California businesses on average have 19% higher operating costs per job than businesses in the rest of the country, according to “The Cost of Doing Business in California,” a study released by the California Foundation for Commerce and Education (CFCE) and prepared by Andrew Chang & Company, LLC. Business operating costs in California are on […]
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” is coming to the Lindsay Theater for seven performances. The musical is set in ancient Rome on a street with three houses. In the center is the house of Senex (Jim Kliegl), who lives there with wife, Domina (Sara Zanini), son Hero (Jake Lomeli), and […]
The 34th Annual Springville Apple Festival, sponsored by the Springville Community Club, is scheduled for Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19 in downtown Springville. The festival, which attracts more than 20,000 guests each year, features over 200 booths, encompassing handcrafted, hand-embellished arts and crafts items, and a wide variety of foods. Entertainment includes music, […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released The 2012 Census of Agriculture Congressional District Profiles for the 113th Congress. NASS conducts the agriculture census once every five years. “The congressional district profiles paint a picture of agriculture at the local level by providing data on farms and ranches and the people […]
California Citrus Mutual (CCM) will directly contribute $150,000 to the campaign to pass Proposition 1, the water bond measure. The CCM Board of Directors voted unanimously to support the measure in order to secure a reliable and sustainable water supply for California agriculture and communities across the state. “We are in a state of unprecedented […]
Certified organic agriculture producers in the United States sell directly to consumers, produce on-farm renewable energy, and are younger and beginning farmers more often than conventional producers, according to new 2012 Census of Agriculture data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Conducted only once every five years, the agriculture […]
Since 2006, Tulare County has posted audio recordings of its board of supervisors’ meetings online. The recordings allow those who are unable to attend the Tuesday morning meetings to listen in. Further steps were recently taken by the Tulare County Information & Communications Technology Department (TCiCT) to ensure that anyone can access the meetings. This […]
Dia de Los Muertos will be celebrated at Garden Plaza on Main Street in Visalia on Saturday, October 25. This celebration of life, which will begin with a traditional Aztec blessing, is about remembering the lives of loved ones and honoring ancestors. It’s about the cycle of life and learning not to be afraid of […]
On October 1-3, the Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) hosted the 10th Annual Fall Policy Conference at the Visalia Convention Center. Nearly 175 public officials, transportation experts, planners, engineers, consultants and students descended on the convention center for two days of the latest and greatest ideas in the field of transportation and planning, networking […]
Virginia Gurrola was confident and charged up after receiving the news back in June that her campaign will be moving forward against incumbent Mike Ennis for 5th District representative on the Tulare County Board of Supervisors. To win in November she knew in June that she needed to “up her game” to deal with this […]