The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) held its official ground breaking for the High-Speed Rail (HSR) on January 6 in downtown Fresno. The ceremony took place at the site of the future Fresno train station, located on the corner of Tulare and G streets. The Authority is building 520 miles of track connecting San Francisco […]
On January 5, the Visalia City Council voted to allow council members to appeal planning commission decisions that involve project maps. The vote reverses a 2010 ordinance prohibiting council members from appealing those decisions. Council members Amy Shuklian, Warren Gubbler, and Greg Collins voted to remove the restrictions, while Mayor Steve Nelsen and member Bob […]
A family pet named Clyde, embroiled in a vicious dog case, was recently stolen from Tulare County Animal Control (TCAC). “Sometime during the evening of January 4, or morning of January 5, someone cut the fences at the adjacent building and then broke into the Animal Control facility. They cut into the dog’s kennel, took […]
At the January 5 City Council meeting, the council approved the submission of a letter to the Department of Transportation (DOT) in support of a change of air service proposed by SeaPort Airlines, Visalia’s sole air carrier. The change, replacing Oakland with Sacramento (SMF) as a destination for 12 weekly roundtrips from Visalia’s Municipal Airport, […]
Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward has selected Lindy Gligorijevic as his new Chief Investigator of the Bureau of Investigations. Chief Gligorijevic has been an investigator and assistant chief with the Office of the District Attorney for seven years. She began her law enforcement career with the Los Angeles Police Department in 1985. Her experience […]
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is expected next month to decide whether it will fund the City of Visalia’s grant application for $583,053. The city hopes to establish a 16-passenger shuttle bus service between Visalia and Fresno this fall. In applying to the District, the city contends that such a public transportation […]
Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his 2015/2016 budget proposal at the state capitol last week. Brown will need to work with the state assembly and senate to get the final budget passed, hopefully in June. Because Democrats hold a majority in both houses he does not need Republican votes. But if the budget calls for any […]
During the January 6 Tulare County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, Supervisors Steve Worthley and Mike Ennis were sworn-in for another four-year term. Worthley ran unopposed for District 4 while Ennis beat out challenger Porterville City Council Member Virgina Gurrola in District 5. The BOS also elected a new chairman, selecting Worthley for the top […]
Many city appointments were named at the January 6 meeting of the Hanford City Council. Mayor Russ Curry proposed the following, which were all approved with little discussion necessary. Those included were: Bill Gundacker – Kings Mosquito Abatement District, Dorothey Callihan-Weiss – Kings County Commission on Aging, Demeatrus Robinson and Jack Schwartz – Tree Commission, […]
The Tulare County Democratic Party will start the new year with a grand opening on Friday., January 23 opening of a year round-office in downtown Visalia and its first step to enhance its presence and preparation for the 2016 election cycle. Ruben Macareno, chairman of the Tulare County Democratic Party, states the local Democratic Central […]