Sherrie Kuns-Fehlman, a former employee of Grace Homes, filed a complaint with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing in December, 2015. The complaint accused the CEO of Grace Homes, Phil Luna, of sexual harassment, physical assault and creating a hostile work environment. On January 13 Phil Luna, along with his lawyer, Linda Jenner, sat […]
During the last Republican debate, Ohio Governor John Kasich said, “The people want the community and law enforcement to come together.” That is exactly what Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux has been doing since being elected in 2014. One of his goals for the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department (TCSD) was to create the Sheriff’s Public […]
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux was able to fulfill one more of his campaign promises with the introduction of the first Pathways Scholarship recipients. During his campaign, Boudreaux along Kim Oviatt, president of the Sence Foundation, discussed creating a scholarship program to keep youth in the county who want to pursue a career in law […]
At the January 5 Hanford City Council study session, Hanford Carnegie MuseumCurator Patricia Dickerson and Museum Director Rob Van Wagoner made a proposal for the museum to restart the Hanford’s Visitor Center. Van Wagoner said,”The enhanced visitor program would require $80,000 of funding this year to cover startup costs for the center.” Van Wagoner said […]
What Does It Take to Elect a Mexican Around Here? Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said during a recent SPOT meeting that Tulare County is 63% Hispanic and that the sheriff’s department is 43% Hispanic. The sheriff’s goal is to reflect the community, so he was pretty content with the department’s progress. Compared to where […]
Reflecting on 2015’s top stories brought about revelations concerning small towns, the importance of the media and why some people hate Facebook. Our top three stories of the year came out of Tulare, Woodlake and Hanford, showing the pent up demand for small towns to get better media coverage. Hanford does have its own newspaper, […]
We Need To Talk About Trump My 21-year-old son sits in front of the TV while eating his lunch and frets over Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump’s polling numbers. One of the last polls before the New Year had Mr. Trump at 38%. After months of hearing the same numbers, it’s easy to believe that […]
At the January 4 Visalia City Council work session council members voted 5-0 awarding an $11 million-bid to build the Visalia Emergency Communication Center (VECC). The winning bid went to Oral E. Micham Inc., a construction firm out of Woodlake. Two construction firms’ bids came in lower than Oral E. Micham’s. Both firms ended up […]
On December 18, Sherrie Kuns-Fehlman filed a complaint against her former employer, The Grace Homes. The charges are discrimination, harassment and retaliation resulting in termination. Her suit claims that The Grace Homes, “Denied a work environment free of discrimination and/or retaliation” that ended in her losing her job. The complaint revolves around the actions of […]
At the December 21 Visalia City Council work session, a 5-0 vote was tallied by the council in favor of an incentive package to convince Nordstrom to locate an E-Center in Visalia’s Industrial Park. Visalia is competing with Fresno and another location out of state, possibly in Nevada. The E-Center, or fulfillment center, would service […]