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 […]
Press Release from Westland Water District Fresno, California (May 26, 2021) – In response to today’s announcement by the Bureau of Reclamation regarding the reduction of allocation to municipal and industrial water contractors from 55% to 25% of historic use, and the reduction of allocation to agricultural repayment and water service contractors from 5% to […]
Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Friday to ban fracking by 2024 and laid out his plan to phase out oil production statewide by 2045. California has been one of the largest oil-producing states in the country with the majority of production centered in the Central Valley’s Kern and Kings Counties. Feeling simultaneous […]
Today, Congressman David G. Valadao released the following statement on the final passage of the American Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, both of which he voted in favor of: “I am proud to protect our Dreamers. My Congressional District is home to more than 7,000 DACA recipients. These young people […]
WHEREAS, President Donald J. Trump gave a speech on January 6, 2021 near the White House encouraging Americans to exercise their inalienable rights to freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, peacefully protest, and petition their government for redress of grievances related to election integrity concerning the 2020 presidential election. WHEREAS, in his speech, President Trump […]
Curtimade Dairy and the City of Corcoran were scheduled to go to court early this year to hear a $65-million lawsuit concerning contaminated water. The city is suing the dairy over damages for allegedly contaminating their municipal wells with nitrates. But now, Corcoran’s attorneys have told the court they are not ready to go to […]
This week, U.S. Representative David G. Valadao was appointed to the House Committee on Appropriations, the committee responsible for funding the federal government and determining where American tax dollars are spent. Congressman Valadao previously served on the Appropriations Committee while representing California’s 21st Congressional District from 2013 to 2019. During this time, Congressman Valadao was […]
After 10 years as a private citizen, former Democratic state assemblywoman Nicole Parra is ready to reenter the political arena, this time setting her sights higher as she aims to take over Rep. David Valadao’s (R-Hanford) seat in the US Congress. A Bakersfield Native Parra–who served as the assembly member for the 30th District from […]
Monday, Assemblymember Salas (D-Bakersfield) applauded the awarding of $1,165,644 in grants for the Kings River Conservation District Channel Improvement Project. The California Department of Conservation (DOC) distributed this funding in first-of-their-kind grants for watershed restoration and conservation projects on the Kings River.“It is exciting to see new funding come to Kings County water projects to […]