It was more of an entreaty than request when Stephanie Hill from the Tulare County Elections Office spoke during Tulare County Voices at 210 last Thursday night. “We appreciate as many people voting early and getting those ballots back to us because with this April election we only have nine days to certify,” said Hill. […]
Planned Parenthood will not move forward with plans to move from its current location in downtown Visalia to a more visible location on Mooney Boulevard. Staff with the Orosco Group withdrew their application on Friday. The decision also means that a planned public hearing at the Visalia City Council meeting on March 7 will no […]
In a statement made yesterday, State Senator Melissa Hurtado revealed that she is changing course and will not run in District 14, where her Sanger house is located, but will run in District 16. Because of redistricting, Hurtado’s Sanger home was placed in District 14 where fellow Democratic State Senator Anna Caballero plans on running. […]
UPDATE: The public hearing regarding the potential Planned Parenthood location has been continued to March 7, 7:00pm at the Visalia Convention Center. After a week of crossed wires and miscommunications between all parties involved in the possible future location of Planned Parenthood, the public hearing concerning the appeal has been continued to a future date […]
Planned Parenthood’s hopes for a medical office on Mooney Boulevard will be the subject of a public hearing at the Visalia City Council meeting on February 7 at 7pm. Although the city’s planning commission voted to approve a Conditional Use Permit for the location at 3221 S. Mooney – next to Aspen Dental – developer […]
Former Assemblywoman Connie Conway announced last week she is running in the special election to replace Representative Devin Nunes, who retired from Congressional District 22 on January 3. Governor Gavin Newsom scheduled the special election for June 7, 2022, with the primary election happening on April 5. If no one receives over 50% of the […]
Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) Chair Xavier Avila received a letter from the Law Offices of Melo and Sarsfield on January 7 to stop communicating with the founder of the Caring Cause Facebook group, Elaine Hollingsworth. Avila threatened Hollingsworth, the group administrator, with legal action on January 7. According to Hollingsworth, his text stated: “You […]
At the January 4 Tulare County Board of Supervisor’s meeting it was a 5-0 vote to appoint Supervisor Eddie Valero as Chair and Supervisor Dennis Townsend as Vice-Chair. Valero gave the following statement to the Tulare County Hispanic Chamber “And to think this kid from Orosi is now the Chairman of the Tulare County Board […]
Governor Gavin Newsom set June 7 for the special election to replace former Representative Devin Nunes. Nunes resigned from Congress last week to run a social media company owned by former president Donald Trump. The special election’s primary will be held on April 5. The two top vote getters will participate in the statewide primary […]
Take this job and shove it – A wrap up of the year 2021 It’s the anniversary of the January 6 riots on our capitol, but the number I can’t get out of my head is 21.4 million. That’s how many people have quit their jobs since July, the highest number since the Bureau of […]