A handful of former members of Visalia’s now-defunct Environmental Committee have gone rogue, and one of the men who put them out of business couldn’t be happier to see them carrying on their work in a new setting. Only Mandated Committees In what appears to be a new way of doing business at Visalia […]
A set of autumn hearing dates in a case accusing Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) of harassment and wrongful termination have been vacated, but the beleaguered legislator may still end up in court over the matter. New Attorney Janie Sustaita De Raadt, a former Mathis staffer, says she’s found a local attorney willing to pursue […]
Half of the Visalia City Council still feels it’s too risky to allow cannabis-related businesses to operate inside the city limits and asked staff at city hall not continue their exploration of opening the city to the state’s fastest-growing industry. Plenty of Interest The move comes despite a flow of continuous inquiries from business […]
Hanford Planning Commissioner Jason Kemp Van Ee could face possible removal for his comments on Hanford City Council Member Kalish Morrow’s Facebook page and on his private page. This according to a June 9 letter sent to him from the law firm Griswold La Salle and signed by City Attorney Ty Mizote. “Should you continue […]
The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office and its officers have no immunity for false arrest and assault against a Farmersville couple that occurred during an allegedly botched search warrant service, a Tulare County Superior Court judge has ruled. Jury Trial Scheduled In a June 18 decision, the Hon. Nathan Ide ruled the department and its […]
Visalia City Council voted at a special meeting on June 30 to appoint a resident of District 1 to the late Vice Mayor Phil Cox’ seat. The vote was 4-0. “The decision needs to be made by August 13.” said Leslie Caviglia, Visalia’s future city manager. Caviglia said not all the details have been ironed […]
The appointment on June 3 of political neophyte Amanda Saltray to the Hanford City Council generated positive buzz about the infusion of new blood into the council and having a majority of women on the board. But the honeymoon was short lived as accusations of impropriety swirled around the city council’s selection process. Three independent […]
Hanford City Council approved a 60-day exclusive negotiating agreement with 4Creeks, an engineering company in Visalia, that could lead to their purchase and renovation of the Bastille. The agreement lets 4Creeks do an evaluation of the historic building before committing to purchase the Bastille and turning it into a profitable public venue such as a […]
In 2021, the Tulare City Council took an unusual step in expressing its support of the LGBTQ+ community. It wasn’t just only that the council issued a proclamation this year naming June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the traditionally very conservative city. Because while cities in the Tulare and Kings counties have on occasion acknowledged […]
Despite the pleas of residents, experts and committee members, the Visalia City Council opted not to reconsider a decision to eliminate its citizen-staffed Disability Advocacy and Environmental committees. Refusing to Rethink To underscore its decision, three of the four council members present at the June 7 meeting ended the debate by passing a resolution rejecting […]