The Visalia City Council’s water conservation ordinance that implemented Stage 4 – Water Emergency, allows watering two days a week in May, and three days a week from June through September. In total, the changes will bring an estimated 25% annual reduction in landscape irrigation, which is responsible for about 60% of total water usage […]
To the relief of the Visalia City Council, and Visalia’s animal lovers, a contract has finally been approved to build the new Animal Control Facility. During their April 7th meeting, the Visalia City Council voted 5-0 to accept Forcum/Mackey Construction, Inc.’s unexpectedly low bid of $4,550,000. According to the Visalia Times-Delta, Mayor Steve Nelsen said, […]
Visalians, it’s time to adopt a new habit. One of our most important resources is in trouble, and we need to do everything we can to protect it today and into the future. Governor Brown declared a statewide drought emergency in response to our third drought year, and calls upon all citizens to reduce their […]
In honor of our county’s crime victims whose lives have been lost due to violence, the Office of the District Attorney, County of Tulare, hosted its 14th Annual Victims’ Memorial Quilt Unveiling. The event took place at the Visalia Holiday Inn on April 11, during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The Victims’ Memorial Quilt was […]
College of the Sequoias sophomore Isis Frausto-Vicencio received the news last week that she is a recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke scholarship. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awards these transfer scholarships to a small group of the top community college students across the nation who are seeking to complete their bachelor’s degrees. This year, […]
The National NeighborWorks Association announced that Peter Carey, CEO of Self-Help Enterprises based in Visalia, is among the winners of its 10th Annual Excellence Awards. The awards, presented annually to outstanding practitioners in the field of housing and community development, were announced at the Annual NeighborWorks Executive Directors Presentation. Carey won the Richard Stallings Lifetime […]
Two weeks ago, the Visalia Feral Cat Coalition (VFCC) conducted its second successful sweep, trapping and neutering ten cats. The property owner, Mindy (whose surname we will not disclose to prevent others from abandoning cats at her property) was especially happy because she had been attempting to trap and neuter on her own. “When you […]
The City of Visalia will be the site of this year’s California State Libertarian Convention. The event will take place March 28-30 at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 9000 W. Airport Ave. Activities will include speakers and panels as well as party business. The public is invited. The Libertarian Party is the third-largest […]
On Monday night, the Visalia City Council voted three-to-two in order to enforce Stage Four of the Water Conservation Ordinance. Mayor Steve Nelsen voted no out of frustration that the city council was now into its eighth week of talking about the drought without taking any action. “The citizens of Visalia understand the severity of […]
The Visalia City Council Monday night approved signing a contract with National Demographics Corporation (NDC) to prepare several boundary options for the coming district elections in 2016. The company would be using 2010 census data and draft three options from which the council and public can choose. The NDC will also provide “Public Participation Kits” […]