Even though ballots for Measure H were mailed out April 4, the arguments for and against the bond are still heating up. Registered voters in the Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD) are being asked to vote on a general obligation bond for $327 million to build a new hospital. Ballots are due on May […]
On April 14 California Competes Tax Credit Committee approved an $11 million dollar tax credit to Nordstrom if the company decides to locate its new distribution center in either Fresno or Visalia. The vote by the tax credit committee is considered a sealing of the deal for California’s getting the distribution center. Visalia mayor Steve […]
The Visalia Chamber of Commerce put on its second candidates’ forum of this election season between Visalia Councilmember Amy Shuklian and incumbent Tulare County Supervisor Phil Cox. The two candidates are running for Tulare County Supervisor District 3, which encompasses most of Visalia. Gail Zurek, president of the Visalia Chamber of Commerce, started the forum […]
Although the Visalia City Council voted to forego selecting another air carrier in favor of a government “buyout” program, the city’s airport may still see passenger service in the not-too-distant future. The council voted unanimously to shift from the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, a Department of Transportation program that subsidizes airlines to serve small […]
A ½ cent tax initiative is one-step closer to being placed on the November ballot with the Visalia City Council voting unanimously for staff to move forward with community outreach on the issue. Visalia has seen a steady decline in sales tax income during the past 35 years with a decline in residents shopping local. […]
The Visalia Municipal Airport will not see air passenger service any time soon after Monday’s Visalia City Council vote, but the airport could see improvements geared toward attracting cargo operators and corporate/private aviation. The council voted unanimously to forgo selecting yet another air carrier to serve the city’s airport and instead submit an application to […]
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders supporters held their first public local meeting under the banner “Visalia for Bernie” during the last week of February. The organization, founded by Caty Wagner-Verduzco of Visalia, met at the Visalia Public Library in downtown Visalia. The first meeting focused on setting the local agenda for the rest of the presidential […]
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) quickly gathered bids from airlines hoping to fill the void of passenger service in and out of Visalia, following the sudden departure of SeaPort Airlines in December. Visalia City Council and the Airport Advisory Committee received those bids with a deadline of February 25 for community comments to DOT. […]
College of the Sequoias President Stan Carrizosa is exploring other employment opportunities, he informed College of the Sequoias faculty and staff in late January. In an internal email, he stated that he had applied for chancellor positions with two community college districts in Southern California, Coast Community College District (CCCD) and North Orange County Community […]
College of the Sequoias’ Visalia campus will no longer host feral cats. The college had previously been participating in a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program in partnership with the Visalia Feral Cat Coalition, (VFCC)but ended the program as of December. The TNR program outlines a system of trapping feral cats, neutering them and returning them to form […]