Tulare Public Cemetery District will soon have a brand new board. Long-time board member Patricia Colson submitted her letter of resignation on September 8 and Phil Vandegrift reportedly handed in his resignation to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors on September 11. Antonia Chavez resigned a few days after the contentious July 12 board meeting. […]
In October of 2015 Daniel Garabay filed suit for wrongful termination from the Woodlake Police Department. Garibay alleges that his civil rights were violated when the police department conducted an intrusive investigation into his relationship with a woman who had no connection with the department. Garibay’s lawyers, Maggie Melo and John Sarsfield, allege that he […]
During the August 21 Visalia City Council meeting, council members voted 4-1 against painting the motto “In God We Trust” above the city’s seal. Councilmember Steve Nelsen, who requested the item be put on the agenda, was the only vote in favor. Nelsen wanted to discuss the issue because he is heavily involved in […]
“It’s the Tulare Way” Recently, an informant called saying that Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) allegedly hadn’t paid its utility bills since April. Then I interviewed a grieving daughter whose mother had been buried in the wrong plot at the Tulare Public Cemetery, and later a prominent Tulare businessman called with some outrageous, but consistent, […]
Not all the guests at the Tulare Public Cemetery are resting in peace. The recent appointment of two new board members and a group called Caring Cause has changed the atmosphere from “business as usual” to one of change, and some would say, of contention. Elaine Hollingsworth grew up in Tulare and started the Facebook […]
It didn’t happen without a fight, but Visalia residents can now water their lawns three days a week instead of two. At its August 7 meeting, Visalia City Council voted 3-2 to change to Stage 1 from Stage 2 of the Water Conservation Ordinance. Stage 1 allows residents to water three days per week March […]
During the November 2016 election, 54% of Visalians voted against legalizing recreational pot. Their city council was listening. The city council voted 5-0 to ban the sale and cultivation of pot within the city limits at its August 7 meeting. The restrictions apply to medical and recreational marijuana. The Tulare County Board of Supervisors have […]
The results of a public opinion survey indicates that Visalians remain generally happy with city services and find Visalia an enjoyable place to live. The city has conducted the survey sin the 1970’s and is one of the few communities in California to do so. This year’s results yielded three times as many respondents because […]
Our loss is Kern County’s Gain Former Assemblywoman Connie Conway has decided to pull out of the race for State Senate District 16 to run for the Board of Equalization (BOE) District 1. The district serves nine million taxpayers and spreads over 30 counties, from the Oregon and Nevada border to parts of Los Angeles […]
Councilmember Steve Nelsen requested at the August 7 Visalia City Council meeting that an item be put on the next regular agenda to discuss posting, “In God We Trust” over Visalia’s city in seal in the chambers. Nelsen cited that the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in the spring of 2014 that legislative bodies […]