Assemblyman Devon Mathis faced harsh criticism Thursday July 27 during a town hall meeting at the International Agri-Center in Tulare. Asked why he was so willing to face his critics in such an open forum he replied, “I’ll be darned if I am going to see my face up on a billboard along the highway,” […]
What does it mean to be a Republican? While all the talk is of the Republican Party, California State Democrats are in a fractious and petty battle for the party’s leadership. The two contenders for chair of the California Democratic Party are heir apparent Eric Bauman, a union organizer, and Bay Area progressive Kimberly Ellis. Mr. […]
Assemblyman Devon Mathis has a new chief of staff, legislative veteran Sam Cannon. Cannon was born in Kern County and was raised in Fresno. Cannon met Mathis three years ago while working for the Committee on Rules while training new assembly members. Cannon has worked for the California legislature for 18 years. After his stint […]
Who Wants to Run the Fifth Largest Economy in the World? In June of 2016, California surpassed France to become the sixth largest economy in the world. This June, California took over England as the fifth largest economy in the world, a possible byproduct of their Brexit vote. Besides California’s surpassing England’s Gross Domestic Product, California’s […]
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 […]