The National Guard Bureau and Department of the Air Force held an informational meeting August 10 at the Portuguese Hall in Lemoore about the proposal to locate the F-35A Lightning II and the F-15EX at the Naval Air Station Lemoore (NAS). The National Guard Bureau proposes to beddown one squadron of F-15EX aircraft at two […]
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 […]
Major leadership changes occurred recently in two of the city’s most important departments. Long-time public works director and engineer John Doyel resigned effective August 26. Workload and the lack of staffing in the department played a role in his resignation, the Visalia-Hanford-Lemoore Future has learned. Doyel is on vacation and could not be reached for […]
A press release from the City of Hanford Last night, the Hanford City Council directed City staff to notify Hanford Businesses and Residents of the Governor’s recent executive order and the City of Hanford Drought Response Measures. The State of California is in the midst of a severe, multi-year drought with the first three months […]
Repercussions from a lawsuit filed by former Hanford Community Development Director Darlene Mata rippled through the Hanford City Council meeting on May 17 when a simple agenda item stirred up old grievances and brought up new ones. The item, which would authorize the Hanford City Manager to “execute a Retainer Agreement with the Farley Law […]
This Thursday, May 5th, Main Street Hanford will present the 22nd annual Thursday Night Market Place in downtown Hanford. Thursday Night Market Place is proud to provide the largest weekly event in the Central Valley. Thursday Night Market Place features a Certified Farmers’ Market, delicious food vendors, craft vendors, information and resources, children’s activities, live music […]
Jenny Rae Le Roux, Republican candidate for California Governor, is eager to let Californians know that the problems we face can be solved. On Saturday, April 30, Le Roux will be at the Kings Gun Center at 426 Park Avenue, Hanford from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Le Roux is visiting Kings County for a fundraising event and […]
In a brilliant political maneuver involving a highly controversial affordable housing project in an affluent part of Hanford a majority of the council Tuesday (4/19) used the threat of potential lawsuits that they said could harm city’s delivery of basic services to stave off opponents and approve the issuance of $30 million in tax exempt […]
District C Council Member Diane Sharp, who already resigned as mayor due to fallout from an affordable housing project issue, is now the subject of a recall effort. The initial qualification filed by Jim Nelson was rejected yesterday but City Clerk Natalie Corral said she expected Nelson to fix the petition and refile the notice. […]
Darlene Mata, Hanford Community Development director currently on an extended medical leave, is suing the city and Council Members Art Brieno and Francisco Ramirez, in a discrimination lawsuit seeking a judgment for lost earnings and benefits. The suit filed in Kings County Superior Court on March 16 follows unsuccessful attempts by Mata and her attorney […]