On Tuesday, May 23, the Landscaping Improvement Project at the Houston Avenue and Santa Fe Street Roundabout will begin. The project will include both storm drain and landscaping installations. It is expected to be completed by early September. During the first phase of the project, new storm drain pipe will be installed which will cross Houston Avenue […]
The Source LGBT+ Center (The Source) is excited to share their newly renovated location, including an interior redesign and courtyard expansion. Made possible by a $50,000 grant from Health Net, the updated center will serve as a place for their 3,000 yearly visitors to gather for events, learn about resources or just find a safe […]
Years of planning for the improvements of Sequoia Stadium at the College of Sequoias (COS) have finally come to fruition. When complete the stadium will be able to accommodate the thousands of fans that come to watch COS football and track events. Discussions became more serious during the pandemic, prompting a request to improve the […]
Attorneys for Julia Patino have alleged that she was targeted for retaliation after filing a hostile workplace complaint against Sarah Hacker — the current Kings County District Attorney — and supporting Keith Fagundes, the prior district attorney, in the 2022 election. On May 10, 2023, Patino, the former director of the Kings County District Attorney […]
Work continues in downtown Visalia and businesses and visitors should be ready for detours. Also, the next phases of the Caldwell Avenue Improvement project are quickly approaching and will begin on Monday, May 15th and is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. “This next phase includes major intersection closures at Akers, Linwood, and Chinowth Streets,” […]
After approval at the April 3rd Visalia City Council Meeting, the schedule for the Caldwell Avenue Improvement Project changed. Now, the project will include more daytime work and will close major intersections for several days at a time. The new schedule will have traffic impacts during the day due to 24-hour road closures of various […]
In a move to give patients access to additional hospitals and services, Visalia Medical Clinic, a group of 62 physicians and other health care providers, is partnering with Adventist Health Physicians Network, effective May 1, 2023. “In partnering with Adventist Health, along with their four hospitals and more than 60 medical offices in the Valley, […]
The public is invited to observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week 2023 at the District Attorney’s annual memorial quilt unveiling at 6 pm on Monday, April 24 at the Visalia Convention Center Charter Oak Ballroom. Since 1981, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week has brought attention to the millions of Americans impacted by crime and the […]
As California Water Service (Cal Water) begins the final phase of their Water Main Replacement Project, there will be some overnight road closures and lane restrictions in Downtown Visalia Monday, April 24 through Monday, May 1. The work will include pavement restoration along water main trenches on various streets downtown. “While this construction is a […]
After weather delays, road work is scheduled to restart Monday, April 17 on Goshen Avenue between Shirk Street and Demaree Street. Part of the Major Street Rehabilitation Project, work on Goshen will include grinding and paving to improve the roadway. Work will be done from 7am to 4pm Monday – Friday starting April 17. Construction […]