Hanford bucked the trend and became the first major town in the Central Valley to allow the commercial cultivation of pot. The next closest location is the small town of Coalinga in Fresno County. The Hanford City Council voted 5-0 on July 6 for an ordinance change in their General Plan to allow the production […]
After years of hearing complaints about the condition of Mooney Grove Park, Visalia City Councilmember Greg Collins had a brain storm: What if Visalia took over the maintenance of Mooney Grove? During a public forum hosted by the Visalia Times-Delta last month concerning recreational activities in Tulare County, the discussion kept returning to Mooney Grove. […]
Frustrations were evident on the faces of the Hanford Planning Commissioners when meeting for the second time to vote on Hidden Valley Park and the General Plan. The commissioners met on June 13, and then again on June 27, to confirm if the sale of the undeveloped 18 acres of Hidden Valley Park is consistent […]
Hanford City Clerk, Jennifer Gomez, approved the Petition for Recall aimed at Councilmember Francisco Ramirez. City approval came on June 21, giving the recall supporters 60 days to get 853 signatures. All signatures must be turned in to Gomez’ office by August 21 before 5pm. According to Hanford resident Skip Athey, the goal is to […]
The City of Woodlake won’t be making it to the Supreme Court anytime soon. On June 19, the United States Supreme Court denied the City of Woodlake’s petition to consider the suit brought against Chief of Police Mike Marquez and Lieutenant Joe Agauyo. According to Garibay’s attorneys, Maggie Melo and John Sarsfield, the case now […]
American Exceptionalism Growing up, learning about our country’s history, I remember many ways America was exceptional. Our exceptionalism started in earnest with World War II when we churned out an entire ship in 4 days and 15 hours at the Richmond ship yard. Then the United States spearheaded the Marshall Plan that helped rebuild Europe […]
This article has been updated to reflect the results of June 13’s Planning Commission meeting. While the ink was barely dry on Hanford’s newly minted General Plan, the city planning commission was expected to take the next step in preparing the undeveloped portion of Hidden Valley Park for sale at its June 13 meeting. But […]
After the Friends of Hidden Valley Park pounded the pavement for two weeks collecting signatures for a city-wide referendum, staff with the City of Hanford have rejected their petitions. “Based on my two findings I hereby reject the entire Referendum Petition as not being sufficient,” Jennifer Gomez, the Hanford City Clerk, told the group on […]
A civil suit filed by Mary Bryant, founder of The Real Mooney Grove Project, against the County of Tulare was dismissed during a hearing May 25. Tulare County Superior Court Judge David Mathias dismissed all causes of actions but left the door open for her to re-file. Bryant’s suit accused the county of mismanagement in […]
A vocal group of Hanford advocates for Hidden Valley Park are keeping their promise. During the April 24 Hanford City Council meeting the council passed a new zoning ordinance that changed the designation of the undeveloped 18 acres of the park from public facilities to low-density residential. Because of the zoning change the group promised a […]