This article has been updated to correct that Dan Chin runs Hanford Now, not Skip Athey. We apologize and regret the error. Hanford residents living in District D voted 61.6% to recall City Council Member Francisco Ramirez. The recall is effective immediately. Ramirez can attend city council meetings until the results are certified, but he […]
Hanford residents in District D will decide on January 23 whether or not they want to replace Council Member Francisco Ramirez with a fresh face. Elected as young, energetic force in 2014, Ramirez beat out incumbent Lou Martinez by a commanding 15 points. Now Martinez is vying to replace Ramirez, who is now seen by […]
Is Tulare County Part of Trump’s Base? On January 11, President Trump met with Democratic and Republican Senators about Immigration Reform. During the meeting he said, “Haiti? Why do we want people from Haiti here?” Then they got Africa. ‘Why do we want these people from all these shithole countries here? “We should have more people from places like Norway.” Most people, including […]
On September 22, 2017, a Tulare County Superior Court judge declared a mistrial in a previously undisclosed case involving Tulare Mayor Carlton Jones and a former friend of his. Jones’ former friend was tried by a jury for violating a Criminal Restraining Order (CRO) prohibiting him from coming within 100 yards of Mayor Jones and […]
Linda Miller, a 12-year employee for the Exeter District Ambulance (EDA,) has threatened to sue former paramedic Jennifer Rios for slander and libel. Miller is a billing clerk for EDA and the wife of embattled board member Tony Miller. Rios recently sued the EDA for wrongful termination, back pay and benefits. The Dias Law Firm […]
The Year’s Top Stories Some might say 2017 was the Year of the Woman, but so far as local politics is concerned, it was the Year of Tulare. Looking back on 2017, the Valley Voice’s top 10 stores didn’t so much document the major events in Tulare and Kings County, but told the story of […]
As one of the last hold-outs in Tulare and Kings County, the Porterville City Council settled a lawsuit to convert from at-large to district elections. The lawsuit was brought by two Latino residents of Porterville who were represented by the Visalia Law Firm of Melo and Sarsfield. The suit was filed on December 5 and […]
Hanford and Porterville each have two new, fresh faces leading their Chambers of Commerce. “My goal is to rebuild the passion for the Hanford Chamber of Commerce,” said its new director, Joey Joslin. Joslin was appointed December 1; he was initially approached by the chamber’s longtime executive director Mike Bertaina in June of 2017 to […]
It’s January 1st and Californians can legally buy pot. But is it accessible to everyone? The answer to that question would be a categorical “no.” For those who live in the Central Valley there are no retail pot dispensaries. Fresno, Kern, Tulare and Kings Counties and virtually all of the Central Valley towns have banned […]
Why Are The Republicans Trying to Convince Us That Upside Down is Right Side up – And Will They Succeed? I am not one to hold a grudge, but in 1952 Republican women fought to get the issue of equal pay on the California Republican platform. In correspondence between my grandmother, Florence Doe, and other […]