Visalia Democratic Club

Tell Tractor Supply: Don’t Abandon LGBTQ+ Customers! Tractor Supply Co. deserves to hear from our community.

Heads up, north west Visalia.

Akers Street in Visalia to close in June: here is why VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A temporary closure is coming to Akers Street in Visalia beginning in June due to utility connections being performed for the Sycamore Heights Subdivision, city …

Join us tomorrow, May 27, at the Farmersville Memorial Day Parade. We are entry #45 on Farmersville Blvd. wear blue and come help decorate our car and trailer at 9am. Step-off is 10am. We should be done by 11am. See you there!

Here is a picture of the progress on the Veterans Mural on Mooney Blvd. Volunteers are needed, if younwould like to help contact the Visalia Veterans Mural Restoration Foundation on their page for more information.

Health Insurance CEO Salaries

Molina Healthcare: $22,131,256
CVS Health: $21,317,055
Cigna: $20,965,504
Elevance Health: $20,931,081
UnitedHealth Group: $20,865,106
Humana: $17,198.844
Centene: $13,246,477
*Source – Insurance Business (insurancebusinessmag.com)

Are you paying out of pocket for your insurance? How about your medication? Are your premiums going up? Do you have dental coverage? How about vision? I’ll bet we can figure out where to make some cuts.

Health care is not for the privileged few who can pay. Healthcare should be for EVERYONE.

Vote Democratic in November!!!

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From Farmersville Teachers.

Thank You - We have fact finding on Monday (4/22) and will be picketing at the DO from 3:30 - 5:30 - we need to be big and loud - if you know anyone that is able to come at that time we would appreciate it - dress in black

If the district does not move/make an offer on Monday we will be picketing before the board meeting on Tuesday (4/23) starting on Farmersville Blvd at 5:30 and then marching to DO around 6:15

Farmersville Teachers Association votes to strike if demands not met by district In a vote on Tuesday, the Farmersville Teachers Association decided it will strike if Farmersville Unified School District doesn't meet requests for increased wages and better working conditions.

Press release for tomorrow’s Strike Authorization Vote

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John Burrows suspends campaign

I'm suspending my campaign for Congress in California's 20th Congressional District.

John Burrows for Congress announces suspension of the campaign.

I'm suspending my campaign for Congress in California's 20th Congressional District.

Congratulations Angel Ruiz - candidate for AD33!

The Tulare County Democratic Central Committee and city chartered clubs are ready for the Tulare County Fair! Stop by and see us at the Adventist Health Commercial building, booth 501.

This is a recent piece that will be included in my upcoming exhibition.

I am excited to be the featured artist at during the month of September. Join us for an artist reception on Friday, September 1 from 5:30-7:30.

CHIP IN BEFORE MIDNIGHT >> Help John defeat Kevin McCarthy and FLIP this seat

We are excited to announce our new collaboration with the Tulare County Library Bookmobile!

Members you can find them at VWC every third Thursday of the month to bring the library to you.

🚐📚 This month, the Bookmobile will be at VWC tomorrow on Thursday, August 17th from 9 am to 11 am.

The Tulare County Registrar's Office is Moving!

“First, you hated Black people. Then, you hated Jews. Now, you’re hating everybody. So the question is when the only people left are you, will you hate yourself?” — KY Rep. Pamela Stevenson speaking against GOP anti-trans youth bill More from The Advocate: Republican legislators in Kentucky have overridden Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of one of the strictest anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the nation, making it law. Senate Bill 150 includes a ban on all gender-affirming care for minors plus a prohibition on public school instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity at all grade levels. It also requires school districts to “at a minimum” bar trans students from using the restrooms comporting with their gender identity and mandates that school personnel tell parents about confidential discussions with students about sexual orientation or gender identity, essentially forcing the outing of these students. It further lets teachers ignore students’ chosen pronouns. Kentucky’s Republican-majority House and Senate overrode Beshear’s veto by large margins in voting Wednesday, and the law goes into effect immediately. During debate and voting, the House gallery was filled with protesters, 19 of whom were arrested on charges of third-degree criminal trespassing, the Associated Press reports. They chanted slogans including “Trans kids are under attack — what do we do? Stand up, fight back!” Several Democratic legislators spoke out passionately against the bill, as journalist and activist contributor Erin Reed and other sources report. “None of us said we would come here to hurt people!” said Rep. Pamela Stevenson, adding, “Somebody’s going to have to atone!” Rep. Josie Raymond called the measure “cruel and inhumane” and decried “out-of-state hucksters” who had come in to drum up support for it. #kentucky #transyouth #protecttranskids #lgbtq #gop

Visalia! Councilman Emmanual Soto has requested our support on the Visalia Cemetery proposal:

Hello Visalia,

At the next council meeting on May 1, at 7pm there is an item regarding the Cemetery. The Visalia Cemetery District is asking to change the zoning on 16 residential lots to quasi-public in order to expand the cemetery. They also requested a conditional use permit to expand their area of influence to purchase more homes east of the cemetery across Turner Street. The planning commission approved all these items and now it is coming to the city council for approval. The cemetery has been purchasing properties to the west and east end for the past 15 years. A previous city council approved the conditional use permit then, to allow the cemetery district to start purchasing these properties. Things have changed. The 16 lots that will come to the council are owned by the cemetery district and were purchased legally. They are getting rid of single families homes that are no longer availble in this price range anywhere else in Visalia. In a time when homeless population is increasing and housing is becoming more scarce, is the visalia you want to see. A couple of homes on the west end of the cemetery have already been torn down.


As the years go by we will need more space for our cemetery. The cemetery board and their engineer ague that they dont want to open a 2nd location becauase it will increase cost when families bury their loved ones. A previous council approved their master plan 15 years ago and he questions why that should change now. Times have changed, and in Visalia there is a lack of affordable single family homes. As a city councilmen, the council needs to hear what you think. I would encourage you to come to the council meeting on the 1st to speak on this item. If you can not make it please write a email to our city council members via email ([email protected]). Please feel free to call Emmanuel Soto at 5598091500 and below I will link the details of this agenda item.



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Thank You,

Emmanual Soto

Visalia City Council

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