Twice in 2016 Kings County and its four cities banded together to pass a public safety sales tax. Twice, Measure K failed by the narrowest of margins, and because it was a special tax, it required 66.6 percent to pass. Keep reading...
In 2015, city officials and local law enforcement types gathered together at the Lemoore Police Department to celebrate the acquisition of a nearly $1 million grant for a proposed police dispatch center in Lemoore. Keep reading...
As a former elected official, I relished any opportunity to speak with constituents – whether it was knocking on doors or pontificating from my perch on the city council dais where I served as mayor for eight years. Keep reading...
Westlands Water District strongly believes discussions related to the resolution of important water policy issues should be based on facts. It is for that reason that Westlands recently acknowledged, "because of the extremely wet hydrology, the ESA and other regulations have not restricted CVP operations in 2017." Keep reading...
Apr 9 2017 - 11:15am
The families I represent drive too far to jobs that pay too little. Imposing an additional gas and car tax on them would disproportionately affect some of the poorest and hardest working families in the state. This weighed heavily on my mind on April 6th as the California Legislature debated Senate Bill 1. Keep reading...
As I sat lazily in my comfortable easy chair Sunday morning, gingerly sipping coffee and clinging to my beloved Marilyn Monroe mug, I held my television’s remote control close, and while patiently thumbing through my Sunday copy of The Fresno Bee, I watched the morning talk shows, while reviewing my favorite online newspapers via my IPad: The Washington Post, New York Times, Huffington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and of course The Leader. Keep reading...
I met with a pair of old friends the other day to ask them their thoughts on the political climate in 2017, their opinions on President Donald Trump, and of course the state of the world. The two Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, come equipped with a unique perspective, considering they both served in the same office that Trump now sits, an institution they were instrumental in establishing. Keep reading...
As we stumble into a new year, we are reminded of a world teaming with uncertainty, from the tragedy of Aleppo to the undermining of American democracy by an organization of overzealous internet hackers – zealots born in the suburbs of Moscow – or a 400-pound New Jersey man relaxing in his living room – ensconced on a very large couch. Keep reading...
What is there to say about Donald Trump that hasn’t already been uttered, spoken, yelled, expressed, articulated, said, or groped? A lot it turns out! Keep reading...
Oct 3 2016 - 3:49pm
In June, Kings County voters narrowly failed to pass what some might say is the most critical long-term public safety funding measure in the Kings County’s history. Of the 19,700 voters who weighed in on Measure K, 66.29% voted yes. In most cases that would be a landslide and overwhelming mandate. Keep reading...
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