During the November 2016 election, 54% of Visalians voted against legalizing recreational pot. Their city council was listening. The city council voted 5-0 to ban the sale and cultivation of pot within the city limits at its August 7 meeting. The restrictions apply to medical and recreational marijuana. The Tulare County Board of Supervisors have […]
The results of a public opinion survey indicates that Visalians remain generally happy with city services and find Visalia an enjoyable place to live. The city has conducted the survey sin the 1970’s and is one of the few communities in California to do so. This year’s results yielded three times as many respondents because […]
Councilmember Steve Nelsen requested at the August 7 Visalia City Council meeting that an item be put on the next regular agenda to discuss posting, “In God We Trust” over Visalia’s city in seal in the chambers. Nelsen cited that the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in the spring of 2014 that legislative bodies […]
College of the Sequoias, English as a Second Language (ESL) program is offering Free Workshops to learn more about available classes. Workshops start next week in Room 156, Visalia campus, Sequoia Building. Seating is limited, so people are encouraged to arrive early. Monday, August 14, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (COS Info, Application, Placement Test) […]
Visalia, Farmersville and Exeter staff continue to work together in order to create the best possible public transportation options for their citizens. Visalia Transit has some changes coming to bus lines beginning in July. The public comment period has been extended through August 18 – leaving some changes to not be implemented until the first […]
The city of Visalia will pay an undisclosed amount to the survivors of two men killed by police in October of 2012 to settle a federal wrongful death suit. Late on the night of October 26, 2012, 19-year-old Eduardo Maduena and 22-year-old Ruben Molina, both Earlimart residents, were shot to death in a dirt field […]
A vocal group of Hanford advocates for Hidden Valley Park are keeping their promise. During the April 24 Hanford City Council meeting the council passed a new zoning ordinance that changed the designation of the undeveloped 18 acres of the park from public facilities to low-density residential. Because of the zoning change the group promised a […]
The Visalia Times-Delta will now be managed by the Executive Editor of the Redding Record Searchlight, the newspaper announced earlier this month. The new editor, Silas Lyons, will take a “regional editing” role for North Central California. The new announcement means that Lyons, a Redding resident, will oversee operations at the Visalia Times-Delta, Salinas Californian and Redding […]
Constituents of Rep. Devin Nunes’ California Congressional District 22 filled College of the Sequoia’s Ponderosa Auditorium on April 19 for a town hall meeting. Rep. Nunes did not organize the meeting and did not attend. Hosts Together, We Will and Central Valley Indivisible and sponsor Health Access CA said that Rep. Nunes last called for […]
Governor Jerry Brown declared the statewide drought emergency over except in the counties of Tulare, Fresno, Kings and Tuolumne, and the Visalia City Council agreed. The city council voted on April 17 to continue enforcing Stage 2 of the Water Conservation Ordinance by a vote of 4-1, with Mayor Warren Gubler voting no. Gubler felt […]