On January 17th, the Visalia City Planner and staff held a joint meeting with the city council and the planning commission to seek direction on the growth of Visalia. Paul Bernal, Visalia City Planner, began by commenting that this was the first time in four years that the city council and the planning commission have […]
Republican candidates running for Tulare County Supervisor Districts 1 and 3 attended the Visalia Republican’s Women Federated candidate forum at the Visalia Country Club January 9 to share information about their campaigns. Members of the audience were invited to write their questions down on note cards. The moderator chose five questions and gave each candidate […]
Press release from the City of Visalia While the old split cans have been out of commission for quite some time, they’ve stayed in the news as City staff has worked at the direction of the City Council on the cans disposal. At this past Monday’s Council meeting, staff updated the City Council on their […]
Kaweah Delta Medical Center has delivered its first baby boy and girl of 2020. Liam James Casper was born at 12:57 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at Kaweah Delta Medical Center to parents Cassandra McCarter and James Casper, of Visalia. He weighed in at 8 pounds and was 20.47 inches in length. Liam’s due date […]
Visalia Unified School District will offer two community presentations in February to inform parents and community members about vape-use among teenagers. The district will also offer two parent nights for parents of students that are interested in Visalia Unified’s Linked Learning Academies. Vaping The vaping presentations, followed by questions and answers, will be held on […]
Super Tuesday is only 62 days away and it’s time for everyone to brush up on the issues and decide who they will vote for come March 3! Below is a list of candidate forums to help you make your decision. Tulare County will be deciding who will be Tulare County Supervisor for District 3: […]
The warming center at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church opened its doors for the third year in a row on December 27th. Nineteen guests arrived the first night, a slight increase over last year, though the numbers are expected to swell to 100 by mid to late January. Volunteers were greater in numbers with members of […]
A Press Release From the Brett Taylor Campaign for Visalia City Council Brett Taylor, who has served on the Visalia Planning Commission since 2012, is running for Visalia City Council district 2. Taylor has a long history of serving his community. Besides sitting on the planning commission, he has served on the North Visalia neighborhood […]
The Tulare County Homeless Task Force presented its strategy on homelessness at the December 16 Visalia City Council work session. The plan, dubbed “Pathway Home,” was presented by Nikka Raskin, executive director of Homebase Solutions. Tulare County Supervisor Amy Shuklian, Chair of the task force, said that the plan is for the cities and county […]
The Visalia Planning Commission held a special meeting December 18 to review a request for a temporary conditional permit of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church as a low-barrier warming center. This is Reverend Suzy Ward’s third successful attempt at receiving the city’s approval. The planning commission unanimously approved the temporary use of the church from December […]