A Press Release from the City of Visalia How can Tulare County get to the next level of reopening safely during this COVID-19 pandemic? Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency shares that we can all do our part to get to the Red Tier and help reopen Tulare County. Currently, Tulare County is in […]
Aspiring young authors, writing aficionados, and students with great stories to share about agriculture have the opportunity to be published! November 1 is the deadline for California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom’s (CFAITC) annual story-writing contest. Last year, more than 1,000 stories were written and six state-winning stories were selected and published in the […]
Sheriff Mike Boudreaux invites everyone to participate in the 19th annual South Valley Battle of the Badges Blood drive. For your convenience, a blood mobile will be at Headquarters from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2019. Blood is needed to save lives and the blood drive helps out with a friendly competition […]
Understanding budgets and crunching the numbers are important. If we are not getting our fair share of the State’s budget, we are going to drop farther and farther behind the rest of California. As a businessperson, Drew Phelps understands how to allocate our taxpayer dollars, so they are utilized wisely and come back to our […]
PROPOSITION 15 – OPPOSE Changes Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Split roll taxes commercial and industrial properties based on current market value instead of purchase price. Reasons for Position: Proposition 15 is a $12.5 billion a year property tax increase—the largest in state history. The measure is riddled with flaws […]
The Visalia City Council has voted to authorize $1.2 million dollars in federal coronavirus funds for a new program to help those who have experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19. A portion of the City’s allocation of Community Block Development Grant Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CDBG-CV) dollars will fund the new COVID-19 […]
It goes without saying that 2020 has been one of the most difficult years of our lifetime, so it seems more important than ever for us to celebrate the greatest news the world has ever known – so let’s come ‘together’ this holiday season to experience a LIVE Christmas concert like you’ve never experienced before! […]
Join us Saturday November 7, 2020 for our 27th Annual Christmas Boutique at Grace Lutheran Church. Masks will be required. We will practice safe distancing as well as following COVID 19 guidelines. Masks will be available if needed as well as hand sanitation. Boutique shopping 10:00 am to 3:00 pm This annual event is sponsored […]
The Visalia Convention Center has announced that it has been awarded the the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ accreditation, the gold standard for prepared facilities. This announcement makes the Visalia Convention Center the first convention center in the Central Valley of California to be industry-accredited in outbreak and infectious diseases preparation and response. Under […]
Again this year, Educational Resource Services is leading Region VII’s Best Results for English Learners Conference. Scheduled for November 3, the virtual conference is a collaboration between county offices of education in Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Merced, and Mariposa counties. This year, the conference will feature keynote speaker Dr. Ivannia Soto, plus breakout sessions addressing […]