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Comment on Tulare hospital tower open by ‘28, says CEO by Kay Leighty

Kay Leighty — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:24:08 +0000

I had a great experience at the Tulare hospital in June 2024. I think more and more people are realizing what a great gem we have.

Comment on Prop 1 heads to November ballot by Dave M

Dave M — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:36:03 +0000

What a load of excrement! Why should government be allowed to create future ghetos? This is a slap in the face to every home owner who worked for what we have!

Comment on Esther Perez announces candidacy for Visalia City Council District 5 by Esther Perez

Esther Perez — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:06:10 +0000

That would be Steve Nelsens district, held by for 17 yrs now.

Btw I wish I would have provided a picture but I was not given the opportunity.

Comment on CHP officer sues, alleging Tulare PD misconduct by Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:38:38 +0000

Every police department in Tulare County , and especially the Tulare County Sheriffs Department are just like a sex filled soap opera.

Comment on Residents take notice of local Flock cameras as company attracts national attention by David G of Visalia

David G of Visalia — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:36:24 +0000

“Reeves’ own records request, filed in April of this year, also requested any log of inquiries involving his own license plate. State law generally gives departments 10 days to respond to a records request; it took VPD nearly three months to fulfill his. When the records finally came, his request for information tied to his own plate was denied, citing the department’s own privacy policy.”

For what it is worth, “… his request for information tied to his own plate was denied, citing the department’s own privacy policy” violates the California public records act law.

In other words, a local government’s privacy policy does not trump California state law. And the California Public Records Act says that if it is a record, it must be provided when requested.

Now, local government can set the price for producing the records, and they can set the price high to discourage people from requesting the records, but if the requester is willing to pay, the government cannot just make up a b.s. privacy policy excuse for not supplying the records.

Some governments say that they don’t supply personnel (HR) records due to a privacy policy. Obviously that doesn’t apply to Mr. Reeves. Down in Los Angeles there was a public school coach who was accused of improper relations with a student, and the school district went ahead and _did_ publish his personnel file – so even those aren’t off the table.

Anyway, if VPD has a record, they must produce it. Period. That is California law.

Comment on Residents take notice of local Flock cameras as company attracts national attention by Visalia City Council Mislead? Or is it just semantics? More Flock shenanigans. | JimmieJoe / KC6YRU

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:44:55 +0000

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Comment on CHP officer sues, alleging Tulare PD misconduct by Karma

Karma — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 01:57:41 +0000

Yup! At least 2 officers named in this article are known bad actors.

Comment on CHP officer sues, alleging Tulare PD misconduct by Mary Garcia

Mary Garcia — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:17:27 +0000

No surprise. Their employees brag if you scratch my back I scratch yours.

Comment on Tulare hospital tower open by ‘28, says CEO by Tulare_Member559

Tulare_Member559 — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:58:06 +0000

i call BS adventist wants out of that deal soo bad but they cant. Adventist will drag their feet on the project untill their contract is up and they will leave. The reported a record loss recently billions is dollars lost they put the community at risk. No matter what they do to tulare hospital people will still avoid it. Tim haydock is ruining it and so are his minons.

Comment on Radio silence: Visalia Police fully encrypt radio channels by Residents take notice of local Flock cameras as company attracts national attention - Valley Voice

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:05:59 +0000

[…] Council has quietly agreed to reduce what residents can see or hear from their own police force. In December 2022, the city spent $1.8 million on radios that encrypted police radios and scrambled transmissions, cutting off public […]