Mark Larsen, from the Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District, and water lawyer Aubrey Cairns Mauritson moderated a workshop on the controversial Sustainable Ground Water Management Act (SGMA). Passed in the fall of 2014, the new law affects everyone who pumps groundwater, from farmers to homeowners. The workshop took place May 23 at the Wyndham Hotel, […]
The Enforcement Division of the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) launched an investigation in April into an alleged violation of the Political Reform Act by Assemblyman Devon Mathis. The assemblyman was investigated because he did not list a rental property on his 2015 annual Statement of Economic Interests (SEI). In May, the FPPC found that […]
The final Tulare County Supervisor District 1 forum took place May 4. After three forums, the voting public has ample information about the eight candidates in order to decide who will pass the June 7 primary. The top two vote getters will proceed to the November general election. The forum consisted of one hour of […]
Visalia City Councilmember Amy Shuklian and Tulare County Supervisor Phil Cox went head to head April 25 in their second candidates’ forum in the race for Tulare County Supervisor District 3. The forum was sponsored by the League of Women Voters, the Tulare Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the American Association of University Women and […]
In a tentative ruling on April 18, the Honorable Bret Hillman ruled against the county and denied the County of Tulare and individual defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The defendants in this case are the County of Tulare, Tim Lutz, Health and Human Resources fiscal operations manager, Animal Control employees Paula Mendoza, Yessica Ozuna and Motor Pool former […]
Sheriff Mike Boudreaux welcomed five new employees to the Tulare County Sheriff Office this week including the new Sheriff’s Pilot, Michelle Simoes. She will fly the Sheriff’s airplane that will arrive in May. Her desire to fly was sparked when her younger sister won a free introductory flight lesson. Simoes said she thought she would […]
Paul Moore has first-hand experience working with troubled children. He has worked as a therapist and spent several years as a CASA advocate. Now he is taking the reins of CASA Tulare County when Marilyn Barr retires as executive director at the end of June. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) speaks up for the innocent […]
The Ambassador of Colombia to the United States was Congressman Nunes’ special guest to Tulare County March 29 and 30. Ambassador Juan Carlos Pinzon was appointed to his current post eight months ago, but had met Nunes years before through the US Intelligence Committee. Pinzon was the former Deputy Secretary of Defense of Colombia and […]
The Tulare County Grand Jury today released a report focusing on the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department. The complaint came to the grand jury by way of an inmate who alleged physical abuse by staff in the county jail. In its report, the grand jury states that it determined physical abuse did occur and unwarranted force was […]