There was a great turnout for this year’s Candidates Forum at the Visalia Convention Center Tuesday night, September 16. About 150 people gathered to hear their national, state and county representatives spar with their challengers on the big issues, three of which dominated: the drought, immigration reform and the High-Speed Rail (HSR). Every candidate was […]
This month, California Library Literacy Services, a program of the California State Library, celebrates 30 years of changing the lives of low-literate adults and their families. Since its inception, California’s Library Literacy Services has helped nearly a quarter of a million Californians learn to read and write. To mark the 30th anniversary milestone of this […]
Visalia City Council held a special meeting Monday, September 8, to review the 2030 General Plan. The council members were generally happy with the plan that was four years in the making. Mayor Steve Nelsen said that it was “a good document leaning towards excellent.” A group called the General Plan Update Review Committee, made […]
The City of Visalia’s Air Service Subcommittee is expected to decide soon which of five airlines will provide service to the city’s airport. After filing for a 45-day extension, the decision on which company to recommend to the Visalia City Council is now scheduled for September 15. The current air service contract expires at the […]
Gail Zurek, the tourism and marketing manager for the Visalia Convention and Visitors Bureau, has been selected as the new chief executive officer of the Visalia Chamber of Commerce. Zurek has been with the Visalia Convention and Visitors Bureau since November 2013. Her position involves implementing the bureau’s tourism, public relations, media and group tour […]
Tulare County Farm Bureau will present Bounty of the County from 5-8pm on September 20 at the Historic Seven Sycamores Ranch in Ivanhoe. Bounty of the County is a celebration of local agriculture with bountiful samplings of food, beverages and specialty products grown in Tulare County. Tickets are $45 each and available at the Tulare […]
Allstate Insurance Company released its 10th annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” last week, and Visalia ranks first in California and seventh nationally as safest among America’s 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency. According to the report, the average driver in Visalia will experience an auto collision every 12.4 years – an […]
At the July 21st Visalia City Council Meeting, the council voted to levy a fine of $29,556 on Abigail Trevino’s residence in southwest Visalia for code and law enforcement violations. According to Tracy Robertshaw, neighborhood preservation manager, Trevino’s case is the exception. “Ninety-nine percent of the time, home owners comply when they get their first […]
Visalia Neighborhood Preservation Manager Tracy Robertshaw and the Visalia Parks and Recreation Commission have been busy making Visalia a better place to live. Last year, Robertshaw presented an ordinance to ban shopping carts that has been a huge success. During the last city council meeting, she put forth an ordinance banning repeat criminals from using […]
Reclamite pavement street maintenance projects, which began July 12-13, will continue from 7am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday, July 19-20 and July 26-27, in the Industrial Park area of Visalia, from Shirk west to Camp Drive, and Highway 198 north to Avenue 320. Reclamite seal consists of an application of an asphalt rejuvenating agent, […]