After a public hearing concerning an ordinance to ban the sale of vaping products, Visalia City Council voted 5-0 to have its staff write up a draft proposal. The discussion considered revisions to the Visalia Municipal Code to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products including menthol cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and establishing distance requirements for new […]
Event kicks off Central Valley Veterans Day ceremonies honoring military men and women: A Press Release from Kaweah Delta VISALIA – Hundreds of people packed Kaweah Delta’s first-ever Veterans Day Tribute on Friday, Nov. 8, as California State Senator Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield and State Assemblyman Devon Mathis, R-Visalia, honored more than 80 veterans including doctors, nurses, […]
According to Jeannie Greenwood, Visalia’s Parks and Recreation Director, Riverway Sports Park is 95% complete and the final phase of construction is coming in ahead of schedule and $33,000 under budget. Greenwood gave a presentation to the Visalia City Council on Riverway’s progress at its October 21 work session. The sports park’s master plan was […]
Questions over the selection process for the Visalia Unified School District’s (VUSD) next superintendent seem to have brewed a minor civil war among members of the city’s education community. After dismissing former Superintendent Dr. Todd Oto in May, the VUSD’s Board of Trustees is now poised to select his replacement. However, a group of 30 […]
In response to the dramatic increase in teen vaping, and the recent deaths of two people in the South Valley, the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) hosted a forum to educate the community about what it considers an epidemic. Frank Escobar, director of student services for VUSD, moderated the forum last night at the El […]
Visalia Unified School District’s motto is “We educate kids. We create futures.” Bond Measure A dollars are set to go to work for just that purpose. According to Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) Director of Facilities Gerry Lemus at the Measure A Bond Oversight Committee Meeting October 16, elementary schools, middle schools and high schools […]
At Monday night’s meeting the Visalia City Council voted 4-1 to put a discussion item on a future agenda about a new ordinance concerning vaping. Councilmember Brian Poochigian cast the lone no vote saying vaping should be regulated at the state level. Poochigian said that if teens can’t get vaping products in Visalia they will […]
Longtime Visalia resident Roy Kendall became alarmed about the illnesses and deaths caused by vaping and the easy access to tobacco products though vaping by our youth. So he decided to speak in front of the Visalia City Council meeting on October 7 during public comment. Little did he know that the Visalia Unified School […]
A Press Release from Visalia Unified School District The California State Department of Education released Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) information reflecting performance in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics during the 2018-2019 annual administration. This is the fifth year of the computer-based SBAC administration, and it reflects the closest performance comparison between Visalia Unified students […]
Losing a pet can be like losing a member of the family and now Tulare and Kings County residents have somewhere to go when deciding what to do with their pet’s remains. Ben Tiersma opened Four Creeks Pet Crematorium last year and offers a full service including urns, pet paw prints, home delivery, and private […]