John Lindt

1 week ago | thesungazette.com | John Lindt

Visalia-based civil engineer Dennis Keller said the southern Sierra has seen below normal rain and snow compared to northern California, where precipitation was significantly above normal. The San Joaquin River, which supplies east-side Valley farmers with water through the Friant-Kern Canal, has received about 80% of normal. As a result, Friant water contractors are expecting 100% of Class 1 water supply, but likely zero Class 2.

1 week ago | thesungazette.com | John Lindt

VISALIA – The Visalia City Council hasn’t decided whether or not to allow cannabis dispensaries in town, but they are certainly discussing every other detail about the possibility. The council has not been a fan of retail marijuana sales in Visalia, with votes usually failing on a slim 3-2 margin. But that may be changing.

2 weeks ago | hanfordsentinel.com | John Lindt

The National Grocers Association is deeply concerned by cuts and programmatic cost shift changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) outlined in the House Agriculture Committee’s latest budget proposal, NGA President and CEO Greg Ferrara said in a statement this week. SNAP provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget so they can afford the nutritious food essential to health and well-being.

2 weeks ago | santamariatimes.com | John Lindt

Muchos de nosotros las recordamos como Thrifty Payless, que alguna vez fue una cadena de mil tiendas en California. Ahora, lo único que queda de ese nombre está en los envases de helado que aún se venden en tu Rite Aid local, al menos por un tiempo. La corporación Rite Aid, con sede en Filadelfia, anunció el 5 de mayo que, a través de su segundo proceso de bancarrota en dos años, venderá o cerrará todas sus más de 1,200 tiendas a nivel nacional, incluidas 347 en California.

2 weeks ago | hanfordsentinel.com | John Lindt

Staff cuts at the National Weather Service are affecting the Hanford weather office, where they no longer answer the phone to connect you to the friendly local weathercaster. Instead you will hear that you have called the "electronics shop" and are told it will connect you with an "electronics shop analyst." You wonder if you will be talking to AI? Instead you get a fast busy signal.