Protestors stood outside Representative Devin Nunes’ office in Downtown Visalia on July 2 to protest immigrant detention camps. “We’re out here protesting the deplorable conditions these kids are being kept in,” said Julia Jump-Doyal, a protestor. She emphasized the importance of calling attention to the border camps. The protest follows a call from MoveOn, a […]
The Hanford city council has once again at its June 17 meeting voted to restrict many potential uses west of downtown in order to protect downtown businesses. Since Hanford Mall at 12th and Lacey was developed more than 20 years ago, the city has used zoning to exclude medical and professional offices, optometrists, and large […]
Dr. Tamara Ravalin is getting her steps in at the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) office. “That’s kind of my running joke,” said Ravalin. “I still have the two offices here.” The VUSD administrator took over for Dr. Todd Oto as acting superintendent after he announced his resignation on May 7 at a Visalia Unified […]
The Real Mooney Grove Project, a non-profit organization in Visalia, started its meeting on June 29 by sharing fond memories of the Mooney Grove Park of its heyday. The organization is compelled to return the park to its original state for families to enjoy. “I swear, I could almost hear the park screaming ‘please don’t […]
A Press Release from the office of Assembly Member Devon Mathis VISALIA – Last month, Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) announced that V.I.P. Pizza from Tulare was awarded the 26th Assembly District’s 2019 Small Business of the Year. Founded in 1985, V.I.P. Pizza was originally guided by the late Joe Gregory, a partner in the business who […]
Concerned residents and county officials filled the room on June 25 as the Kings County Board of Supervisors voted on an interim urgency ordinance regulating the cultivation of hemp in Kings County. Unlike in Tulare County where the supervisors passed a moratorium on the cultivation of hemp, Kings County took a more comprehensive look at […]
On June 12, the Measure A Bond Oversight Committee met to discuss its responsibilities and to plan its next steps. Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) held the initial training to educate the committee on its duties and the powers granted to it by law. The informational study session included board members, the district’s chief financial […]
A Press Release from the Visalia Fire Department On Saturday, June 29, 2019, the Visalia Fire Department will host an Open House for the community to help us celebrate our 150th Anniversary. The Open House will take place at Fire Station 55, located at 6921 W. Ferguson (corner of Ferguson and Shirk), from 10:00am to […]
There are more doctors taking care of people living in Tulare County thanks to Kaweah Delta’s residency program and on Thursday, June 13, that number grew as the program graduated its fourth class of physicians. Thirty physicians graduated during Kaweah Delta’s commencement ceremony in Visalia. The graduates included Dries Van Dyk, D.O. and Christopher Schaefer, […]
Visalia mayor Bob Link was joined by vice president of logistics Patrick O’Connell, general manager of western North America and Chief Financial Officer Peter Andersen, employees and locals for the grand opening of Hilti’s new distribution center in the Industrial Park in north Visalia early Wednesday, June 19. Hilti is a multinational corporation that was […]