We’ve all heard the term “Pick yourself up by the bootstraps!”, but have you ever tried to actually pick yourself up by your own bootstraps? If you’ve tried it, you know that it is actually physically impossible to pull yourself up without someone’s help. The greatest cause of homelessness is a profound, catastrophic loss of […]
On November 16, the League of Women Voters of Tulare County welcomed journalist Jerry Sullivan to speak about misinformation and disinformation. Sullivan avoids both in his popular digital newsletter, SullivanSaysSoCal.com, a leading source of news analysis and commentary for Southern California. In his talk, Sullivan made clear the distinction between misinformation and disinformation. A lot of misinformation […]
As a worker at Sierra View Medical Center, it is extremely disheartening watching so many employees leave and the hospital has done absolutely nothing to retain staff and entice new workers. Why? The pay is lower than hospitals in Tulare & Visalia. Managers, Directors and senior leadership have hefty salaries, yet everyone from RNs to […]
Hello, my name is Angelika Schauer and I have a loved one incarcerated at Corcoran State Prison. I know to most people who are not impacted by incarceration they are just inmates, but to me as well as many others these men are family. Husbands, sons, brothers, fathers. Mail at that facility is extremely backed […]
Performing Arts to specific academic subjects, the Visalia Music School covers all bases of a student’s need to be successful. With access to credentialed teachers, small groups, and private learning sessions, students have the opportunity to not only enjoy learning but become more successful towards a better future into adulthood. With your help, we can […]
Within the City of Tulare, it was determined that there are in excess of 199 Homeless people. This census was dated 2019. We all know that in today’s world (2021) that number is wishful thinking. A trip out No. J Street will prove to be an eye opener. Just west of the rail road tracks […]
Gavin Newsom is a tyrant who comes from political lineage. His aunt is currently Speaker of the House of Representatives. Gavin comes from the bay area, and like the majority of bay area residents, he does not believe that the other side of Paso Robles exists. Gavin Newsom is extremely rich, and continues to get […]
Thumbs Up to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors for recognizing members of the Tulare County Association of Realtors with a special Resolution honoring the Realtors 100th Anniversary at the Supervisors weekly meeting Tuesday in Visalia. Chairperson Amy Shuklian and all five members of the Board presented the Realtors Executive committee and Executive Director Bret […]
First and fore most the Visalia Breakfast Lions (VBL) would like to thank the City of Visalia Administration and our mayor along with several Tulare County Board of Supervisors for helping to make the car show happen. This was an outdoor event that brought a little piece of joy to our city. There were 250 […]
Every day and every hour, since May 25, 2020, the world’s attention has been consumed by the unjust killing of George Floyd while the ravages and death toll of COVID-19 stealthily and disproportionately continues to kill people of color. In fact, the numbers in several states have worsened and the disproportionality has exponentially increased. As […]