Area historians gathered with excitement on Tuesday as a team of Tehachapi-based archaeologists surveyed Visalia’s Old Lumberyard on Oak and Garden streets with Ground-Penetrating Radar equipment (GPR.) Self Help Enterprises is due to tear down the lumberyard in order to build The Lofts at Fort Visalia, an affordable housing complex. The Visalia City Council requested […]
Keith Fagundes, the Kings County District Attorney, filed a Writ of Mandate on October 4 demanding the county cease a pattern of allegedly retaliatory behavior against him. He claims in the petition that the behavior has been ongoing since the county was threatened with a lawsuit in July. Robert Waggle has alleged that Fagundes repeatedly […]
When Governor Gavin Newsom beat Republican challenger John Cox in 2018, it was considered a landslide. On September 14, Newsom won a recall election by an even larger margin. At $300 million, was the recall worth the price? “It was absolutely worth it,” said Ellen Woitalla, a recall organizer for the Central Valley. “This isn’t […]
The Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) is searching for a new insurer: the district’s office manager told trustees that the district’s insurance would be cancelled August 31 — earlier than the contract’s end date — and later negotiated with the insurer to allow the policy to end on October 1. The insurer, Allied World Specialty […]
Editor’s note: Kings County Superior Court case 21CM-4752 was dismissed on January 10, 2025. Kings County Sheriff’s Office reviewed the matter and removed Christian David Loeffler’s image and the identified Operation Link Up material from its public-facing channels. Others in the sting operation have not been cleared. Lemoore Union High School child psychologist, Christian D. […]
After a long and winding road, Caliva finally opened its Hanford storefront dispensary on August 1. Their official ribbon cutting on August 13 where officials from State Senator Mellissa Hurtado’s office, Representative David Valadao and Hanford Mayor Francisco Ramirez were in attendance to welcome Caliva’s long awaited opening. “We are thrilled with the location and […]
Keith Fagundes, the Kings County District Attorney, is facing claims of sexual harassment lodged against him by one of his staff members. Robert Waggle, the chief investigator at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, lodged an official claim on July 6 that included a laundry list of sexual harassment allegations. Kings County has 45 days […]
Amidst the scaffolding, tarps, and cleaning supplies the beauty of the former Carnegie Library still shines through as the board of directors scurry about to get the historic building in shipshape for Hanford’s big bash. Hanford is turning 130 years old and everyone is invited to the party! Carnegie Museum of Kings County Board President […]
Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) unanimously censured Trustee Alberto Aguilar for disclosing information discussed during closed session. With Aguilar recusing himself, the trustees also voted to send the matter to the Tulare County Grand Jury for an investigation. Though reported in the Sun-Gazette that the grand jury could remove Aguilar, the grand jury does not […]
Visalia City Council voted at a special meeting on June 30 to appoint a resident of District 1 to the late Vice Mayor Phil Cox’ seat. The vote was 4-0. “The decision needs to be made by August 13.” said Leslie Caviglia, Visalia’s future city manager. Caviglia said not all the details have been ironed […]