Mosquitoes have played a role in human history from the fall of Rome to the outcome of the Civil War and now are becoming more than a nuisance in the Valley. Fortunately for Tulare County, we have Delta Vector Control (DVC) to keep the pests at bay, but only with the public’s help. Michael Auburn, […]
Late this afternoon (September 9) the Assembly and Senate approved SB 714 (Pan), and the companion bill SB 276 (Pan),to restrict medical exemptions for mandatory childhood vaccinations. If a child is not vaccinated, and does not obtain an exemption, they cannot attend public schools. SB 714 is a companion bill to Senate Bill 276. Passed on a […]
Hanford Community Development Director Darlene Mata and Hanford City Attorney Ty Mizote arrived 10am sharp on September 3 for a final inspection of the Hanford Carnegie Museum to determine if the private nonprofit would lose its lease to the city-owned building. Museum volunteers waited anxiously as Mata and Mizote took pictures while inspecting the buildings […]
Tulare City Councilman Carlton Jones is at the center of yet another controversy involving the Tulare Police Department. In a statement issued to local media by Jones on August 25, Jones describes an alleged confrontation between himself and TPD officer Lt. Jarod Boatman. Boatman, according to Jones’ statement, later filed a “criminal police report” in […]
One of the most fertile valleys in the United States can’t seem to make up its mind about hemp. The federal government passed the 2018 Farm Bill that legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp and left the rule making up to the individual states. California’s regulations regarding hemp is addressed in AB228 but hasn’t made […]
Hanford Community Development Director Darlene Mata and Hanford City Attorney Ty Mizote arrived 10am sharp today for a final inspection of the Hanford Carnegie Museum to determine if the private nonprofit would lose its lease to the city-owned building. At issue was the fact that the 115 year-old former Carnegie Library was not being properly […]
Tulare Public Cemetery District to Remove All Upright Monument Flower Vases at the Kern Avenue Cemetery Starting October 1 At the Tulare Public Cemetery Board meeting August 29, 2019 it was voted to remove upright monument flower vases at the Kern Avenue cemetery beginning October 1, 2019. This action was taken because of mosquitoes that […]
Volunteers have shown up in droves to the Hanford Carnegie Museum to complete the repairs on the city’s “punch list” since city staff handed down a 10-day ultimatum. On August 23 the museum received a letter from Community Development Director Darlene Mata that repairs needed to be completed by September 3 or the museum would […]
After a musical introduction by Porterville High School’s Monache Choir and Band Wednesday morning, County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux introduced several speakers and made a few comments himself regarding a south Tulare County project long in the making. “There are a lot of bad guys that need to be sitting in the facility right behind us,” […]
The fate of the Hanford Carnegie Museum was discussed during a Tuesday afternoon meeting between Board President Sylvia Gonzales Scherer, museum lawyer Steve Alfieris, Hanford Community Development Director Darlene Mata and City Attorney Ty Mizote. The question was asked: if the Carnegie Museum got 95% of the repairs completed by the 10-day deadline what would […]