Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order declaring that no death row inmate’s sentence will be carried out as long as he is in office. He spoke about the death penalty being “inconsistent with our bedrock values and strikes at the very heart of what it means to be a Californian.” As a Californian, […]
As work continues to nearly double the size of Kaweah Delta Medical Center’s Emergency Department, the hospital will on Thursday, March 14, temporarily relocate its ED waiting and registration area. For the next four to five months, people seeking care at Kaweah Delta’s Emergency Department, will enter the hospital’s main entrance at 400 W. Mineral […]
On behalf of the Tulare County Democratic Central Committee (TCDCC) we cordially invite you to join us in giving our newly re-elected California State Controller, Betty Yee, a big Tulare County welcome! We are honored to have Controller Betty Yee as our Keynote Speaker. She is the State’s Chief Financial Officer and a native of […]
Larry Micari, a retired Captain in the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, kicked off his campaign last Friday to challenge first-term supervisor Kuyler Crocker for Tulare County Board of Supervisors District 1. “A few months after I retired I started getting phone calls and they never really stopped. The calls came from different people but the […]
In an effort to help people who have diabetes live better lives, Kaweah Delta will begin a series of free monthly diabetes support groups through October, in Visalia, Lindsay, Woodlake and Cutler/Orosi. Support group attendees can expect peer support in a small group atmosphere that is caring and safe. Each group will review the following […]
The St. Paul’s warming center in Visalia closed its doors last month, possibly forever. Pastor Suzy Ward doesn’t believe the city would approve another low-barrier shelter for the homeless next year, because local residents have been critical of its presence since its inception in the winter of 2017. But although the warming center may never […]
Special to the Voice, Exeter Resident Vickie Riddle covers the First Lady. First Lady Melania Trump is on a two-day trip visiting three states to promote the three pillars of her ‘Be Best’ initiative which includes the well being of children, online safety and opioid abuse. This is Mrs. Trump’s first solo domestic overnight trip. […]
Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), representing the 14th Senate District in California, along with principal co-authors Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno), Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Visalia), Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), and Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield), have recently announced the introduction of Senate Bill 559. The bipartisan supported legislation will secure California’s water supply by investing $400 million […]
Just outside of Visalia, a relic of decades past continues its legacy of education. Venice Hill School is an historic one-room schoolhouse located off Road 180 that is still being used today. The building is operating as a library and study space for the rural Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center (ERCLC). Every day, homeschooled students […]
This article has been updated to clarify that Benzeevi’s assets can be kept while he is being investigated. The Tulare County District Attorney’s office can keep assets and property seized from Dr. Benny Benzeevi while the office investigates his actions managing Tulare Regional Medical Center, Hon. Judge John Bianco ruled today. Proceedings lasted multiple weeks, […]