One hundred years ago, a new institution of learning was established on what is now the Redwood High School campus where it remained until 1939-40 while the present Mooney Ave campus was constructed. In the century since 1926, College of the Sequoias has become the center of higher learning in Visalia. The city itself grew […]
After more than three decades of dedicated leadership and service to youth and families across the Central Valley, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sequoias announces the retirement of longtime Chief Executive Officer Galen Quenzer and welcomes Keith R. Stump as the organization’s next Chief Executive Officer. Stump will officially begin his role on Monday, […]
The City of Visalia is in the process of updating its Storm Water Master Plan, and the completed report is now online and ready for public review and feedback. “Visalia’s storm water drainage system is a critical part of our public infrastructure,” shares Katherine Woodhull-Fuget, Associate Engineer, City of Visalia. “While it goes unnoticed during […]
Sexual misconduct allegations swirling around Cristobal Guerrero, a 31-year-old College of the Sequoias student and former writing tutor, have deepened: the Tulare County District Attorney’s office has confirmed it is reviewing at least one case related to Guerrero, and multiple new sources have spoken to the Valley Voice regarding their experiences with him. One, referred […]
The Tulare City Council approved an additional $160,000 to shore up the fledgling concert series at the Adventist Health Amphitheater in Zumwalt Park, bringing the total off-budget cash infusions from City Hall to $842,000 since December. The added funding is in addition to the $400,000 earmarked for concert expenses in the city’s 2025-26 budget, and […]
The City of Porterville is pleased to announce the appointments of Trisha Whiteley as Finance Director and Clayton Dignam as Director of the Planning and Engineering Department. Both Whiteley and Dignam are longtime City of Porterville employees who have demonstrated a strong commitment to public service and bring extensive institutional knowledge and experience to their […]
After a several months-long process of seeking and interviewing candidates, the College of the Sequoias Teachers Association (COSTA), California School Employee Association – Chapter 408 (CSEA), and College of Sequoias Adjunct Faculty Association (COSAFA), have endorsed candidates for the College of the Sequoias Board of Trustees in Wards 1, 2 and 5 for the upcoming […]
Visalia’s Sequoia Mall has had its share of severe ups and downs over the decades. By the end of the 2010s, it was nearly deserted, empty of customers and businesses alike. But it appears to be enjoying a slow upswing again, with the promise of future development that might see it regain a bit of […]
The Valley Voice and other local publications, including the Sun-Gazette and Visalia Times-Delta, were awarded honors in the 2025 California Journalism Awards, an annual compitition held by the California News Publishers Association (CNPA.) Judges looked at articles written and submitted by California news outlets and evaluated them on criteria that varied by category — including categories for […]
Newly posted state air monitoring data reveal that the average annual level of the fumigant pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D) near the Fresno County town of Parlier reached 0.35 parts per billion (ppb) in 2025 — 31% above the 0.27 ppb “action level” set by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) as the trigger for further […]