congress Campaign Public school teacher, mother, and grandmother, Marisa Wood announced she will run for Congress against Representative Kevin McCarthy. Marisa has spent the last 20 years serving the Bakersfield community and working with children, and now she’s taking on McCarthy to fight for the women and […]
An article by CalChamber Relying on a “once in a lifetime” surge in state revenues, Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a revised state budget for 2021–22 roughly $40 billion larger than what he proposed in January, and a whopping $65 billion, or one-third, larger than the budget adopted last summer. The contrast between the devastation […]
A Press Release from the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office Nearly 50 years ago, residents in the city of Visalia were the target of a prowler and experienced a series of burglaries, over 100 in all, that left homeowners and law enforcement perplexed. Drawers were rummaged, underwear was strewn throughout the home, and small, often […]
Representative Liz Cheney is being ousted from her leadership role in the Republican Caucus because she believes the election was not stolen from Trump. On the eve of ultra conservative Cheney being replaced by moderate Republican Elise Stefanik in a vote tomorrow, Rep. Cheney had this to say on the House Floor. “Thank you very […]
Tulare County Public Health is organizing pop-up community vaccination clinics throughout Tulare County Tulare County Public Health is organizing and sponsoring a variety of community-based vaccination clinics in rural and underserved communities of Tulare County. Anyone age 16 and older is eligible to get vaccinated at these community vaccination clinics, no appointment necessary. Individuals age […]
A Press Release from the office of Governor Gavin Newsom 41 counties now under drought state of emergency to protect communities and the environment, representing 30 percent of the state’s population Governor Gavin Newsom today significantly expanded his April 21 drought emergency proclamation to include Klamath River, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Tulare Lake Watershed counties where […]