The 2014 Ruiz 4 Kids Annual Fiesta fundraiser raised $378,690 – an 8% increase from 2013, and a record for the event. “Words cannot describe how we feel about the success of the 2014 Ruiz 4 Kids Fiesta Fundraiser,” said Kim Ruiz Beck, chairman of Ruiz Foods, Inc. and president of Ruiz 4 Kids. “We […]
Like many police departments across the country, some South Valley police departments are considering personnel body or lapel cameras for their officers. The Lemoore Police Department has been using body cameras for close to 10 years. It started with two for traffic police, but quickly grew to four when the department discovered how useful the […]
The Tulare County Planning Commission held a public hearing December 10 to determine the future of CEMEX’ mining permit. The possible recommendations ranged from revocation to taking no action. Mike Spata, director of Resource Management Agency (RMA) started the proceedings by informing the commissioners that the amount of information concerning Stillwell Mine is voluminous. He […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors invited members of the community to participate in a workshop on December 10 at Café 210. The focus of the workshop was to present and gather public input on the county’s 20-year Master Plan for Mooney Grove Park. This was the second of two meetings seeking input. The first […]
Visalia may soon get a four-year university. Marymount California University, a Catholic institution offering bachelor’s degrees in business, liberal arts, media studies and psychology, as well as a master’s of science degree in business administration, is considering Visalia as the site of its next campus. The university has locations in Palos Verdes and San Pedro […]
By a 6-1 vote, the Visalia Unified School District Board of Directors approved a resolution at its December 9 meeting to publicly censure Board Member Charles Ulmschneider for violating the Brown Act. Ulmschneider was the lone “no” vote. According to the text of the censure, Ulmschneider “met with three or more board members to discuss […]
JustRentToOwn.com, a leading provider of lease option, also known as rent-to-own (RTO), home listings nationwide, announced the release of a report highlighting the most promising markets in California for lease option housing in the upcoming year. Using data compiled by the California Association of Realtors and U.S. Census data, the study compiled a list of […]
The United States Department of Transportation selected SeaPort Airlines to provide air service to Visalia Airport. The order, issued on December 11, approves the recommendation submitted by the Visalia City Council following its 3-2 vote on September 12. The December 11 order states: “By this Order, the Department is selecting SeaPort Airlines, Inc. (SeaPort) to […]
The California High-Speed Rail Authority will join government, community, transportation, business and labor leaders on Tuesday, January 6, to commemorate the start of sustained construction on the nation’s first high-speed rail system at a ceremonial groundbreaking in Fresno. The event is only open to invited guests and credentialed media, who will be provided with more […]
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has identified Dragados/Flatiron/Shimmick as the apparent best value team for the design-build contract for Construction Package 2-3 (CP 2-3), the 65-mile segment from Fresno to north of Bakersfield. The Authority estimated the cost of CP 2-3 to be between $1.5 billion to $2 billion, and determined that Dragados/Flatiron/Shimmick, which […]