Visalia City Councilmember and candidate for Tulare County Board of Supervisors in District 3, Amy Shuklian, announced an impressive list of local endorsements from community leaders late February. Shuklian is challenging incumbent Supervisor Phil Cox for the seat. Whereas most other elections will be decided in November, the race for supervisor will end in June […]
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders supporters held their first public local meeting under the banner “Visalia for Bernie” during the last week of February. The organization, founded by Caty Wagner-Verduzco of Visalia, met at the Visalia Public Library in downtown Visalia. The first meeting focused on setting the local agenda for the rest of the presidential […]
On February 18 The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today released the Draft 2016 Business Plan, a foundational document for implementing the California High-Speed Rail program that reflects the transition from planning to construction to providing passenger service. Overall capital costs are reduced from $67.6 billion to $64.2 billion. The plan also provides the path […]
Drivers may have noticed a change in speed limits on some Hanford streets the past couple of weeks, with an additional number of changes to come on Kings County roads as well. Following a recent speed study done by the city, approximately 20 streets have seen reductions of mostly 5mph. Where roads have joint jurisdiction […]
After much discussion with his family and friends, Brian Poochigian is excited and proud to announce his candidacy for Tulare County Supervisor District 1. He was born and raised in Tulare County, and graduated from Mt. Whitney High School. He received his Bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University. He is currently employed by Cal-Tex […]
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) quickly gathered bids from airlines hoping to fill the void of passenger service in and out of Visalia, following the sudden departure of SeaPort Airlines in December. Visalia City Council and the Airport Advisory Committee received those bids with a deadline of February 25 for community comments to DOT. […]
Plagued by years of gang activity, Earlimart might finally get some relief. The sheriff’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit has started issuing injunctions to identified gang members aimed at the Norteno gang. Even though the sheriff’s department has just started educating the community about what the injunction means, the innovative tactic seems to be already be […]
College of the Sequoias President Stan Carrizosa is exploring other employment opportunities, he informed College of the Sequoias faculty and staff in late January. In an internal email, he stated that he had applied for chancellor positions with two community college districts in Southern California, Coast Community College District (CCCD) and North Orange County Community […]
On February 11th, Judge James T. La Porte of the Kings County Superior Court ruled that Hanford Environmental Action Team (HEAT) can proceed with its appeal of the Site Plan Review and the Negative Declaration for the proposed Bajun American Properties, L.P. apartment complex in West Hanford. The city of Hanford stated that HEAT missed […]
Devon Mathis’ election to the California State Assembly in November of 2014 was considered an historic victory. The Veterans’ community campaigned hard to get someone elected who would fight for their cause in Sacramento. Disillusioned conservatives were pumped that a young independent resoundly beat the Republican establishment. On election night, Mathis’ campaign team celebrated at […]