The mother of a 9-year-old boy says the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) isn’t doing enough to protect her son after he was attacked by bullies. Kelly Aguirre, whose son is a third-grader at Cottonwood Creek Elementary, says the boy was attacked by three other students while at recess on September 19, and the response […]
The Visalia of 2030 will look much like the Visalia we know today, and that’s a good thing say those responsible for shaping the city’s future. “I envision the city looking a lot like it does,” said Andrew Chamberlain, a former senior planner at Visalia City Hall. Chamberlain–who after 33 years with the city now […]
Private Group assigned to come up with solutions gets to work immediately After expressing frustration over nothing being done for three years of just talking, the Visalia City Council voted 4-1 to appoint Action Group on Homelessness to tackle the problem. The vote also allows the group to have access to city resources if and […]
A Press Release from Kaweah Delta VISALIA – As work continues on its project to nearly double the size of one of the busiest emergency departments in the state, Kaweah Delta added eight new beds to its emergency department this week and opened a new area that is helping patients seeking emergency care get quickly […]
Community leaders, Tulare County management and press gathered on a sunny morning for the long-awaited Open House and ribbon cutting at Visalia’s new state-of-the-art Wellness Center Wednesday, August 21. The soft opening preceded a Grand Opening Friday, August 23, and a week of activities and welcoming for people finishing their recovery. “This hasn’t been the […]
A Press Release from Brent Calvin Superintendent/President College of the Sequoias Over 13,000 students will attend College of the Sequoias’ three campuses this week. While Monday starts the first day of the Fall 2019 semester, Friday provided a time for reflection for faculty, staff and administrators at College of the Sequoias. At Friday’s convocation, Superintendent/President […]
A sea of green, the school’s official color, washed over the new Denton Elementary School on August 5 during its campus ribbon cutting. “Building a school is a very complex and intricate project,” said interim Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) Superintendent Tamara Ravalin as she addressed the crowd. “The completion of Denton Elementary demonstrates a […]
When Alma Torres-Nguyen, Community Outreach Coordinator for Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD), heard there was a potential research project involving rural Latinas she didn’t just get excited, she participated in securing the funding. What piqued her interest was the fact that the study involved Central Valley Latinas with limited English, an underserved group in […]
United by their shock and sadness at the recent spate of mass shootings, members of various religious communities gathered in Visalia over the weekend for the Interfaith Peace Vigil to End Gun Violence. The event was held Sunday evening, August 11, at Memorial Park in Visalia. High on the list of attendees’ priorities was limiting […]
On Friday, July 26 SEIU 521 Tulare County members held a press conference and rally in front of the Tulare County CAO’s office building. Workers from social services, roads and maintenance, health and others presented banners signed by hundreds of County workers. Messages addressed to Jason Britt highlighted the stark comparison between the county’s proposed […]