This is the first of a four part series on the November 8 Visalia City Council Election. Join the Visalia Chamber of Commerce Candidate’s Forum where Heather Clark and Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian will be participating. Heather Carter and her family moved to Visalia in 2019. She loved the city so much that she convinced […]
According to the Tulare County Registrar of Voters the first day to vote by mail is October 10. The office hopes to get the ballot in your mail box the week before. To prepare the voters, Visalia Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters (LWV) are putting on three forums to cover propositions […]
Do your eyes glaze over every time a campaign ad flashes across your screen about Proposition 27 or 26? Both sides have spent a combined $320 million to get your vote, but their ads don’t always paint an accurate or complete picture. Here is a more realistic synopsis. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized […]
There is no evidence that Hanford City Council members Francisco Ramirez and Art Brieno accepted bribes from a Hanford business owner, according to an August 5 press release from the Kings County Sheriff’s Office. The two council members had been accused of accepting bribes in July 2020 from Richard Aguilar, owner of the Richard Aguilar […]
Tulare Public Cemetery District Trustee Alberto Aguilar has received his second censure from his fellow trustees in a little more than 12 months. The July 28 meeting where Aguilar was censured was punctuated by accusations from Trustee Steve Presant that Aguilar “staged” a vandalized grave site — and the meeting was interrupted six times by […]
The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office and the Tulare County District Attorney’s office have been accused of giving preferential treatment to two major political donors, Casey and Morris Tharp, owners of EM Tharp Inc. EM Tharp Inc. is a family owned trucking business operating in Porterville since 1935. Kevin Rooney, of the Hammerschmidt Law Corporation, represents […]
Demolition last year of Visalia’s first apartment building, the Odell-Mor, kicked off efforts to change the city’s municipal code so Visalia won’t lose even more parts of its history. The Visalia City Council directed the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee to revise the Historic Preservation District Ordinance to protect historic structures and sites from future destruction […]
The nomination period to run for local office in Tulare County started today and Vicki Riddle and Brian Poochigian were some of the first in line! Riddle is running for Exeter City Council District D and Poochigian is the incumbent for Visalia City council District 3 running to defend his seat. There are 271 offices […]
In 2017, the Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) grounds were in such bad shape it launched a grassroots movement that resulted in the office staff absconding into the night and the resignation of the entire board. Five years later, with a new board of trustees, more groundskeepers, and a new staff at more than double […]
Longtime Exeter resident and community organizer Vicki Riddle has announced her candidacy for Exeter City Council District D. She has received the endorsements of State Senator Shannon Grove, Assemblyman Devon Mathis, Assemblyman Vince Fong, District Attorney Tim Ward, and Supervisor Larry Micari. “I have seen Vicki’s lifelong dedication to Tulare County and developing leadership skills […]