Lawyers for Gov. Jerry Brown scored a rare legal victory, albeit a small one, in the state’s long-running battle with federal judges over prison overcrowding when a panel of three federal judges agreed to a brief postponement of a looming Dec. 31 deadline for the state. The panel issued a wide-ranging order calling for state officials and inmate attorneys to meet and seek a long […]
The Tulare County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) is sponsoring the 8th Annual Cynthia Lockhart Mummery Conference on Thursday, November 7, at the Visalia Holiday Inn. The conference, “Shattered – From Tragedy to Triumph, Creating Trauma-Informed Communities” will feature Dr. Lisa Conradi from Rady Childrens’ Hospital, San Diego, and Sharon and Mia Behrens, formally from […]
Two Tulare County Library programs have received statewide recognition for providing digital access to teens and more access to books for all residents. The California State Association of Counties (CSAC) awarded Tulare County’s “Teen Digital Media Lab” with a Challenge Award and the “Your Library in More Places” program also received a Merit Award for […]
The Tulare County Film Commission was busy at events surrounding the recent Emmy Awards, talking to Hollywood decision-makers about bringing their film projects to the county and offering them products grown here. “The idea was to literally have them taste our county,” said Tulare County Film Commissioner Eric Coyne, explaining the county’s strategy that weekend. […]
Penny*, just in her early twenties, is already a survivor of sexual abuse by a family member. “I was angry and bewildered about life and why I had to live these experiences…I just didn’t know how to deal with it,” she says. Penny became suicidal and was treated for post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from the […]
On September 24, the Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner’s office announced that one additional Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) had been detected on a trap south of the city of Exeter. Six days later, two additional ACP were detected on traps north of Eckert Field near Strathmore and northeast of Ducor. These detections were confirmed by the […]
For the first time ever, Tulare County has a budget over $1 billion. Several factors, including an increase in property taxes, increased state revenues and debt pay-downs, contributed to this–which has allowed the county to give most employees a three percent pay raise, unfreeze some positions and increase the reserve fund by $2 million. Both […]