Highly successful Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch outside Lemoore now plans to add 40 acres to the project site on Jackson Avenue according to an application filed with the county this week.The expansion promises to bring more visitors to the area at the popular inland surfing center. \ more than 100 miles from any coastal beach.
The application says the company intends the installation of a parking area and security gate on the additional parcels, and up to 46,100 sq. ft. of new structures on the additional parcels.
The new structures include a security room (100 sq. ft.), a proposed bridge over a man-made canal, maintenance and storage buildings (approximately 8,000 sq. ft.), and overnight accommodations with restrooms (approximately 30,000 sq. ft.). It is estimated that the project would be staffed by 100 people, including operations and maintenance, guest services, water safety, and security personnel. Guest attendance is proposed to increase to up to 100 guests per day.
The project also clarifies that the previously approved commercial kitchen will be housed in the existing Surf Operations House and that the existing Airstreams will be relocated to the north side of the existing ski pond.
The Kings County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider the environmental document for the proposed project that is listed above. The public hearing will be tentatively held on Monday, December 15, 2025, at 7:00 P.M., in the Kings County Board Chambers.
Owners of the Leprino East cheese plant have officially filed the state required WARN notice in recent days stating as of January 9 the Colorado firm will lay off 269 long time workers. No news about the disposition of the company’s older mozzarella plant here that is a fixture in Downtown Lemoore.In other locations where Leprino is closing plants they have found buyers to reuse two vacated facilities
Owners of the Valley grown Quesadilla Gorilla! restaurant chain report on social media that they will close their Hanford location on 12/20,after 5 years and their Tulare location will be closing sooner than planned on 11/9. “While our locations in Hanford and Tulare will be closing, this isn’t the end of our story. We’ll continue to serve our guests in Downtown Visalia, the Tower District in Fresno, and San Luis Obispo, and we’re excited to be opening in Clovis off Willow and Shepherd at the beginning of next year.” say Miguel & Mikayla Reyes.
Tule River Indian Tribe of California reclaims over 17,000 acres and reintroduces tule elk on ancestral land. Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced the return of 17,030 acres of ancestral land to the Tule River Indian Tribe- the largest ancestral land return in the Sierra Nevada foothills and Central Valley region.In a late october ceremony pairs of Tule Elk once abundant in the area were set loose in this foothill region.
As of November 22, Hanford ‘s Winter Wonderland opens through January 11, 2025