The Tulare City Council held a special meeting January 31 at 6:30pm to appoint a new interim city manager. After meeting in closed session for almost an hour, the council reported that it had chosen Joseph Carlini, Public Works Director of the Public Works Department. Tulare’s current interim city manager, Paul Melikian, handed in his […]
Visalia has a long and notorious history with poverty. In 1938, at the height of the Great Depression, a young John Steinbeck came to the city as a reporter. Rain had been falling steadily for three weeks, and Steinbeck found thousands of families starving as flood waters rose. “The water is a foot deep in […]
This article has been updated with information about the invoiced repaid with the $800,000 loan. See the section marked ‘UPDATE’ below. The controversy over the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s (TLHCD) $800,000 loan hasn’t died down, if Wednesday’s regularly scheduled TLHCD Board Meeting is any indication. At Wednesday’s meeting, Visalia attorney Michael Lampe presented new information […]
A lawsuit has been filed against the Tulare Local Healthcare District, alleging that the entity is wasting public funds and violating the public records act. The lawsuit also names Benny Benzeevi, CEO of Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, HCCA itself, and each TLHCD board member individually. Members of Citizens for Hospital Accountability, alongside other Tulare citizens, filed the suit […]
The Tulare County Prevention Coalition invites the public to the Central Valley Marijuana Awareness Conference: “The Myths, The Facts, and What Every Community Should Know.” The conference will be held September 24, from 12-4pm at the Tulare County Office of Education Redwood Conference Center, 6200 S. Mooney Blvd, Visalia. Lunch will be provided. Guest speakers […]
Despite the labor undertaken by Tom Marshall to make the Three Rivers Historical Museum a roadside attraction worth seeing, to craft a stop satisfying enough visitors don’t feel cheated for whiling away part of their too-short vacation wandering among its crowded collection of Wild West antiquities, he really isn’t all that interested in history. A […]
The Kings County Fair opens Thursday, June 9 with the special ticket price of $1/adult; free for seniors, students and children. Carnivals rides that day are also $1/ride. This year’s theme is Flowers, Feathers and Fun and the carnival area includes most of the same great rides as last year and more, along with games […]
One of the questions often asked of performers in interviews is, “Why do you involve yourself in community theatre?” “A recurring response from the cast of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” the upcoming production from the Visalia Community Players, was surprising. While responses such as, creative expression, artistic exploration, invention, or fantasy are […]
The heavenly sounds of the University Preparatory Handbell Choir will perform, along with the UPHS choir, dance and guitar classes, at the COS Theater Thursday, May 19 at 6pm. Some 27 members of the choir will fill the theater with the uplifting sounds of their bells during the performance. Handbell choir and music instructor Patty […]
The Visalia Chamber of Commerce put on its second candidates’ forum of this election season between Visalia Councilmember Amy Shuklian and incumbent Tulare County Supervisor Phil Cox. The two candidates are running for Tulare County Supervisor District 3, which encompasses most of Visalia. Gail Zurek, president of the Visalia Chamber of Commerce, started the forum […]