... until now. From the newspaper The San Francisco Call, August 18, 1910: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1910-08-18/ed-1/seq-7/ DEMENTED MAN STRIPS HIMSELF BEFORE DEATH Nude Body Found With Clothing Scattered in Field [Special Dispatch to The Call] PORTERVILLE, Aug. 17.— PORTERVILLE, Aug. 17.— In Alila colony a party  of ...Read More

99th anniversary of death of “Demented Man” in Porterville Passes unnoticed

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Beit Shalom Visalia August Newsletter

Download the Porterville General Plan Update here. Earlier today I was looking for the Porterville City General Plan. It is difficult to find on the City's own web site. Thanks to the City Officials who helped me find this important document, ...Read More

Porterville General Plan

There is a distasteful type of article that appears often, covering many kind of topics. The rhetoric goes along these lines: I tried something, it didn't work out, and so you shouldn't try it. Movie and restaurant reviews are generally ...Read More

Wounded psyche in need of repair, not a statesman

Michael Shelton, pastor at First Baptist Church and a resident of Porterville, wrote an op-ed piece published today in the local paper that congratulates the Council for an action it did not take: I want to go on record and applaud ...Read More

Bizarre Article on Porterville SB54 Vote

This Statement was read into the record immediately following the historic vote on August 4th when the Porterville City Council voted 3-2 rejecting a resolution to oppose mark Leno's (D-SF) SB 54 bill. The bill  would, if passed, clarify issues for ...Read More

Statement from Barry Caplan, representing Same-Sex Marriage Advocates of Porterville

After the jump is the full text of the Resolution that Porterville's City Council considered and rightfully rejected on August 4, 2009. Earlier, I reported the brief results and a statement from Shannon Minter, Legal Director of the National Center for ...Read More

Text of Cameron Hamilton’s Resolution opposing SB 54

Lots of drama last night to report. Expect a flurry of posts over the next couple of days. This is good news, very good news. Let's start with a simple summary of the results and a quote: The only City Council ...Read More

Porterville City Council Rejects Mean Spirited Resolution