For more information on Springville residents’ concerns, see our previous article, “Beleaguered Springville residents square off again in ongoing battle with Del Oro Water Co.“ The Del Oro Water Company says the 12.88% rate increase it has requested from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is actually a rate decrease. But customers in the company’s […]
A group of angry local residential water customers intends to flood the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) with a deluge of complaints to prevent their drinking water provider – Del Oro Water Company River Island – from getting its second rate increase in two years despite numerous claims of substandard service by their parched clientele. […]
The recent uptick in construction at the hospital tower project in Tulare is a sign of good things happening there with much more to come, says Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) CEO Randy Dodd. And it’s just possible, he said, that the district already has enough money on hand to finally get the building […]
Five high-ranking officers of the Visalia Police Department (VPD), including Police Chief Jason Salazar, are accused of maintaining an illegal traffic citation quota system and retaliating against officers who objected to the unlawful action, according to a lawsuit filed June 13 in Tulare County Superior Court. The allegations come from VPD officer Donald Huard, who […]
So far, more than 65,000 people have been arrested nationwide since targeted mass arrests of suspected undocumented immigrants by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) began in late January. Nearly 5,000 of those arrests happened here in California. Yet not one person has been detained here in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Why? […]
CEO of Kaweah Health Gary Herbst will retire from his position as early as June 30, 2026, ending nine years as the head administrator of the Kaweah Delta Health Care District. Herbst assumed the role in August 2017, becoming the district’s fourth chief executive officer. He replaced longtime CEO Lindsay Mann. Herbst Says the […]
The Tulare County Democratic Committee issued a harsh statement of defiant condemnation following the arrest on Thursday of U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D) during a press conference on immigration conducted by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles. “We are outraged by the unjust and aggressive detainment of … Padilla while he stood in […]
Valley Voice owner-publisher Catherine Doe wanted to do more than whitewash a common problem shared by many Visalians. A shared wall at a property she manages at the corner of Caldwell Avenue and West Street was the target of a vandal. “Back in January someone had graffitied on both our walls, the Shell station wall […]
Two former Kaweah Health nurses are facing possible loss of their licenses to practice in the wake of the negligent death of a patient under their care at the Kaweah Health Medical Center emergency department. Gross Negligence, Incompetence & Unprofessional Conduct Alleged Shelby Corwin and Jessica Pierce stand accused of gross negligence, incompetence and […]
The Kaweah Delta Health Care District has agreed to settle a class action suit brought on behalf of more than 6,000 current and former employees who claim the district underpaid them for years. The settlement will cost the district more than $500,000. Employees from 2019 to 2024 in Payout Included in the class are […]