Most voters see the Assembly District 33 race as a battle between two Democrats and two Republicans, but after a candidates’ forum last Friday, it looked more like a contest between two generations: Boomers and Millennials. And — before Lindsay Mayor Hipolito Cerros stepped back from the race — a Gen Z candidate was […]
The big stories worldwide in 2023 included how AI is going to take over the world a la Terminator, how a new class of wonder drugs result in rapid weight loss – until you stop taking it and all the weight comes back – and the horrendous attack by Hamas on Israel, and then Israel’s […]
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to confirm Hipolito Cerros participation. Find out who will best represent your values in Sacramento at the League of Women Voters Candidates’ Forum January 12 at Tulare County Office of Education, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd. Visalia. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Forum is from 6:30 PM to 8:30 […]
Did your dinner conversation this holiday include election hacking, fraud, and stuffing the ballot box? Or do your family and friends have faith in our electoral system? Tulare County Voices @ 210, a monthly forum that discusses consequential topics in the community, will explore the integrity of Tulare County elections in its January program and […]
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Shelleyanne W. L. Chang ruled yesterday to allow Assemblymember Vince Fong to be on the 20th Congressional District and the 32nd Assembly District ballots. Judge Chang, who obtained her B.A. in International Studies from the University of Washington in 1982 and her J.D. in 1985 from McGeorge School of Law, […]
Earlier today a Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled that Assembly member Vince Fong will be allowed to run for Congressional District 20. Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s resignation from this seat will be official December 31. The following statement was issued by the Vincent Fong for Congress campaign. Bakersfield, CA – Assemblyman Vince Fong released the following […]
Editors note: This article was updated 12/23/23 at 12:15pm to reflect a statement by Assembly member Devon Mathis With no term limits in Congress, and State Assembly term limits set at 12 years, open seats in Sacramento and Washington DC are a rare commodity. But for the upcoming 2024 election, Tulare and Kern County voters […]
Trustees of the Tulare Local Healthcare District were presented with an apology letter from Alan Germany, the former CFO of Healthcare Conglomerate Associates — the company which managed Tulare Regional Medical Center from 2014 to 2017. He was ordered by Tulare County Superior Court Judge Michael Sheltzer to write the letter as part of a […]
Candidates Ruben Macareno and Angel Ruiz knew it would be an uphill battle challenging a popular incumbent, Assembly member Devon Mathis, when they filed their paperwork this September. But to their surprise Mathis announced his retirement yesterday. Then, in a seemingly coordinated response, Alexandra Macedo, daughter of the former mayor of Tulare David Macedo, threw […]
Assembly member Devon Mathis, who has represented Tulare County in Sacramento for almost ten years, has decided to retire. According to term limits, Mathis was eligible to run for one more term ending in 2026, but made an announcement today stating this would be his last term in the California Assembly. Mathis came out of […]