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 […]
For those who have always wanted to work at a ballpark, the Rawhide is searching for friendly, customer-oriented people in need of a summer job. And this year, job seekers can also get their resume in front of two other great local organizations. The Rawhide will hold their annual job fair at Rawhide Ballpark, 300 […]
Three air carriers are vying to provide service to Visalia in the wave of SeaPort Airlines’ unexpected departure. Boutique Air, Great Lakes Airlines and Mokulele Airlines have submitted a bid to the Department of Transportation to provide service from Visalia; all three previously bid in 2014, when SeaPort was awarded service. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii-based Mokulele Airlines […]
At a low-key event last week, Tulare County District 3 Supervisor Phil Cox officially launched his campaign for a fourth term as Visalia’s primary representative, promising to continue his work for more streamlined, responsive government. “I’m not done,” Cox, who has served three, four-year terms on the Board of Supervisors, said. “We still have efficiencies […]
In light of the recent unannounced departure of SeaPort Airlines at the Visalia Airport, city officials have some decisions to make, again, regarding the airport’s future. On a 3-2 vote, the Visalia City Council voted in 2014 to recommend SeaPort as Visalia’s Essential Air Service (EAS) carrier. The alternative was to take a buy-out and […]
Visalia and Fresno are going to have to wait a little longer to find out where Nordstrom will build its new distribution center. According to Mike Olmos, Visalia’s City Manager, he called Nordstrom in January to see if they were still on track. The representative said that the date had been pushed out to April […]
After ten months of research and discussion, the Visalia City Council gave a green light to putting a sales tax measure on the November ballot. The vote was five-0 during their work session February 1st. But not all council members were in favor of raising taxes. Council member Warren Gubler said that he is never […]
Sherrie Kuns-Fehlman, a former employee of Grace Homes, filed a complaint with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing in December, 2015. The complaint accused the CEO of Grace Homes, Phil Luna, of sexual harassment, physical assault and creating a hostile work environment. On January 13 Phil Luna, along with his lawyer, Linda Jenner, sat […]
The sudden departure of SeaPort Airlines and its service has left Visalians in a holding pattern about the future of air service for Tulare County. SeaPort ended its service to the five California airports it served on Friday, as well as its Kansas routes, without warning. The closures came as a huge surprise to everyone, […]