Nordstrom Close to Decision

On April 14 California Competes Tax Credit Committee approved an $11 million dollar tax credit to Nordstrom if the company decides to locate its new distribution center in either Fresno or Visalia. The vote by the tax credit committee is considered a sealing of the deal for California’s getting the distribution center. Visalia mayor Steve […]

Phil Cox and Amy Shuklian Debate at District 3 Forum in Visalia

The Visalia Chamber of Commerce put on its second candidates’ forum of this election season between Visalia Councilmember Amy Shuklian and incumbent Tulare County Supervisor Phil Cox. The two candidates are running for Tulare County Supervisor District 3, which encompasses most of Visalia. Gail Zurek, president of the Visalia Chamber of Commerce, started the forum […]

Political Fix (7 April, 2016)

Why are Walnut Trees in Political Fix? Visalia City Council just voted April 4 to appropriate $105,000 to plant walnut trees in the city’s Scenic Corridor. This is in addition to the $58,000 that has already been spent. There are very good reasons to plant walnut trees in Visalia’s Scenic Corridor and there are some […]

Visalia Votes for Art Project

At its March 7 Visalia City Council meeting, members voted 5-0 in favor of a project to beautify the city. The project was the brain child of Elaine Martell, executive director of Downtown Visalians, and Mary Jo Eastes, of Arts Visalia, who had both seen, while traveling out of state, large electrical boxes turned into […]

Rudy Mendoza Running for State Assembly District 26 Again

On March 10, the day before filing closed, Rudy Mendoza declared his candidacy for California State Assembly District 26. In an election year that has already produced many surprises, a rematch between Woodlake Mayor Rudy Mendoza and Freshman Assemblyman Devon Mathis could inject some welcome excitement into local elections. Ruben Macareno, Tulare County Democrat Central […]

Sheriff Boudreaux Introduces New Drone to the Board of Supervisors

The Tulare County Board of Supervisors got an unexpected treat when Sheriff Mike Boudreaux showed up to its March 8 meeting to demonstrate the department’s newest piece of law enforcement equipment. Officially referred to as an unmanned aerial system (UAS) Boudreaux displayed a demonstration model of a drone the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department plans on […]