Nordstrom Puts Off Decision Until 2020

The battle between Visalia and Fresno over which city will win the anticipated Nordstrom distribution center came to an anti-climatic end as Nordstrom put off its decision until 2020. A letter from Nordstrom to Visalia Mayor Steve Nelson and Visalia City Manager Mike Olmos said: “I want to thank you for working so closely with Nordstrom […]

Political Fix (16 June, 2016)

Hindsight is 20/20. It was an exciting finish to a very contentious primary election. In State Assembly District 26, incumbent Devon Mathis and Democrat Ruben Macareno advanced to the runoff in November. Dennis Smith and Kuyler Crocker advanced to a runoff for Tulare County Supervisor District 1. Amy Shuklian won outright for Tulare County Supervisor […]

State Assembly Race Too Close to Call

Final results for the 26th District State Assembly race showed only a 583 vote difference between second place Democrat Ruben Macareno and third place Republican Rudy Mendoza. Assemblyman Devon Mathis was the clear winner Tuesday night with 44.1% of the vote. Macareno had 28.7% and Mendoza had 27.3% of the vote. The top two vote […]

Mathis Favors Contributors Over Constituents

An email sent to the Valley Voice Friday, June 3 reported that fundraising activities took precedence over constituents in Assemblyman Devon Mathis’  Visalia and Sacramento offices. The email was sent from Mathis’ Chief of Staff, Sean Doherty, to a half a dozen staff and family in May of 2015. It states: “I just wanted to […]