Dr. Parmod Kumar’s days on the Tulare hospital board may be numbered. During the November 8 election, Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) board incumbents—Chairwoman Sherrie Bell and Linda Gadke, who have been central to several controversies there—were rejected harshly at the polls, losing their seats by a two-to-one margin. Now, a recall of Kumar […]
Every day police officers and sheriff deputies put their lives at risk in order to perform their jobs and protect their communities. With recent civil unrest, protesting, and sometimes rioting with Black Lives Matter marches, and, now, #notmypresident marches, there is more risk to law enforcement around the country. And as if that wasn’t enough, […]
Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD) leaders are going to have to find another way to pay for new construction if they want to keep their doors open, and at least one former detractor says they can do it without asking taxpayers for more money. During a special election in August, voters said no to […]
Some may have found the result surprising, others may have found it expected, but in a more than 50% margin over either of her opponents, Patricia Griswold won the District Area 5 seat for the Visalia Unified School District. “I was, like, shocked” Griswold said. “You don’t ever know. I did a lot of canvassing […]
Two of Tulare’s contentious races finally came to a close on election night: Kevin Northcraft and Mike Jamaica came out ahead of their incumbent opponents, Sherrie Bell and Laura Gadke, in the Tulare Local Healthcare District election. Northcraft and Jamaica came in with 65.94% and 63.15% of the vote, respectively, according to final Tulare County […]
Election night started out on shaky ground for Tulare County as some polling places ran out of ballots and voters were forced to vote electronically. Other sites around the county were copying ballots for the unexpected huge numbers that showed up. At around 10:15pm voters in parts of Visalia and Lindsay were still waiting to […]
Hanford residents have a wide selection of candidates this election. Three candidates are running for Area C. Mark Cole and Martin Devine are challenging incumbent Gary Pannett, who was first elected in 2012. Area B is an open seat that has four candidates. Incumbent Russ Curry and his wife have moved to Henderson, Nevada for […]
In the wake of the defeat of Measure H—a bond issue that would have funded seismic safety updates at Tulare County’s largest medical facility—at least two incumbents on the Kaweah Delta Health Care District’s Board of Directors are facing a challenge at the polls. Or, it might be three. Measure H Failure Up for reelection […]
The revolving door at Lindsay City Hall continues to spin. The beleaguered Citrus Belt city has a new mayor—needed after the abrupt departure of the old one—but the City Council is still short one member and applications are being taken for a finance director for the second time this year. Kimball Takes Charge Just two […]
When voters in the Kingsburg area go to the polls next week, the fate of the city’s former hospital will be in their hands. More than a decade ago, the Kingsburg Tri-County Health Care District went broke and eventually closed the city’s only hospital. Now, the new tenants want to buy the building they’ve already […]