The race for four contested seats on the Visalia Unified School District Board of Education is taking on an ugly tone, with accusations from candidates of an inadequate response by staff to student-on-student violence and unethical union politics on the city’s campuses. Student Attack at Middle School What is emerging as a troubling issue […]
Candidates running for Visalia City Council in District 4 are trying to capture voters’ attention as the election draws closer. Four out of the five city council seats are up for re-election this November and District 4 is an open seat that will be left vacant by Council member Greg Collins. The three candidates […]
Four of the seven challengers in the race for Visalia City Council are in their 30’s or younger and Justin Bolton – one of those candidates – thinks that is a plus. “I think it is fantastic that the younger generation wants to take a stab at politics,” said Bolton. “Someone who is 50 or […]
“I think I would do a great job,” Kris Korsgaden, a Visalia City Council District 5 candidate, said, “and that’s why I am running.” Korgaden cites his experience in the building industry and progressive views concerning zoning ordinances, housing, and legalizing pot dispensaries in Visalia as reasons to vote for him. Visalia Mayor Steve Nelsen […]
This is the first of a four part series on the November 8 Visalia City Council Election. Join the Visalia Chamber of Commerce Candidate’s Forum where Heather Clark and Vice Mayor Brian Poochigian will be participating. Heather Carter and her family moved to Visalia in 2019. She loved the city so much that she convinced […]
According to the Tulare County Registrar of Voters the first day to vote by mail is October 10. The office hopes to get the ballot in your mail box the week before. To prepare the voters, Visalia Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters (LWV) are putting on three forums to cover propositions […]
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two part series on the VUSD board election. This article focuses on the incumbent board members. The next part of the series will focus on the candidates seeking to replace the incumbents. Halloween candy and decorations – even some early Xmas items – have arrived on the […]
The College of the Sequoias Board of Trustees along with its sponsoring group, Friends of College of the Sequoias, have launched a campaign for General Obligation Bond Measure C which will be placed on the November 2022 ballot. The $95-million-dollar bond will provide funding for a University Center to be built on the southeast corner […]
Do your eyes glaze over every time a campaign ad flashes across your screen about Proposition 27 or 26? Both sides have spent a combined $320 million to get your vote, but their ads don’t always paint an accurate or complete picture. Here is a more realistic synopsis. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized […]
It isn’t obvious to the naked eye, but the San Joaquin Valley is sinking, and it’s slowly destroying key parts of the agricultural infrastructure as it goes. Each year, as farmers and ranchers pump water from the aquifer underlying the Valley to supply their crops, the water they remove leaves gaps in the miles-deep, sponge-like […]