Ebola is a rare and deadly disease first reported in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its symptoms, which include fever, severe headache, muscle pain, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain and unexplained bleeding or bruising, may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to the virus. The disease is often fatal, […]
Through the week of November 3, the Tulare County Office of Emergency Services (OES) reported the failure of 784 private wells, most located in and around east Porterville. The Tulare County Board of Supervisors heard a presentation by OES Manager Andrew Lockman during their regular meeting on October 21. The presentation was focused on steps […]
Community Services Employment Training (CSET) is offering free residential water bill assistance to low-income households with their residential water utility bill to prevent disruption in vital water services and to promote water conservation. The residential water bill assistance is made possible by a grant from the State of California’s Drought Water Assistance Program (DWAP). CSET […]
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 […]
Since 2006, Tulare County has posted audio recordings of its board of supervisors’ meetings online. The recordings allow those who are unable to attend the Tuesday morning meetings to listen in. Further steps were recently taken by the Tulare County Information & Communications Technology Department (TCiCT) to ensure that anyone can access the meetings. This […]
On October 1-3, the Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) hosted the 10th Annual Fall Policy Conference at the Visalia Convention Center. Nearly 175 public officials, transportation experts, planners, engineers, consultants and students descended on the convention center for two days of the latest and greatest ideas in the field of transportation and planning, networking […]
Virginia Gurrola was confident and charged up after receiving the news back in June that her campaign will be moving forward against incumbent Mike Ennis for 5th District representative on the Tulare County Board of Supervisors. To win in November she knew in June that she needed to “up her game” to deal with this […]
Formal charges were filed on September 17 by Tulare County against the Service Employee International Union (SEIU). The California Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) will begin investigating allegations of unfair labor practices against SEIU Local 521. After a presentation by County Counsel Kathleen Bales-Lange and a public discussion, the Tulare County Board of Supervisors (BOS) […]
“Stop Supervisor’s raises! Deliver the water!” Virginia Gurrola, candidate for the Tulare County Board of Supervisors, told supporters at a meet-and-greet event in Downtown Visalia last week. “My election is not about me. It’s about you. It’s about you finally having a voice on the board of supervisors.” Gurrola is running to represent the 5th […]
The draft of the Matheny Transportation Infrastructure Plan is now available for public review and comment through October 24. The plan is online at www.tularecounty.ca.gov/rma/index.cfm/whats-going-on/matheny-tract-transportation-infrastructure-plan/. Printed copies will be available for review at the Tulare Public Library, 475 N. M St., Tulare; Palo Verde Elementary School, 9637 Ave. 196; Tulare County Resource Management Agency, 5961 […]