This article was updated May 17 at 4:00pm The unveiling of the new City of Visalia logo — likely assumed to be relatively uncontroversial — has ended up being anything but. The introduction of the “modern” logo unleashed a firestorm of ridicule and criticism across social media that ranged from “a five year old could […]
Two swimmers injured during an accidental poisoning at a gym owned by the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) are seeking compensation for the fallout they say they’ve suffered since the June 27 incident last year. According to a 14-page filing in Tulare County Superior Court, Jose Josh Wee III and Ava Olsen have both […]
A grand jury has indicted attorney Bruce Greene on multiple felony and misdemeanor counts related to actions he allegedly took while representing the Tulare Local Healthcare District and Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, the district’s former hospital management partner. The grand jury handed down its indictment with eleven felony counts and five misdemeanor counts on April 30. […]
The California High Speed Rail (HSR) Authority is asking for your advice. The backbone of what is intended to become California’s high speed rail starts in the Central Valley. The first four stations to be built will be in Bakersfield, Hanford, Fresno and Madera. At an open house in Hanford on April 30, project designer […]
Public concern has been building over the unexpected cancelation of the March and April Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) meetings. Contributing to the mystery is the questions over who exactly canceled the meetings and why they were canceled. With no concrete explanations wild speculation has been brewing as to what is going on in the […]
People of a certain age might remember the predictions of the future when we would all get around in flying cars. Today’s predictions: Not so much. The future now looks like one in which people depend less on the individual passenger cars and more on means of innovative public transportation, some of which haven’t even […]
They don’t know where, and they don’t know when, but BMX enthusiasts and Visalia agree the city needs a bike track. On, Tuesday, April 16 at 6:00pm Vice Mayor Brett Taylor hosted a listening session with Council Member Wynn and City Manager Leslie Caviglia at the Visalia Convention Center. “We encourage you to come with […]
St. Aloysius School, a Catholic school offering education in a faith-based environment to students in grades Junior Kindergarten through eight is celebrating 75 years of educating area youth. “We’ve stood the test of time because St. Aloysius is so much more than a school,” said Reverend Monsignor Rick Urizalqui, who has served as the pastor […]
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) announced today that Dr. Jennifer Vega La Serna, Assistant Superintendent/Vice President, Academic Services at College of the Sequoias, is one of 40 leaders selected for the 2024-25 Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship. Applying lessons from over a dozen years researching exceptional community colleges, the Aspen fellowship aims to select […]
On Christmas Day 2003, Jesus Aaron Gaytan was arrested for being the getaway driver for a botched Visalia carjacking — during the carjacking, one of the gang members was killed. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. “He was not the actual killer that pulled the trigger, but […]