Recruitment Now Open for Parks & Recreation Commission and Historic Preservation Advisory Committee

The City of Visalia believes that parks make life better! If you’re invested in Visalia and know that parks and recreation is a vital community service, apply for the Visalia Parks & Recreation Commission. Applications are being accepted now through Thursday, September 12, 2024, for one vacancy on the City Commission. The Parks & Recreation […]

Rawhide to play on in Visalia

The Visalia Rawhide and the City of Visalia have reached an agreement to upgrade Valley Strong Ballpark to meet current Major League Baseball facility standards, thereby enabling Visalia to continue to host professional baseball in the community. Minor League Baseball has been a part of Visalia since 1946.   “We are excited to be continuing […]

Visalia ends homeless camping on city property

A split vote of the Visalia City Council on Monday, August 12, altered the city’s municipal code to again make camping in city parks, recreation areas and other public spaces illegal.   State-Forced Change to City Code Doesn’t Help Homeless The changes to sections 12.32 and 12.35 of Visalia’s municipal code allow police to resume […]

Greg Collins talks H2O at 210

“Seven Generations: A Conversation with Greg Collins,” will be at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 210 W. Center Ave., Visalia. Admission is free. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Water has always been important for Greg Collins, maybe even more than most people. Whether as a swimmer, competitive water polo player and coach, urban planner, […]

BELOVED LANDMARK IN DOWNTOWN VISALIA TO BE REMOVED

The Sequoia Legacy Tree, a beloved landmark in downtown Visalia, will be removed following a professional evaluation that declared the tree dead. The Sequoia Legacy Tree defied the odds of survival here on the valley floor, where summer temperatures average over 100 degrees. The ninety-year-old giant sequoia tree has long been a symbol of Visalia’s […]