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Porterville

American  
[pawr-ter-vil, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tərˌvɪl, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

  1. a town in central California.


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Despite the pay, vacancy rates were highest among psychiatrists at Atascadero State Hospital and second highest at Porterville Developmental Center and Salinas Valley State Prison, auditors found.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2025

Atascadero State Hospital, Porterville Developmental Center and Salinas Valley State Prison had health-related vacancy rates topping 30% during fiscal year 2023-24.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2025

He also said there had been no instances in Porterville of transgender women using their preferred restrooms.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2025

In June of 2024, the Fish and Wildlife department announced that another group of beavers was translocated to the south fork of the Tule River, in Sequoia National Forest east of Porterville, Calif.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 7, 2025

From Los Angeles the motorist has a choice of highway routes after leaving Bakersfield either via Tulare and Visalia or by Delano, Porterville, and Exeter.

From Sequoia [California] National Park by United States. Dept. of the Interior

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