The new majority on the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors crossed off the first part of their to-do list tonight. But hospital administrators state that the meeting wasn’t a meeting — just a gathering of two board members, and a “newly elected, not yet certified” board member. Kevin Northcraft, Mike Jamaica, and Senovia […]
Dr. Parmod Kumar has claimed, through an attorney, that the Tulare Local Healthcare District violated the Brown Act in swearing in Senovia Gutierrez on Tuesday. Because a majority of the board — Linda Wilbourn, Kevin Northcraft, and Mike Jamaica — were in attendance, Kumar’s attorney claims that her swearing in ceremony was a violation of […]
Dr. Parmod Kumar has requested a recount of Tulare’s July 11 special election, the Tulare County Registrar of Voters has confirmed. The election, held to determine whether Kumar should be recalled from his post on the Tulare Local Healthcare District Board of Directors and, if so, choosing his successor, was certified on July 20. The […]
The July 26 Tulare hospital board meeting could be better described as a large get-together — because it wasn’t a meeting, legally. The meeting — lasting some six to seven minutes — was essentially dead in the water from the start due to a disagreement over whether Senovia Gutierrez was a member of the board. […]
Some paychecks issued by the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) to its employees on July 20 are not being honored. Employees at the struggling medical center report TLHCD was unable to meet a deposit deadline on July 18 due to a cash shortage. They also report the District is behind on payments to its […]
Congressman Kevin McCarthy released today the following statement on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signing an agreement with local project sponsors to update an economic analysis for the Success Reservoir Enlargement Project (SREP): “Safely enlarging the Success Reservoir should double the flood protection for Porterville and other communities below the dam, provide for expanded […]
Hanford bucked the trend and became the first major town in the Central Valley to allow the commercial cultivation of pot. The next closest location is the small town of Coalinga in Fresno County. The Hanford City Council voted 5-0 on July 6 for an ordinance change in their General Plan to allow the production […]
At the July 17 Farmersville Public Hearing there were fewer individuals speaking on the subject matter than there were council members present. Farmersville is seeking public comment regarding the possibilities of putting an additional ½ cent sales tax measure and a marijuana cultivation initiative on the ballot in November. A July 14 public hearing netted […]
Tulare’s hospital CEO has branched out into a new arena: finance. Research by the Voice has revealed that a new healthcare finance company, Vi Healthcare Finance, Inc, was registered at the home address of Dr. Benny Benzeevi, CEO of Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) the company which runs Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC). That company was […]
The Tulare Local Healthcare District election results could be certified as soon as July 21, according to a July 14 canvass update press release from the Tulare County Registrar of Voters. “To date, our office has counted 879 ballots for the special recall election with 707 yes votes and 168 no votes,” the release states. […]