Making use of the 2008 Mental Health Services Act funding, Tulare County has opened its Porterville Wellness Center. Similarly, a Visalia center is set to open later this year. The 4,200 square foot facility on Henderson Ave. was purchased by the county and renovated for its new purpose with a $900,000 investment. Kings View Behavioral […]
After years of hearing complaints about the condition of Mooney Grove Park, Visalia City Councilmember Greg Collins had a brain storm: What if Visalia took over the maintenance of Mooney Grove? During a public forum hosted by the Visalia Times-Delta last month concerning recreational activities in Tulare County, the discussion kept returning to Mooney Grove. […]
The Tule River Indian Tribe has discussed moving its Eagle Mountain Casino gaming center for years – in fact, for many of its 20 years of existence. But this time they are more organized and serious about the move. According to a recent press release, “the Tule River Indian Tribe submitted an application to the […]
In the wake of the defeat of Measure H—a bond issue that would have funded seismic safety updates at Tulare County’s largest medical facility—at least two incumbents on the Kaweah Delta Health Care District’s Board of Directors are facing a challenge at the polls. Or, it might be three. Measure H Failure Up for reelection […]
This November there are three regular-term Porterville City Council seats open, and one short-term seat. Only Mayor Milt Stowe’s seat remains intact, with his current term lasting through November, 2018. The short-term seat, a two-year term, has only one candidate running, long-time council member, Cameron Hamilton. This seat is currently held by council’s appointee, Monte […]
Recent developments involving Porterville, Tulare County and California’s Office of Emergency Services have left the future of a new well drilled near city limits in question. What seemed to be a breakdown in communication had caused a sudden halt to the joint venture that could provide a permanent solution for some South Valley residents whose […]
Realizing the need for a new animal control facility or the rebuilding of its current one, the City of Porterville hired the consultation of an independent study by UC Davis’ Koret Shelter Medicine Program (KSMP). Many of the findings of the KSMP report sum up the need to require a nearly complete overhaul, or replacement […]
For most East Porterville residents, more permanent solutions to their water woes cannot come soon enough. However, it may not come very soon, or at least until there is a good amount of rain. For many, their wells have gone dry. Several homes now rely on potable water deliver to their temporary tanks for showers […]
Marijuana dispensaries are no longer something new, but the possibility of conceding for one to open within the city limits of Porterville is coming. In 1996, the Compassionate Use Act (Proposition 215) passed, making it legal within California to use the drug for medical purposes. It was the first state to do so. With that, […]
The consequences of the drought is not just felt by those residents whose wells have gone dry, but also by those small communities that have become a reliable source of water for them. Jack Flores, a resident of an unincorporated community called Village Gardens west of Porterville, approached the Porterville City Council and the Tulare […]