Mathis, Hurtado introduce water legislation

Posted on March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 by Valley Voice Contributor

Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), representing the 14th Senate District in California, along with principal co-authors Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno), Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Visalia), Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), and Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield), have recently announced the introduction of Senate Bill 559. The bipartisan supported legislation will secure California’s water supply by investing $400 million […]

Local historic schoolhouse still serves students

Posted on March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 by John Dillon

Just outside of Visalia, a relic of decades past continues its legacy of education. Venice Hill School is an historic one-room schoolhouse located off Road 180 that is still being used today. The building is operating as a library and study space for the rural Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center (ERCLC). Every day, homeschooled students […]

Watchale Writing Workshop to debut in Visalia

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Martin Velasco-Ramos

Local organizers from College of the Sequoias in Visalia will be hosting the first ever Watchale Workshop, a free writing workshop blending student and professional writers. The one-day event is free to attend on April 6th and will include a series of workshops, lectures, and readings. Organizers intend to create an “alternative narrative” of the […]

Pockets Change teaches financial skills to Visalia foster youth

Posted on February 21, 2019 by John Dillon

A new organization is revolutionizing the way money is taught to children and one stop on their tour of change was Visalia. Pockets Change is an organization dedicated to teaching youth about healthy money habits and financial planning. They recently came to Visalia’s College of the Sequoias and conducted a one -day workshop on the […]

Sheriff unveils Memorial Highway

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Valley Voice Contributor

Sheriff Mike Boudreaux unveiled the Deputy Scott Ballantyne and Pilot James Chavez Memorial Highway Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, three years to the day after the Sheriff’s light sport aircraft, Sheriff One, crashed on a hillside near Lake Success. The Memorial Highway honors the fallen, Sheriff Boudreaux said. “The Deputy Scott Ballantyne and Pilot James Chavez […]

Eagle Mountain planning new resort casino

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Martin Velasco-Ramos

Eagle Mountain Casino plans to move down from the Tule River Reservation and build a new casino near the Porterville Airport. But the plans don’t end there. The new site will be upgraded to a casino & resort boasting a 250-room hotel, a 29,000-sq./ft. convention center, a 1,700-seat entertainment center, a wastewater treatment plant, and […]

Sierra View Foundation donates $100k for oncology tech enhancements

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Valley Voice Contributor

Presented to the Sierra View Medical Center (SVMC) Board of Directors during their first monthly meeting of the year, the Sierra View Foundation (SVF) donated a $100,000 check for a 4D CT (computerized tomography) Simulator benefitting Sierra View Medical Center’s Roger S. Good Cancer Treatment Center. On behalf of the Sierra View Foundation, Debbie Landers, […]

Sundale Foundation provides unique after-school program

Posted on February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 by John Dillon

Students in south-eastern Tulare often struggle with academics, but one group of concerned parents are working tirelessly to change that. The Sundale Foundation owns two homes in the East Tulare Villas, a low-income neighborhood just outside of Tulare. They opened the V-Center in 2010 and added the second home four years later. The Foundation uses […]

St. Paul’s Warming Center Now Open Every Night

Posted on February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 by Martin Velasco-Ramos

Temperature restrictions at St. Pauls’ warming Center were lifted last month and the center is now open every night. The decision came after the warming center staff expressed that restricting the shelter to operate on nights below 35 degrees would create confusion among the homeless community who typically don’t have access to thermometers. The uncertainty […]

McCarthy, Cox, Nunes react to deal on reopening the government

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Valley Voice Contributor

Congressmember Kevin McCarthy, representing the 23rd District, issued the following Press release yesterday. McCarthy on the Deal to Reopen Government and Negotiate Border Security Congressman Kevin McCarthy released the following statement on the deal President Trump made to reopen the government: “Congressional Democrats have said ‘no’ to commonsense border security that would protect the American people. […]