At one end of Caldwell Avenue in Visalia, a major development project appears to have stalled, while down at the other end another project years in the making may finally be coming to fruition. According to officials at City Hall, six months after winning an appeal to construct a downsized version of its project–a 24-hour […]
Alex Gutierrez, candidate for Tulare City Council District 2, has been accused of assault by Democratic Central Committee (TCDCC) Vice Chair, Kathleen Dowling. Dowling is also known locally as the “stocking lady” for her donations to the Rescue Mission at Christmas. After a TCDCC meeting at Tulare’s Apple Annie’s May 25, 2017, Dowling said that […]
Merritt Wiseman may be new to the voters, but the voters are not new to her. She is the Vice President of Las Madrinas Guild for Valley Children’s Hospital, Secretary of the Fox Theater Board of Directors, and an active volunteer at St. Paul’s School and the Bethlehem Center. Fifteen years ago she retired from […]
Tulare City Councilman Greg Nunley committed repeated, systematic fraud in land development deals with the city he serves, according to sworn statements of several of Nunley’s former business associates. ‘Landscape of Political Corruption’ View note The five statements–each given under penalty of perjury–were gathered by Visalia attorney Michael Lampe and presented to Tulare City […]
Tulareans are one step closer to their hospital reopening after the first batch of employees began training with Adventist Health on Monday. Approximately 100 new hires took part in the training Monday, and the plan is to onboard a total of 230 to 250 employees over the next month. Adventist Health, a Roseville-based nonprofit, will […]
Visalia’s newly formed Evolution Team presented its progress during the city council work session on September 4. Spokesperson Laurissa Roggenkamp told the council that when it initially got together the goal was to develop an outreach plan for recruiting and economic development. But it soon realized it first needed a new vision for a growing […]
This year, some high school students chose to leave football games and ASB behind in exchange for more academics and higher education. University Preparatory High School (UPHS) is a small charter school nestled away on the west side of College of the Sequoias in Visalia. It serves around 250 students and provides a more direct, […]
If the first two months’ revenue is any indication, Woodlake City Hall can expect to be rolling in tax money from the recreational cannabis business from now on. After counting up the receipts at Valley Pure–the only licensed recreational cannabis storefront between Los Angeles and the Bay Area–the city took in $46,397.14 from its 5% […]
Andrew Janz is worried about the American Dream. The 34-year-old, who is taking on Rep. Devin Nunes this November in the midterm elections as the Democratic challenger, says he wants to preserve the ideals that made this country a bastion of freedom and offered his family a pathway to success. He wants, he says, to […]
After a three-year investigation, the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) found former Hanford City Council member Francisco Ramirez in violation of Campaign Finance rules on five counts and fined him $1075. The investigation was the result of a 116-page complaint filed in 2015 by former Hanford Planning Commissioner Danny Escobar and substantiated with testimonies […]