Plans for a new Hilton Garden Inn Hotel have been approved by the Planning Commission of Visalia. The 113-room hotel is to be built in Visalia’s BRP (Business Research Park) and promises to bring jobs and tourism to Visalia and the surrounding areas. Planner Paul Bernal successfully managed to get the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) […]
Visalia, CA, July 17, 2019– The Source LGBT+ Center’s Youth Leadership Academy leaves today on a service, educational, and cultural exchange trip to Ecuador. The group will be staying at the Latitude Foundation*, in Otavalo, Ecuador (about an hour and fifteen minutes north of Quito, the capital). Nick Vargas, Director of Development at The Source, […]
A group dedicated to helping local combat veterans finally has a home of its own in downtown Visalia. Since 2015, A Combat Veteran’s Hope (ACVH) has aided veterans who have experienced war firsthand, their volunteers meeting with them in whatever spaces they could find and organizing events from their homes. “This is one of our […]
Protestors stood outside Representative Devin Nunes’ office in Downtown Visalia on July 2 to protest immigrant detention camps. “We’re out here protesting the deplorable conditions these kids are being kept in,” said Julia Jump-Doyal, a protestor. She emphasized the importance of calling attention to the border camps. The protest follows a call from MoveOn, a […]
Dr. Tamara Ravalin is getting her steps in at the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) office. “That’s kind of my running joke,” said Ravalin. “I still have the two offices here.” The VUSD administrator took over for Dr. Todd Oto as acting superintendent after he announced his resignation on May 7 at a Visalia Unified […]
On June 12, the Measure A Bond Oversight Committee met to discuss its responsibilities and to plan its next steps. Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) held the initial training to educate the committee on its duties and the powers granted to it by law. The informational study session included board members, the district’s chief financial […]
A Press Release from the Visalia Fire Department On Saturday, June 29, 2019, the Visalia Fire Department will host an Open House for the community to help us celebrate our 150th Anniversary. The Open House will take place at Fire Station 55, located at 6921 W. Ferguson (corner of Ferguson and Shirk), from 10:00am to […]
Visalia mayor Bob Link was joined by vice president of logistics Patrick O’Connell, general manager of western North America and Chief Financial Officer Peter Andersen, employees and locals for the grand opening of Hilti’s new distribution center in the Industrial Park in north Visalia early Wednesday, June 19. Hilti is a multinational corporation that was […]
Local Visalia resident and D-Day veteran Vito Mastrangelo shared his harrowing experience of the invasion of Normandy to a crowd of veterans and their families at a Veterans breakfast hosted by Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield). Veterans and their families packed the Veterans Memorial Building in Visalia for the appreciation event. Other special guests who were […]
By Visalia Rawhide | May 20, 2019 11:20 PM Approval from Visalia City Council at last night’s Council meeting made it official – Rawhide Ballpark & Recreation Park will be the new home of the City of Visalia fireworks show to celebrate Independence Day! This event is in partnership between the City of Visalia, KJUG […]