The audience got schooled on the issues facing students and teachers at tonight’s Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) forum put on by the League of Women Voters Tulare County. Kenneth DeJonge and Megan Casebeer Soleno answered questions from the panel and audience for more than an hour in the boardroom at the Visalia Unified […]
Future neighbors of a proposed 172,000-square-foot box store near their homes are mounting a last-minute battle to prevent its construction. Residents of the Westlake Village Mobile Park at 2400 Midvalley Avenue in Visalia – which bills itself as a lake-dotted “nature paradise” for seniors – say their peaceful community is facing a threat to its […]
FPA Women’s Health, a chain of clinics that provide family planning and abortion services, recently opened a Tulare location at 1068 N Cherry St. FPA, and the owners of 1068 N Cherry, are now being sued by the property owners’ association on the grounds that abortion clinics aren’t allowed at the location. The 1068 N. […]
The good news: Cafe 210 – the community center owned and operated by the First Presbyterian Church of Visalia – will remain open for the foreseeable future. The bad news: The half a dozen employees who make and serve the food could soon be looking for new jobs. Money the Root of Evil at 210 […]
Minor solicitation charges against Chris Harrell, a one-time chairman of Tulare’s Board of Public Utilities and former candidate for Tulare City Council, have been dismissed after almost four years of court proceedings. He was charged with one count of meeting a minor for lewd purposes and one count of contact with a minor for a […]
Is California to high a risk to insure? News travels fast. The worse the news, the faster it travels. And like a wildfire that is growing out of control, the crisis that is the homeowner insurance market in California is accelerating and blowing up deals in escrow. Hear from a few insurance experts and share […]
The First Congregational Church of Tulare was established as the first church in the tiny town of Tulare (population about 30) in 1874, spurred on by the arrival of the railroad. The church will celebrate its 150th anniversary from 12-4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13 with tours, food, face painting and games. The first minister, […]
A discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Tulare cemetery groundskeeper against the Tulare Public Cemetery District has been settled to the tune of $150,000. The board voted unanimously to accept a settlement agreement at its August 28 Special Board Meeting. Harvey Demp, a former groundskeeper, sued the district last year and alleged that he was […]
Salt + Light, a Visalia-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing homelessness, in partnership with Self-Help Enterprises, a nationally recognized community development organization whose mission is to work together with low-income families to build and sustain healthy homes and communities, are excited to announce the Grand Opening of The Neighborhood Village, a groundbreaking permanent supportive housing community, […]
By now you most likely know that the National Association of Realtors implemented new rules reforming how home buyers’ and sellers’ agents are compensated for the sale of a house. But do you know why these changes were made and how these new rules will impact you as a homebuyer or seller? Here’s the breakdown: […]