Local historians are almost positive that Fort Visalia, where the town of Visalia began in 1852, is located at the Old Lumberyard at Oak and Garden streets. Thanks to state-of-the-art GPR detection equipment being brought to Visalia on Oct. 12, they hope to find out for sure. The Old Lumberyard will soon be torn down […]
A new state law effective next year would effectively ban single family housing lots in an effort to ease the state’s housing crisis. While the law would allow more units to be built on a single family parcel, local cities are pushing back against the idea. The Hanford City Council September 21 unanimously passed a […]
The Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) is undergoing a leadership shake-up as one of its board members and its CEO depart. A board member pivotal to the district’s transformation, Senovia Gutierrez, is resigning as her work duties take her outside of the district’s boundaries. Separately, the district’s CEO Sandra Ormonde has resigned, and the […]
Tulare County is poised for a 2020 Census-based redrawing of political lines that should result in a much different makeup for the Board of Supervisors in the very near future, and a lawyer with the Dolores Huerta Foundations says if that redistribution of power is thwarted then the county will be forced to defend itself […]
Keith Fagundes, the Kings County District Attorney, filed a Writ of Mandate on October 4 demanding the county cease a pattern of allegedly retaliatory behavior against him. He claims in the petition that the behavior has been ongoing since the county was threatened with a lawsuit in July. Robert Waggle has alleged that Fagundes repeatedly […]
Dr. Yorai ‘Benny’ Benzeevi’s assets will stay frozen after Tulare County Judge Michael Sheltzer denied a motion that would have allowed Benzeevi to access money in his bank accounts or keep any future income. Benzeevi’s bank accounts were ordered frozen in August 2020 when the Tulare County District Attorney’s office filed charges alleging he committed […]
A press release from Tulare County The Tulare County Board of Supervisors and Tulare County Parks & Recreation is holding the Investing in Parks – Revitalizing Communities kick-off event at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Mooney’s Grove Park, Arbor #1, located near the lily pond at 27000 S. Mooney Grove Blvd. in Visalia. On […]
Trustee Pat Felts for the Visalia Public Cemetery District handed in her resignation in August. The cemetery is in Tulare County Supervisor Amy Shuklian’s district who will be appointing Felt’s replacement. Tulare County Board of Supervisors is asking for interested individuals to apply. Felts was appointed as trustee in December of 2018 to replace Trustee […]
A press release from the Tulare County Health and Human Services COVID-19 vaccines continue to be very effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. Certain populations are seeing a slight decrease in preventing infection. Booster Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines are now recommended to high-risk populations to ensure ongoing protection. A third Pfizer-BioNTech booster […]
Vintage cars, parts, motorcycles, automobilia, and more will be for sale at The Big Tulare Swap-O-Rama at the International Agri-Center® on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The auto-focused swap meet will be held on the International Agri-Center® show grounds in Tulare with gates opening to the public at 7:00 a.m. Tickets are $10 per person and […]