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 […]
Tensions were high as all of the local candidates waited patiently for the election returns Tuesday night. Initial results came out at 8:15, with the absentee vote, and those results remained consistent throughout the night. Visalia City Council woman Amy Shuklian won over Tulare County Supervisor Phil Cox by ten points and was the winner […]
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 […]
As Tulare Local Healthcare District/Team HCCA (TLHCD) struggles with issues of transparency, the hospital district’s law firm refused to comply with a request for public information in violation of the California Public Records Act (PRA). TLHCD was the only public entity, out of five contacted by the Valley Voice, not to comply. TLHCD Board of […]
Mark Larsen, from the Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District, and water lawyer Aubrey Cairns Mauritson moderated a workshop on the controversial Sustainable Ground Water Management Act (SGMA). Passed in the fall of 2014, the new law affects everyone who pumps groundwater, from farmers to homeowners. The workshop took place May 23 at the Wyndham Hotel, […]
Prediction for the 2016 June Primary The three local contests to be decided on June 7 are California State Assembly District 26, and Tulare County Supervisor Districts 1 and 3. The top two vote getters for the State Assembly and Supervisor District 1 will go on to the general election in November. Tulare County Board […]
With the increased publicity on Kaweah Delta’s Bond Measure H and Tulare Hospital’s Bond Measure I, more interest than usual is being generated around each hospitals’ governing boards. Kaweah Delta will have three seats up for election and Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) will have two. For those interested in running for either board […]
Happy World Press Freedom Day! I bet you didn’t know that May 3 was World Press Freedom Day. The Secretary General of the United Nations had this to say, “On this World Press Freedom Day, I urge all Governments, politicians, businesses and citizens to commit to nurturing and protecting an independent, free media. Without this fundamental […]
At the May 17 Hanford City Council meeting the vote was three to two to deny Verizon Wireless its Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to build a wireless tower in a corner of Hidden Valley Park. Council members Russ Curry, David Ayers and Francisco Ramirez voted against granting the CUP and Mayor Justin Mendes and Garry […]
The final Tulare County Supervisor District 1 forum took place May 4. After three forums, the voting public has ample information about the eight candidates in order to decide who will pass the June 7 primary. The top two vote getters will proceed to the November general election. The forum consisted of one hour of […]