Take a break from the news and fill out the Census. Our household has received letters and postcards concerning the census with a stern message, “Your response is required by law.” The first envelop that landed in our mail box was the actual survey with reminder and information notices following. Needing no outside motivation, I […]
Now more than ever blood donations are needed to ensure an adequate supply for Central Valley residents. As the coronavirus outbreak continues to evolve, blood donation appointments have been cancelled, creating a severe shortage of donated blood which could jeopardize the lives of thousands of hospital patients. But Visalians are answering the call. According to […]
The City of Visalia is having a special closed session meeting tomorrow at 10am with one closed session item and one special agenda item open to the public. The closed session agenda item states: “THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES, Government Code Section 54957(a), Consultation with City Manager, City Attorney, City Litigator, Department Heads.” City […]
One great outing for those who want to get out of the house but still need deep social distancing is a bark park. But can your dog or others pass the new corona virus to humans? While corona viruses are common in several types of domestic and wild animals–cattle, horses, dogs, cats, ferrets, camels, and […]
Saturday was the second full day of Governor Newsom’s Shelter-in-Place order and relative calm has been maintained in Tulare County. Already a sense of normalcy has settled in as residents are accepting the fact that this will be our new normal for possibly several months. To create a stranger atmosphere than already existed, My 97.5 […]
Long lines at all three Tulare County pot dispensaries snaked outside their buildings as wait times of up to 60 minutes were reported. Token Farms in Farmersville offered a curbside service and customers waited 30 cars deep, and for up to 90 minutes, to pick up their orders. Security guards and orange cones were lined […]
UPDATE: Visalia is working with Cal Trans to resolve the problem. There is a new stop sign along East Mineral King Avenue going toward Ben Maddox at the entrance to Highway 198. Unfortunately its so hard to see few people know its there. While the Valley Voice observed the traffic approaching the stop sign on […]
To do their part in helping alleviate the shortage of bottled water during the COVID 19 crisis, Tulare business Water2go2 is offering five gallons of free water for anyone who brings in their own container. According to Jan Lazarus, property manager, the business owner Socorro Mercado, has committed to offering free water until the crisis […]
Post-mortem: 2020 Primary The only person surprised by March 3rd’s Primary was candidate for State Assembly District 32 Todd Cotta. By election night he had only been campaigning for 60 days and said that anything he got would be gravy. Well, he got more than gravy. He ended up with almost 60% of the vote […]
Election Hangover It’s Super Tuesday and everyone is anxiously awaiting election watch parties and all the election returns. Then I land back to earth finding that both Fresno and Tulare Counties are experiencing problems at their polling places. It’s going to be a long night. The Tulare County Registrar of Voters reported that some voting […]