Today, Congressman David G. Valadao released the following statement on the final passage of the American Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, both of which he voted in favor of: “I am proud to protect our Dreamers. My Congressional District is home to more than 7,000 DACA recipients. These young people […]
City of Visalia playgrounds, park bathrooms and athletic fields are set to re-open to the public on Saturday, March 20. “Since Tulare County is now within the lower Substantial Risk Level – Red Tier of the reopening Blueprint for a Safer Economy our Community Services Department is pleased to announce that playgrounds, park bathrooms and […]
The Tulare Public Cemetery has placed two side by side burial plots at the Kern Cemetery up for competitive bid allowing an opportunity for the public to purchase the burial rights for these plots using the website GovDeals.com. This is an opportunity to plan for future burial in the Tulare Kern Cemetery. This opportunity is […]
The Visalia City Council met Monday, March 15, to receive an official presentation from Salt+Light and Self-Help Enterprises on their joint project to create a neighborhood village in Goshen for the chronically homeless. The presentation was met with high praise across the board. But the same cannot be said about Wednesday’s joint city council meeting […]
Xavier Avila has hired the Law Offices of Michael J. Lampe to defend him in a case concerning his holding two allegedly incompatible public offices. Lampe has been notable in his past work around the City of Tulare, including suits against the City of Tulare, Tulare Local Healthcare District, and members of the Tulare City […]
Visalia Unified School District students in grades 7 through 12 will return to their classrooms a week after Tulare County declared it has achieved the state’s COVID-19 red tier designation. In-Person Classes Start March 25 District trustees gave the OK to allow resumption of in-person instruction for secondary students in a unanimous vote Tuesday, […]
There will be no football or water polo programs when Visalia Unified School District students go back to middle- and high-school campuses next week. Making an Emotional Call While the decision to curtail those two sports traditionally practiced in fall came in February, school board members reaffirmed the district’s decision at its March 9 […]
Like a zombie apocalypse movie, the Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) just can’t seem to keep their bodies buried. On March 8 the cemetery disinterred two bodies that had been buried in the wrong graves. This is the latest in a string of misplaced bodies at the cemetery in the last five years. Since 2016, […]
A press release from Tamara Ravalín, Ed.D., Superintendent On March 16, 2021, the California Blueprint for a Safer Economy updated its county tier assignments, and Tulare County moved from the purple tier to the red tier. With this change, all Visalia Unified School District middle and high school sites will welcome students back for in-person […]
Officials Urge Eligible Residents to Get Vaccinated State officials announced today that Tulare County is now within the lower Substantial Risk Level – Red Tier of reopening under the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Due to steadily declining COVID case metrics and increased vaccination efforts, Tulare County has moved from the Widespread Risk Level – […]