Tulare County Board of Supervisors’ (TCBOS) Kuyler Crocker stepped down as chair on January 7, bringing his year-long tenure to an end. The board elected District 2 Supervisor Pete Vander Poel as the new chair and District 3 Supervisor Amy Shuklian was elected as vice chair. Supervisor Vander Poel took a moment to honor Supervisor […]
My father fled Iran in 1979 precisely because of men like Soleimani. He was an evil man responsible for thousands of deaths and plotted terrorist attacks against the United States and our allies. The strike that led to his death was reckless, impetuous, and to be clear – an act of war. This administration has […]
At the time of this interview Brad had two people come to his office who needed help to keep their homes. His passion for people started as a small town boy in Exeter and continued as a California Licensed General Contractor and Real Estate Broker in Visalia using his skills and talents to give back […]
Our Congressman, Devin Nunes, deserves an apology. He has been under unjustified and continuous assault by the major news media since January, 2018, when he released his 4 page letter detailing failures and bias inside the leadership of the FBI as they investigated possible Russian interference in our 2016 Presidential election. He was then Chairman […]
At this year’s California Solar & Storage Association’s (CALSSA) Annual Dinner & Live Auction held at the historical Berkeley City Club, Mr. Jack V Ramsey and his AltSys Solar Inc. Team were presented with the “One In A Million Award.” AltSys Solar Inc. received the award in recognition of their pro-bono work in Parlier fixing […]
Kaweah Delta Medical Center has delivered its first baby boy and girl of 2020. Liam James Casper was born at 12:57 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at Kaweah Delta Medical Center to parents Cassandra McCarter and James Casper, of Visalia. He weighed in at 8 pounds and was 20.47 inches in length. Liam’s due date […]
Visalia Unified School District will offer two community presentations in February to inform parents and community members about vape-use among teenagers. The district will also offer two parent nights for parents of students that are interested in Visalia Unified’s Linked Learning Academies. Vaping The vaping presentations, followed by questions and answers, will be held on […]
The warming center at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church opened its doors for the third year in a row on December 27th. Nineteen guests arrived the first night, a slight increase over last year, though the numbers are expected to swell to 100 by mid to late January. Volunteers were greater in numbers with members of […]
A Press Release From the Brett Taylor Campaign for Visalia City Council Brett Taylor, who has served on the Visalia Planning Commission since 2012, is running for Visalia City Council district 2. Taylor has a long history of serving his community. Besides sitting on the planning commission, he has served on the North Visalia neighborhood […]
The Tulare County Homeless Task Force presented its strategy on homelessness at the December 16 Visalia City Council work session. The plan, dubbed “Pathway Home,” was presented by Nikka Raskin, executive director of Homebase Solutions. Tulare County Supervisor Amy Shuklian, Chair of the task force, said that the plan is for the cities and county […]