The Public Employees Relation Board (PERB) has ruled in favor of the Tulare County Employee’s Union versus the county. PERB has ordered Tulare County to “make whole” workers who were denied flex promotions and/or merit step increases that had been expressly promised them in a labor contract in 2011. Service Employees International Union, Local 521 […]
The last lawsuit challenging the County of Tulare’s current general plan was settled last week during the Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting. In addition, the County has successfully implemented a key part of its general plan in regard to County areas outside of the City of Porterville. On August 28, 2012, the Tulare County […]
The Stonewall Democrats of Tulare County nominated its four officers at its first general meeting on Monday, February 23 in Visalia. John Coffee was nominated president followed by Brock Neeley, Joan Givan and Austin Slater who were nominated vice president, secretary and treasurer respectively. SDTC also had community organizing partners in attendance; Jose Sigala of […]
Dressed in a small, tight white cap and a flowing white thawb, the traditional garb of devout Muslims of Northern Africa, it was clear Khider Abdelkader had traveled a very long way to participate in the 2015 World Ag Expo at the International Agri-Center in Tulare last week. Abdelkader, general director of Av Khider, a […]
Unseasonably warm temperatures with a ridge of high pressure holding any potential weather systems from entering California have only added to the drought situation, especially for the Valley. And the chance of any sizeable amount of rainfall in the immediate future is bleak. “It’s looking grim, at least for the next 7 or 10 days,” […]
The news out of San Francisco on Friday, February 6 was not auspicious for oceangoing commerce. Nor was it good for the lengthy inland chain of producers, manufacturers, packers and truckers who send goods of all kinds to market at the nation’s West Coast ports. The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) announced that the weekend’s vessel […]
While Fresno County was celebrating the official ground breaking of the California High-Speed Rail on January 6, Tulare County was debating whether to sign a cooperative agreement with that same entity. During the Tulare County Board of Supervisor’s meeting, Resource Management Agency staff had originally recommended that the TCBOS sign the agreement. But as the […]
On January 24, the Tulare County Democratic Party cut a ceremonial ribbon to officially open its new administrative headquarters in downtown Visalia’s Montgomery Square. State Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-26) was on hand to offer his congratulations, presenting a letter to Chairman Ruben Macareno. “He did say he would reach across the aisle during his campaign, […]
In the suit against Tulare County Animal Control (TCAC), the county has decided to demand a jury trial. Paul Grenseman and Julia Jimenez filed suit in Tulare County Superior Court against five Tulare County employees on November 10, 2014. The plaintiffs are suing the county for discrimination, racial/ethnic and sexual harassment, failure to prevent discrimination […]
By the time she got a letter on January 21 warning her of possible fraud at her credit union, Carol Blackwell’s account had already been robbed of $1,900. “I thought it might be my fault,” Blackwell said. However, she wasn’t the only victim. At least two other Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) customers have reported […]