In honor of Cesar Chavez’s birthday, the Coalition Advocating for Pesticide Safety (CAPS) held a press conference in Visalia regarding banning chlorpyrifos. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reversed a ban on a pesticide linked to nervous system damage in children. Farmers are now allowed to use chlorpurifos which is sprayed on more than a dozen […]
The people who post anonymously on social media behind the façade of the inappropriately-named “Citizens for Hospital Accountability” abuse our First Amendment right by spreading lies and misinformation to harass and defame good people. Stop and think about what is happening with Tulare’s public hospital. The political circus that has erupted from the escapades of […]
The attached list of individuals are just some of the people who have associated themselves with Citizens for Hospital Accountability in Opposition to Measure I (CFHA). Let us be clear, CFHA will do whatever is reasonably possible to preserve and improve our public hospital, including the completion of the tower. However, we will not stand […]
The Supreme Court recently blocked the extension of DACA and DAPA, a decision Congressman David Valadao not only supported, but advocated for. Earlier this year, Valadao aligned himself with Donald Trump’s hateful anti-Latino policies when he voted to send an amicus brief on behalf of the House of Representatives to the Supreme Court on the […]
When our publisher approached me about writing an opinion piece on who I am voting for the 26th Assembly District – my immediate response was, “No way!” I don’t write many opinion pieces. I guess I don’t like to share what is going on in my head. I am a very private person. In my […]
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) is reconsidering the state’s water supply and conservation regulations, while the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) is being implemented and Valley cities are updating their pre-drought 2010 Urban Water Management Plans (UWMPs); and the City of Hanford is updating its General Plan. This convergence of state, regional, and […]
A lot has been written in this publication lately about Tulare Regional Medical Center, and unfortunately much of it isn’t true. We appreciate the opportunity to relate the facts about the hospital and it is our hope this publication will start to verify facts before publishing stories filled with mistakes, unattributed opinion and rumors. The […]
Over the last few days many people have received mailers and “robo” calls rife with misinformation urging them to vote “no” on Measure H, a very important measure before voters through Tuesday, May 3. Measure H will allow Kaweah Delta Hospital to meet state compliance by making significant seismic renovations to ensure that our hospital […]
There has been healthy community dialogue about Measure H and Kaweah Delta’s need to meet the State’s earthquake safety mandate. I would like to respond to several persistent questions about this matter as follows. How is Kaweah Delta contributing to build the new acute care hospital to achieve seismic compliance? To complete the Acequia Wing, […]
TRMC has come under increasing scrutiny as of late, in these pages and by the Tulare County Grand Jury. The Valley Voice took this opportunity to allow TRMC to rebut this at length. —ed History With the passage of two bonds and help from the federal government, the Tulare Local Health Care District was formed […]