During the January 6 Tulare County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, Supervisors Steve Worthley and Mike Ennis were sworn-in for another four-year term. Worthley ran unopposed for District 4 while Ennis beat out challenger Porterville City Council Member Virgina Gurrola in District 5. The BOS also elected a new chairman, selecting Worthley for the top […]
It will take about 11 trillion gallons of water (42 cubic kilometers) — about 1.5 times the maximum volume of the largest U.S. reservoir — to recover from California’s continuing drought, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data. The finding was part of a sobering update on the state’s drought made possible by […]
Assemblyman Devon J. Mathis (R-Visalia), veteran and Purple Heart recipient, announced his appointment as vice chair of the Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs for the 2015-2016 legislative session by Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins. “I am glad that Assembly Speaker Atkins recognized the need for an actual veteran to serve as vice chair of the committee […]
Like many police departments across the country, some South Valley police departments are considering personnel body or lapel cameras for their officers. The Lemoore Police Department has been using body cameras for close to 10 years. It started with two for traffic police, but quickly grew to four when the department discovered how useful the […]
The California High-Speed Rail Authority will join government, community, transportation, business and labor leaders on Tuesday, January 6, to commemorate the start of sustained construction on the nation’s first high-speed rail system at a ceremonial groundbreaking in Fresno. The event is only open to invited guests and credentialed media, who will be provided with more […]
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has identified Dragados/Flatiron/Shimmick as the apparent best value team for the design-build contract for Construction Package 2-3 (CP 2-3), the 65-mile segment from Fresno to north of Bakersfield. The Authority estimated the cost of CP 2-3 to be between $1.5 billion to $2 billion, and determined that Dragados/Flatiron/Shimmick, which […]
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for design-build services for Construction Package 4 (CP 4), representing the next 30-mile phase of construction through the counties of Tulare and Kern and the cities of Wasco and Shafter. “The Authority continues to deliver on its voter-mandated mission to build high-speed […]
Despite operating the fewest days of the past eight seasons, some milestones were set during the 2014 season of the Sequoia Shuttle. A new reservation system for the Gateway shuttle was launched, which allows visitors from other countries, out-of-state passengers and out-of-the-county California residents to make their reservations in advance. The Gateway shuttle ridership showed […]
Last month, Governor Jerry Brown went all the way to Hollywood to sign AB 1839, by Assembly Members Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) and Raul J. Bocanegra (D-Los Angeles). The new legislation, which passed with bipartisan support, triples funding for the state’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program. Funding for the new program will be $230 […]
California Citrus Mutual (CCM) will directly contribute $150,000 to the campaign to pass Proposition 1, the water bond measure. The CCM Board of Directors voted unanimously to support the measure in order to secure a reliable and sustainable water supply for California agriculture and communities across the state. “We are in a state of unprecedented […]