City offers $75,000 for gang prevention
Deadline to submit applications for city’s Measure N grant program is Dec. 13 The Sun-Gazette VISALIA – The Visalia Police Department reported last fall that gang violence is at a 20-year low in [...]
Savings should carry Visalia’s city hall through next recession
General Fund, Measure T may be exhausted in 2023-24 but Measure N should have a $9 million left in the tank By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN VISALIA – There are no indications as to when the next [...]
City of Visalia to seal cracks in residential roads
Measure N-funded street maintenance will smooth out roads in southwestern part of Visalia in the next few weeks @TheSunGazette VISALIA – One of the tenets of Measure N was to catch up on road [...]
Measure N outpacing projections by $4 million
City of Visalia plans to use extra funds to build fire station, hire community service officer, replace aging downtown street lights By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN VISALIA – Measure N is expected to [...]
Visalia Fire Department affected by most expensive fire season in state history
Visalia Fire Department’s 2017 annual report says calls for service continue to go up but Measure N money should help meet the demand By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN VISALIA – The past year was the [...]
City awards $75,000 to three youth programs
Grants are part of funding for at-risk youth set aside in Measure N sales tax revenue By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN VISALIA – Measure N was passed by Visalia voters with the idea of providing [...]
Council OKs funding for body-worn cameras
City Council Measure N spending plan to use $157,000 to outfit 100 officers with cameras By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN VISALIA – The officers protecting Tulare County’s largest city will add [...]
Measuring public’s privacy, government’s accountability in body-camera discussion
City Council holds 2nd public hearing on use of Measure N to fund body-worn cameras on Dec. 18 By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN VISALIA – Tax dollars and privacy are normally high on the list of [...]