According to the 2018 Visalia Public Opinion Survey, 89% of respondents said that Visalia’s quality of life is average to high. While average is not a stellar review, only 11% said it was low or very low but 42% that said the quality of life is high to very high. The majority of respondents to […]
Congressman Devin Nunes was caught on a secret recording during a private fundraiser for Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers stating that he supports the impeachment of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and that he considers stealing an opponent’s emails a crime. “Because somebody stole the emails, gave ‘em to Cathy, Cathy released ‘em. Well, if that’s […]
The World before Top-Two The New York Times reported House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy saying, “I hate the top-two,” referring to the primary system in California. The Central Valley Tea Party had petitions circulating at meetings and forums to get rid of the top-two primary system in a ballot measure for the November General Election. […]
Public discontent over alleged puppy mill Top Dog Kennel has registered on the Tulare County Board of Supervisor’s (TCBOS) radar. Supervisor Amy Shuklian said she has read the complaints concerning Ron Abbott’s Top Dog Kennel and hopes to address the residents’ concerns through the Tulare County Animal Services (TCAS) Advisory Committee. Shuklian is the county […]
“My brother, his girlfriend, my wife and I visited this place looking for a dog for our parents…… We counted north of 100 dogs crammed into pens appropriate for only a couple, living in feces. Several dogs had open wounds, one dog in particular had a festering sore on his foot. The dogs were clearly […]
Primary Postmortem Who wasn’t shocked at the results of the 26th State Assembly District race? Just as shocking, but not as well known, were the results of Tulare County Supervisor District 4 race that stretches from Dinuba to Woodlake. But then again who wasn’t shocked when President Trump was elected? In the assembly race, incumbent […]
In December of 2017, Adrienne was enjoying a party at a co-workers house when toward the end of the evening she was raped. She did not know her rapist and would not be able to identify him. Her mother drove her to Kaweah Delta emergency room to get a rape kit examination. Adrienne and her […]
The Blue Wave Just Got a Few Feet Higher. A group of Democrats are hoping to flip Republican districts and take over the House and Senate this November. Things weren’t looking so great after the primary. But that was before Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy stepped down. Justice Kennedy is a Republican and was appointed […]
How’s that Blue Wave Workin’ for Ya? Remember the Blue Wave that was going to take over Washington D.C. but was dependent on California flipping seven Republican congressional districts? Well it’s hard to have a Blue Wave if no one shows up. For all the hype and excitement this Primary stirred up, voter turnout was […]
Warren Gubler, a Republican candidate for the 26th Assembly District seat, has been “knocked out of the race,” according to his campaign manager Karen Tellalian. Of the four candidates running in the June 5 primary for the Assembly District, incumbent Devon Mathis and Tulare City Council member Jose Sigala appear almost certain to move forward […]