The National NeighborWorks Association announced that Peter Carey, CEO of Self-Help Enterprises based in Visalia, is among the winners of its 10th Annual Excellence Awards. The awards, presented annually to outstanding practitioners in the field of housing and community development, were announced at the Annual NeighborWorks Executive Directors Presentation. Carey won the Richard Stallings Lifetime […]
Two weeks ago, the Visalia Feral Cat Coalition (VFCC) conducted its second successful sweep, trapping and neutering ten cats. The property owner, Mindy (whose surname we will not disclose to prevent others from abandoning cats at her property) was especially happy because she had been attempting to trap and neuter on her own. “When you […]
The City of Visalia will be the site of this year’s California State Libertarian Convention. The event will take place March 28-30 at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 9000 W. Airport Ave. Activities will include speakers and panels as well as party business. The public is invited. The Libertarian Party is the third-largest […]
On Monday night, the Visalia City Council voted three-to-two in order to enforce Stage Four of the Water Conservation Ordinance. Mayor Steve Nelsen voted no out of frustration that the city council was now into its eighth week of talking about the drought without taking any action. “The citizens of Visalia understand the severity of […]
This month, letters were sent to Acting Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, the California Department of Justice and Fair Practices Commission, Tulare County Counsel Kathleen Bales-Lange, the Tulare County Board of Supervisors and County Administrative Officer Jean Rousseau, Tulare County Human Resources Department Director Rhonda Sjostrom, Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward, and the Tulare […]
Tulare County is one of the larger counties that make up the agricultural-based area of the Golden State, which thrives off of the crops that are harvested year-round through the back-breaking labor of field workers. It is also the poorest of all counties in California. There is a great abundance of produce grown here in […]
The Visalia City Council Monday night approved signing a contract with National Demographics Corporation (NDC) to prepare several boundary options for the coming district elections in 2016. The company would be using 2010 census data and draft three options from which the council and public can choose. The NDC will also provide “Public Participation Kits” […]
Born in Mexico City in 1979, Esther Barajas migrated to the United States in 1985 with her parents and two siblings. First arriving in San Diego, Esther and her family moved to Visalia in 2007, two years after she attained U.S. citizenship. A 1997 graduate of Mission Bay High School, she furthered her education by […]
Raised in Farmersville, Ruben Macareno earned an AA degree from Los Angeles City College after attending Exeter Union High School. He went on to California State University, Los Angeles, before working in the news media, fundraising and political spheres. The founder of Latino Democrats of Tulare County, Ruben, self-employed, is currently chairman of the Tulare […]
On March 14, Kings County Farm Bureau (KCFB) sent a letter to Tom Howard, executive director of the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) demanding that he reconsider the board’s proposal to seize century-long water rights from farmers. “This decision will have grave consequences on Central Valley communities,” reads the letter signed by KCFB […]