The race for Visalia City Council District 3 is heating up with three candidates and only two weeks left before the November 6 election. To air out their differences and similarities the Visalia Chamber of Commerce and the Foothills Sun-Gazette held a forum October 18 at Cafe 210. District 3 encompasses the western quarter of […]
As Tejal Pandya and her brother rode their bikes around their parents’ business, Freedom Medical Group, in Porterville, she never thought of herself as becoming a surgeon. In school she always liked the health sciences but avoided the medical field because her dad was a surgeon. She then decided that she might like a career […]
“There are huge differences between me and my opponent. I am bringing years of experience at every level of education,” said Craig Wheaton candidate for Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE) Superintendent. “I’ve been a teacher, counselor, coach, principal, superintendent and, now, Deputy Superintendent of Schools for Tulare County.” During a get-together of about 100 […]
On Thursday, August 9, Visalia resident and Tulare County Deputy District Attorney Mike Moberly entered the race for Visalia Unified School Board, Area 1. “As a Criminal Prosecutor, I am dedicated to supporting the highest standards of campus safety and student achievement, “ said Moberly. Moberly states that once elected, his priorities will be: Reducing […]
Brian Poochigian, candidate for Visalia City Council District 3, had some good news to tell the crowd of supporters who had gathered at Avidian Properties on Main Street September 19. The Tulare County Association of Realtors had just interviewed all three candidates for District 3 and voted to endorse Poochigian. Though the other two candidates, […]
Every Tuesday at noon, around 15 college students meet on the second floor of the Sycamore building at College of Sequoias’ Visalia campus and discuss politics. “Alright guys,” says TJ Greco, the president of the COS Young Democrats. “Stand for the flag salute.” Everyone shuffled their chairs, stood, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance and […]
At one end of Caldwell Avenue in Visalia, a major development project appears to have stalled, while down at the other end another project years in the making may finally be coming to fruition. According to officials at City Hall, six months after winning an appeal to construct a downsized version of its project–a 24-hour […]
Merritt Wiseman may be new to the voters, but the voters are not new to her. She is the Vice President of Las Madrinas Guild for Valley Children’s Hospital, Secretary of the Fox Theater Board of Directors, and an active volunteer at St. Paul’s School and the Bethlehem Center. Fifteen years ago she retired from […]
Visalia’s newly formed Evolution Team presented its progress during the city council work session on September 4. Spokesperson Laurissa Roggenkamp told the council that when it initially got together the goal was to develop an outreach plan for recruiting and economic development. But it soon realized it first needed a new vision for a growing […]
This year, some high school students chose to leave football games and ASB behind in exchange for more academics and higher education. University Preparatory High School (UPHS) is a small charter school nestled away on the west side of College of the Sequoias in Visalia. It serves around 250 students and provides a more direct, […]