On May 23rd, a Tulare City Council ad hoc committee met to discuss a multifaceted plan developed to alleviate homelessness in Tulare. Guest speaker and director of Kings-Tulare Homeless Alliance, Machael Smith, discussed potential funding. The biggest chunk of funding will come from the state with a potential $250 million up for grabs for the […]
By the end of the two-day Life Hope Centers health clinic this weekend at Adventist Health Tulare, more than 350 patients had received free health-care services, including vision checks, dental treatments and basic health screenings. A small but mighty army of volunteer doctors, optometrists, dentists and technicians saw patients under a massive tent on the […]
Leaders of the Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD) want better feedback from the people they serve and more of it, and they’ve formed a small army of advocates to help them. In the wake of the failure of Measure H–a $327 million bond initiative intended to fund expansion of Kaweah Delta Medical Center–those responsible […]
Despite an appeal made to the Visalia Planning Commission to stop St. Paul’s Warming Center from opening, the center operated for 65 days and sheltered hundreds of homeless for the 2018/2019 winter. In January of this year the city council voted to donate $10,000 to the warming center. The center also received a $35,000 grant […]
A group of Visalia activists is turning prom night into an opportunity to help solve Tulare County’s staggering teen pregnancy problem. As hundreds of teenagers gathered in their finery at the Visalia Convention Center the night of May 11, many of them were greeted by volunteers from ACT for Women and Children bearing giveaway “safety […]
Tulare Chamber of Commerce held its State of the City Luncheon May 10th at Edison Energy Education Center. Tulare Mayor Jose Sigala presented the State of the City Address. In addition to Mayor Sigala, Tulare County Supervisor Pete Vander Poel III presented the state of the County and included State Legislative updates presented by Senator […]
The Tulare City Council has rejected Councilman Greg Nunley’s demand for a public apology and a $16.5 million compensation package for alleged damage to his reputation and income; and, meanwhile, an independent investigation of Nunley’s treatment of city employees has been released, finding the councilman threatened to have city hall staff members fired. According to […]
A 2017 bill is expected to be widely implemented this fall across all California community colleges. Assembly Bill 705 was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on October 13, 2017. The law prohibits California community colleges from using placement tests to determine eligibility for prerequisite courses. “We should see a reduction in ‘time to […]
This article has been updated to correct Phelps’ current job title. Candidate Drew Phelps is getting an early start in the 2020 race for the District 26 State Assembly seat, announcing his candidacy at a kick-off party in Tulare last week. The 24-year-old Tulare native believes the incumbent–Devon Mathis (R-Visalia)–isn’t getting the job done and […]
The Tulare Local Healthcare District has struck three of its former board members — and its prior legal counsel — with a lawsuit. The Baker Hostetler law firm, attorney Bruce Greene, Dr. Parmod Kumar, former board president Linda Wilbourn, and former board member Richard Torrez were all named in the suit, filed Wednesday, April 24 […]