Our City Council laments that businesses won’t come to Porterville. We’re told the problem is too many regulations or a lack of direct access to Highway 99. That explanation is convenient—but incomplete. Cities far more constrained than ours manage to attract investment because they plan well. Porterville sits at the gateway to the Sierra Nevada […]
February 12th, during the annual senior photo—a tradition featuring all seniors united above a student-chosen slogan—the atmosphere of unity shattered drastically. As a Redwood Senior standing on that field, I watched as a moment meant for unity was traded for a display of hate. The opportunity came about during a busy day on campus. Soon-to-be […]
Sheriff, as a citizen of Tulare County I am respectfully asking that you do not enable encryption on ALL of your radio channels. As a child born in the 60’s I can remember when I was young and my mother owned a short-wave radio. One thing I liked about it was that I was able […]
In Porterville, we pride ourselves on being a community built on respect, accountability, and the belief that local government should reflect the will of the people it serves. Unfortunately, many residents have begun to feel that our mayor and vice mayor have lost sight of that responsibility. Over the past year, countless community members have […]
For nearly 50 years, Visalia Unified School District provided safe and consistent school bus service directly into the Oak Ranch neighborhood — a rural development just a few miles northeast of Visalia proper. Generations of students were picked up and dropped off at three internal stops that kept them out of traffic, off rural roads, […]
A few weeks ago, the Democrat super-majority in Sacramento voted to bypass the State’s non-partisan Citizen’s Redistricting Commission and claim the power to draw electoral districts as their own. This decision blatantly disregards the will of the voters and those guarantees set forth in our State’s Constitution. Prop 50 will be on the ballot November 4th, […]
My husband and I found a real jewel nestled in Santa Clara California called the JW House, a non-profit guest housing facility. This marvelous place provided a haven of hope and help for us during one of the most stressful times in our lives because of my husband’s debilitating back disorder that has forced him […]
The following letter was sent to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors and to the Valley Voice for publication Dear Chairman Vander Poel III: I am writing on behalf of the Backcountry Horsemen of California – High Sierra Unit. The Backcountry Horsemen of California is a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping public lands open and […]
We didn’t PLAN on starting a new family tradition! I was just scrolling Facebook when I saw it. A post about a Chinese exchange student who needed a committed host family by TONIGHT or he would lose his chance to exchange forever. I looked at my husband, who sighed and said, “Whatever you want to […]
The mission of the nonpartisan League of Women Voters has been singular and unwavering for more than 100 years: to uphold and protect our democratic system, and to ensure the right of every American to vote. Upholding our cherished democratic system means preserving our Founding Fathers’ genius invention, consisting of three co-equal branches of government […]