The City of Hanford will celebrate its 130th birthday over a three-day event on July 29th, 30th and 31st. The celebration will take place in and around the historic Civic Park. A Storied History In 1877, when the Southern Pacific Railway laid lines from Goshen to Coalinga, their path crossed through a Chinese sheepherder’s simple […]
A press release from the Tulare County HHSA More cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant have been detected in Tulare County and confirmed by Tulare County Public Health. These cases were identified through genomic sequencing conducted by the Tulare County Public Health Laboratory. The Delta (B.1.617.2) variant is significantly increasing throughout the state of California, and […]
Half of the Visalia City Council still feels it’s too risky to allow cannabis-related businesses to operate inside the city limits and asked staff at city hall not continue their exploration of opening the city to the state’s fastest-growing industry. Plenty of Interest The move comes despite a flow of continuous inquiries from business […]
Hanford Planning Commissioner Jason Kemp Van Ee could face possible removal for his comments on Hanford City Council Member Kalish Morrow’s Facebook page and on his private page. This according to a June 9 letter sent to him from the law firm Griswold La Salle and signed by City Attorney Ty Mizote. “Should you continue […]
The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office and its officers have no immunity for false arrest and assault against a Farmersville couple that occurred during an allegedly botched search warrant service, a Tulare County Superior Court judge has ruled. Jury Trial Scheduled In a June 18 decision, the Hon. Nathan Ide ruled the department and its […]
For Dennis Townsend, a recent visit to the Community Vaccination Clinic operating at the Porterville Veterans Memorial Building was confirmation that the community he was born and raised in comes together in times of need. Townsend is the Tulare County Supervisor for District 5, representing Porterville and surrounding communities including Poplar, Woodville, Terra Bella, Ducor, […]
Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced 57 local governments in California will receive $55.9 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2021. Since local governments cannot tax federal lands, annual PILT payments help to defray costs associated with maintaining important community services. PILT payments are made annually for tax-exempt federal […]
Visalia City Council voted at a special meeting on June 30 to appoint a resident of District 1 to the late Vice Mayor Phil Cox’ seat. The vote was 4-0. “The decision needs to be made by August 13.” said Leslie Caviglia, Visalia’s future city manager. Caviglia said not all the details have been ironed […]
A press release from the City of Visalia With the passing of Vice Mayor Phil Cox, the Visalia City Council has an open seat and must determine how to fill the remainder of Mr. Cox’s 4-year term. “The City Council has 60 days to determine the course of action,” shares Randy Groom, Visalia City Manager. […]
Following years of effort by dozens of individuals from no less than 15 different agencies, Visalia will finally get a low-barrier homeless shelter after the Visalia City Council approved a $5-million funding package. Opening Planned for January 2023 At its June 22 meeting, the council approved $5 million dollars of funding for the development and […]