Will Also Serve on Budget, Environmental Safety, Governmental Organization, Natural Resources, Rules and Veterans Affairs Committees SACRAMENTO – Last week, Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) was re-appointed as Vice Chair of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture, a post he has held since 2016. Mathis was also named to the Assembly Committees on the Budget, Environmental Safety […]
The battle to stop construction of an AM/PM gas station at Caldwell Avenue and West Street in Visalia isn’t over yet, but the opposition appears to be slowing down. Not Quite Dead Residents of the south Visalia neighborhood hoped the project was stalled by their earlier fight against the construction. There were no signs the […]
The following is a Sample Letter provided by US Office of Personnel Management for government employees to use s a guide when working with their creditors, mortgage companies, or landlords. Sample Letter to Landlord Dear (Name of Company or individual with whom you have spoken) This is to confirm our conversation of […]
The warming center at Visalia’s St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 1415 W. Center opened Wednesday night at 9pm. About a dozen homeless seeking shelter from the cold were served. Last year’s opening night served one person but eventually grew to around 90 people on the coldest nights. Staff member Christy Bergen claimed that volunteer numbers […]
The Visalia Planning Commission held a special meeting last week regarding the temporary warming center planned to open at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 120 N. Hall after an appeal made by Dr. Wayne Wundrum. Wundrum and other neighbors had concerns regarding safety and sanitation in the surrounding area, a consequence of last year’s warming […]
Evidence gathering in the ongoing wrongful dismissal case of Tulare’s former police chief is revealing yet more behind-the-scenes tumult at Tulare City Hall. Lying Liars Again at the center of the controversy are problem-plagued councilmen Carlton Jones and Greg Nunley. During sworn testimony taken in mid-December as part of the investigation into the […]
Dear Mr. President: I have been privileged to serve as our country’s 26th Secretary of Defense which has allowed me to serve alongside our men and women of the Department in defense of our citizens and our ideals. I am proud of the progress that has been made over the past two years on some […]
Community Services Employment Training (CSET) is now recruiting volunteers to assist with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). VITA provides no-cost tax preparation and electronic filing services to Tulare County households with less than $54,000 annual income. Approximately 200 volunteers are needed for the 2019 VITA program year. Tax preparation services will be provided […]
The emergency homeless shelter originally scheduled to open on the December 16 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, has been delayed until the 26th. The staff coordinating the shelter stated they ran into “administrative hurdles” but are confident in the new date. So much so, that the sign-ups for volunteers are live at: https://timecounts.org/ktha/events/10463 and the […]
A Tulare councilman has allegedly leaked part of the contents of a confidential investigator’s report detailing the conduct of officers of the Tulare Police Department. Cease and Desist According to a letter to Tulare City Attorney Mario Zamora from Visalia attorney Mike Lampe–who represents former Tulare Chief of Police Wes Hensley in a wrongful […]