In two comprehensive giant sequoia regeneration studies, announced today by the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition, researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Ecological Research Center found that some areas affected by recent mega-fires may not have enough seedlings to grow the next generation of millennia-aged trees. Extreme wildfires have killed up to 20% of the […]
The Visalia Blue12U All Stars Baseball team is on the cusp of a historic journey as they prepare to compete in the 2024 Cal Ripken 50/70 World Series in Branson, Missouri. This exceptional group of boys has claimed three consecutive Central California Cal Ripken State Championships, winning as 10, 11, and now 12-year-olds. Their remarkable […]
The Visalia City Council voted 5-0 to choose design #59 as the city’s official logo at their July 15 meeting. Mayor Brian Poochigian told The Valley Voice that the city council will have a formal unveiling of the logo and recognize the artist at their August 5 meeting. He added that the city’s website soliciting […]
A judge’s tentative ruling issued Tuesday, July 2, makes it clear landowners in the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) are not legally obligated to pay the Friant Water Authority (FWA) a minimum of $200 million in fines for damage to the Friant-Kern Canal. Friant Says Eastern Tule Lax on Overpumping Penalties FWA contends […]
The first really big wildfires of 2024 broke out in California last month. At the start of June, two firefighters were injured, a home went up in flames and parts of Tracy were evacuated as more than 14,000 acres burned in the Corral Fire in San Joaquin County. That was June 1. Two weeks later, […]
If the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity handed down July 1 had instead been made before President Richard Nixon’s second term – he would not have stepped down. Watergate would not be part of our political landscape, and the American people would be none the wiser about what he did. The United States President […]
The California State Legislature recently passed SB 867 (Allen) — the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 — that will be placed before voters on the November General Election ballot The bond would authorize $10 billion in general obligation bonds to finance projects for drought, flood, and […]
The Visalia Police Department is stepping up its enforcement operations along the St. Johns Trail and around basins and waterways throughout the city. In response to the growing quality of life concerns among residents, the department will significantly increase its enforcement of ATV’s, UTV’s, dirt bikes or any unauthorized motorized vehicle being operated in these […]
Visalia City Hall wants its share of the cannabis tax revenue. But the city council isn’t ready, at least yet, to consider allowing storefront cannabis sales or, growing sites in the city limits. Cannabis Tax Could Go to the Voters in November On Monday, June 3, every member of the Visalia City Council voted […]
Miss California celebrated its 100 year anniversary at the Visalia Convention Center Saturday night, June 15, by crowning Kimberly Vernon, Miss Santa Clara County as Miss California 2024. Miss San Fernando Valley, Mikaela Harris was the first runner up. Two contestants from the Central Valley made it into the top 12 with Miss Fresno County, […]