Mathis, Hurtado introduce water legislation

Posted on March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 by Valley Voice Contributor

Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), representing the 14th Senate District in California, along with principal co-authors Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno), Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Visalia), Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), and Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield), have recently announced the introduction of Senate Bill 559. The bipartisan supported legislation will secure California’s water supply by investing $400 million […]

Sheriff unveils Memorial Highway

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Valley Voice Contributor

Sheriff Mike Boudreaux unveiled the Deputy Scott Ballantyne and Pilot James Chavez Memorial Highway Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, three years to the day after the Sheriff’s light sport aircraft, Sheriff One, crashed on a hillside near Lake Success. The Memorial Highway honors the fallen, Sheriff Boudreaux said. “The Deputy Scott Ballantyne and Pilot James Chavez […]

Assemblymember Devon Mathis Announces Bipartisan Bill to Combat Homelessness in Disadvantaged Areas

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Valley Voice Contributor

SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) reintroduced a bill to address the severe shortage of emergency shelters and feeding programs for homeless Californians in disadvantaged communities. The bill (AB 246) would authorize the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to lease certain properties to cities and counties at a cost of $1 per month to build […]

Group hopes for Valley university by year 2030

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Dave Adalian

JM Williams has a vision for the future of education in the South Valley, and he’s hoping the community will put its support behind it and the aptly-named organization he’s founded–The Vision 4 The Valley. “We want to bring a four-year university to Tulare County by 2030,” Williams said. The effort is in its earliest […]

Eddie Valero, Dennis Townsend Sworn in as Supervisors

Posted on January 9, 2019 by John Dillon

The Tulare County Board of Supervisors swore in two new members on January 8, Eddie Valero for District 4 and Dennis Townsend for District 5. After taking their oath of office each new supervisor addressed the room. Townsend spoke on his experience on the road to the election. “When I started campaigning about a year […]

Visalia, Porterville hospitals join forces in JPA

Posted on December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 by Dave Adalian

Cutting costs and improving delivery of care are the driving motives behind a new partnership between Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Visalia and Porterville’s Sierra View Local Healthcare District, say the CEOs of the county’s two largest hospital districts. Not a Merger While not a full merger, the new joint powers agreement (JPA) should […]

Missing absentee ballots cause confusion

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Dave Adalian

Absentee ballots some voters in Tulare County expected to receive ahead of the general election never arrived, and one voter says his name disappeared entirely from the county’s voting rolls. No Record Found Frank Hill, who has lived at and voted from the same address in Tulare for the last five years, says he grew […]

Mathis hosts public safety forum

Posted on October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 by Martin Velasco-Ramos

On September 27th, Assemblyman Devon Mathis held a public safety forum in the Visalia Veterans Memorial Building. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward, and Visalia Chief of Police Jason Salazar were on the panel addressing concerns surrounding new legislation and current efforts to ensure public safety. The meeting was held […]

Wheaton and Hire vie for votes at candidates’ forum

Posted on October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 by Catherine Doe

The Tulare County League of Women Voters hosted a forum September 27 inviting Tulare County Superintendent of Schools candidates Tim Hire and Craig Wheaton to debate the issues facing our schools. State Assembly District 26 candidates Devon Mathis and Jose Sigala were also invited and their portion of the forum will be featured in our […]

Candidates forum set for September 27 in Visalia

Posted on September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 by Valley Voice Contributor

In a democracy, elections are the public’s way of hiring its representatives. Campaigns are, essentially, job applications. And candidate forums are job interviews. This is an opportunity for the voters to see and hear candidates’ views on crucial issues. To that end, our co-sponsoring civic organizations are presenting a number of forums in advance of […]