A Visalia woman is suing her former employer–WinCo Holdings, Inc.–for alleged discrimination and unlawful dismissal based on her status as a transgender person. Wrongful Termination Alleged The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Carlee MacRae by Visalia attorney Brett Abbott, also alleges WinCo engaged in a number of other violations of state employment law that […]
A case alleging Tulare County deputy sheriffs used excessive force during a botched raid on a Farmersville couple’s home while carrying out a fruitless search for narcotics may proceed, a Tulare County Superior Court judge ruled Monday, December 6. Motion Lacked Specificity Attorneys defending the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) assert the officers were […]
Despite what City Manager Leslie Caviglia calls a “perfect storm” of delay, after a bit of schedule juggling and an extension of the mapmaking calendar Visalia is on track to have its new political map ready before the final mid-spring deadline. More Hearings, Workshops Added Even as the process moves more slowly than anticipated–this […]
Congressman Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) intends to leave the House of Representatives by year’s end to take a job as head of a fledgling Trump-owned social media company. The soon-to-be-former congressman made the announcement via an email to his supporters. “I will deeply miss being your congressman,” Nunes said, according to the LA Times. Nunes, who […]
At a contentious special meeting before a packed house, directors of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) dismissed the possibility of leasing a portion of Evolutions Plaza, home of the district’s popular gym, to the Veterans Administration. The directors also selected Tulare resident Marmie Fidler to fill the District 3 seat at the November […]
The Visalia Planning Commission gave its unanimous approval for the immediate opening of a warming center to serve Visalia’s unsheltered population during a special meeting Wednesday, December 1. The warming center–a project of the Visalia Homeless Center–is open to anyone from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily through February 28. The warming center is located […]
Update: Tulare Local Health Care District Board of Directors Meeting, 6:30 Tuesday, November 23, in the Evolutions Plaza Conference Room, 1425 E. Prosperity Ave., Tulare Although a public dispute between directors of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) over the possibility of renting out a portion of Evolutions Plaza to the Veterans Administration brought […]
After years of planning — followed by a weeks-long whirlwind sprint to beat a looming hard deadline — Tulare County has a new political map reflecting the 2020 US Census count. The process, while resulting in boundaries that satisfied most participants during the mapmaking process, revealed racial and ethnic tension still simmers among Tulare County […]
The Tulare Local Health Care District’s (TLHCD) directors were unable to finish the district’s business Wednesday evening, November 17, after Secretary Xavier Avila unexpectedly left the board’s monthly meeting mid-conversation following a dispute. Board President Says No VA Lease at Evolutions At issue was the possibility of the local office of the Veterans Administration […]
What is certain is that Tulare County will have new supervisorial district boundaries to match the 2020 census count next week. What remains uncertain is what the final political map will look like. However, where the lines will fall is much clearer following a difficult day of hammering out the gritty details. Five Maps Under […]