An amendment to the Compensation of Supervisors Ordinance Code struck down a clause tying Supervisors’ salaries to other county elected officials. Instead it gave supervisors a base salary pay instead of using the pay per period model currently in place. Before the amendment the Board of Supervisors received a pay increase every time it voted […]
What began as a social media post is quickly becoming a concerted effort to change the way mental illness is viewed and treated in Tulare County. Leading the effort is Visalia resident Danelle Evangelho, a long-time sufferer of depression who decided to go public about difficulties she had finding adequate treatment. The response to her […]
This article has been updated to correct Phelps’ current job title. Candidate Drew Phelps is getting an early start in the 2020 race for the District 26 State Assembly seat, announcing his candidacy at a kick-off party in Tulare last week. The 24-year-old Tulare native believes the incumbent–Devon Mathis (R-Visalia)–isn’t getting the job done and […]
After three years of community meetings and research, Tulare County Animal Services (TCAS) presented its updated Animal Ordinances to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors on April 9. Patrick Hamblin, TCAS Manager, said the two main goals of the new ordinances were to address pet overpopulation and to improve the health and well being of […]
Former Exeter Mayor Robyn Stearns announced her candidacy for Tulare County Board of Supervisors District 1 at a campaign launch party Friday evening. Stearns will face challenger Larry Micari and incumbent Tulare County Supervisor Kuyler Crocker. Approximately 50 of Stearns close family, friends and co-workers gathered to launch her campaign. Ted Macauley, also a former […]
Tulare County Association of Realtors member, Brian Gilbert, said that Visalia is the last nice place in California where you can find an affordable home. According to the California Association of Realtors, two-thirds of Central Valley residents can afford a median priced home in their town versus only 34% of Bay Area residents. That was […]
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected from the version in the March 21 Voice,specifically the “Phelps Plans to Run” section. On March 17th, The Tulare County Democratic Central Committee (TCDCC) held the 2019 Fred Davis Dinner in honor of newly elected Democratic mayors Greg Gomez of Farmersville, Jose Sigala of Tulare, and Martha Flores […]
In an effort to help people who have diabetes live better lives, Kaweah Delta will begin a series of free monthly diabetes support groups through October, in Visalia, Lindsay, Woodlake and Cutler/Orosi. Tulare County continues to exceed state averages for rates of diabetes, according to the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency. Adults diagnosed […]
Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order declaring that no death row inmate’s sentence will be carried out as long as he is in office. He spoke about the death penalty being “inconsistent with our bedrock values and strikes at the very heart of what it means to be a Californian.” As a Californian, […]
On behalf of the Tulare County Democratic Central Committee (TCDCC) we cordially invite you to join us in giving our newly re-elected California State Controller, Betty Yee, a big Tulare County welcome! We are honored to have Controller Betty Yee as our Keynote Speaker. She is the State’s Chief Financial Officer and a native of […]