Westlands Water District Prohibits Landscape Watering in Response to Bureau of Reclamation’s Allocation Reduction for Agricultural, Municipal and Industrial Water Contractors

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

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 […]

Democrats and Republicans decry Newsom’s proposed ban on fracking

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Catherine Doe

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 […]

Valadao statement on passage of American Dream and Promise, Farm Workforce Modernization Acts

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

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 […]

Resolution of the Fresno County Republican Assembly Censure of U.S. Representative David Valadao for Voting to Impeach President Donald J. Trump

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

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 […]

Corcoran drags out lawsuit against Curtimade Dairy

Posted on March 4, 2021March 6, 2021 by Catherine Doe

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 […]

David Valadao joins powerful House Appropriations Committee

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 by Valley Voice Contributor

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 […]

Parra relaunches political career, trying for Congress

Posted on January 21, 2021February 3, 2021 by Dave Adalian

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 […]

Over $1m in grants secured for Kings River improvements

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Valley Voice Contributor

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 […]

Salas joins Kings County Sheriffs for groundbreaking of new headquarters

Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 by Valley Voice Contributor

Today, Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) joined Kings County Sheriff David Robinson and community leaders to celebrate the official opening of the new Sheriff’s Headquarters in Hanford. Assemblymember Salas secured $7 million for this project as part of a public safety infrastructure package in the 2018-19 state budget, along with an additional $1.7 million for a […]

Kings County Approved by State for Expanded Stage 2

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 by Catherine Doe

Update 3:20 5/21/20 According to the Fresno Bee, “The California Department of Public Health approved Fresno County’s declaration that it meets the necessary criteria to accelerate the reopening of dine-in restaurants.” Tulare along with San Joaquin Counties are the only two Central Valley Counties not open. After initially failing to qualify for the expanded Stage […]