The Comfort Suites Hotel and Hampton Inn Visalia have become the first hotels in the city to be designated Certified Autism Centers™ by IBCCES, joining the movement started by Visit Visalia to make Visalia a more inclusive travel destination. The hotels add to the growing list of local tourism-based businesses that have completed the specialized […]
On December 9 the Department of Water Resources (DWR) took another important step toward protecting drinking water supplies by issuing correspondence letters to 27 Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs), warning GSAs that these plans will be deemed incomplete when final assessments are issued at the end of January. These GSAs span across the San Joaquin Valley, […]
Despite what City Manager Leslie Caviglia calls a “perfect storm” of delay, after a bit of schedule juggling and an extension of the mapmaking calendar Visalia is on track to have its new political map ready before the final mid-spring deadline. More Hearings, Workshops Added Even as the process moves more slowly than anticipated–this […]
An announcement from the California Health and Human Services The COVID-19 vaccines remain effective in preventing serious disease, hospitalization, and death from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Unvaccinated persons are more likely to get infected and spread the virus which is transmitted through the air and concentrates indoors. To ensure that we collectively protect the health and […]
A press release from Kaweah Health Kaweah Health Hospice’s Bereavement Team will present “Grief and the Holidays,” on Sunday, Dec. 12, a free workshop to help those who are experiencing the holidays after a loved one has died. This event will take place on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 3:30 p.m. at Sequoia Regional Cancer Center, […]
A press release from the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks The Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park will reopen to the public on a limited schedule beginning on Saturday, December 11. This area has been closed to public access since mid-September due to the KNP Complex Fire, which has burned more than 88,000 acres, […]
A press release from VUSD On December 9, 2021, the Board of Trustees of the Visalia Unified School District took action during a special board meeting to fill the board member vacancy for Trustee Area 6. The vacancy on the Board was created by the resignation of Christopher Pope, effective November 9, 2021. During the […]
A press release by the City of Hanford In preparation for a grant application to the State of California, earlier this year the City of Hanford asked residents to “Design Your Dream Park.” With today’s announcement that the City of Hanford has been awarded an $8.5 million dollar grant from the State’s Office of Grants […]
A press release from the Tulare County Public Library The Tulare County Library is beginning the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading challenge for adults and their children ages 0-5. Reading aloud helps children develop early literacy skills and a love for reading which helps to prepare them for kindergarten. Help the child in your life […]
Congressman Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) intends to leave the House of Representatives by year’s end to take a job as head of a fledgling Trump-owned social media company. The soon-to-be-former congressman made the announcement via an email to his supporters. “I will deeply miss being your congressman,” Nunes said, according to the LA Times. Nunes, who […]