The Tulare Local Health Care District Board today filed its response to a Tulare County Grand Jury report about the first phase of construction of a new hospital tower for Tulare Regional Medical Center. The Board said the grand jury report was incomplete, misleading and based on speculation and opinion, instead of facts. “By its […]
Thousands filed into the Gropetti Automotive Stadium on Sunday, braving a 91 degree high temperature to hear Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders speak Sunday afternoon. Sanders, a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, found himself with a friendly crowd. Most of the rally’s attendees hope he will make history by being elected the next president. He […]
The upcoming Tulare Regional Medical Center bond measure will now have a bond oversight committee, the Tulare Local Healthcare District Board of Directors voted May 25. The board voted to both establish a bond oversight committee for the $55 million bond measure and to allow Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, the company that the hospital has contracted […]
With the increased publicity on Kaweah Delta’s Bond Measure H and Tulare Hospital’s Bond Measure I, more interest than usual is being generated around each hospitals’ governing boards. Kaweah Delta will have three seats up for election and Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) will have two. For those interested in running for either board […]
At the May 17 Hanford City Council meeting the vote was three to two to deny Verizon Wireless its Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to build a wireless tower in a corner of Hidden Valley Park. Council members Russ Curry, David Ayers and Francisco Ramirez voted against granting the CUP and Mayor Justin Mendes and Garry […]
In 2015, Team Tulare was formed to reach out to local business owners in a big way, while helping the economy of Tulare grow. Today, the team is proactive; reaching out to business by walking the streets. Tulare Chamber of Commerce CEO Ben Brubaker had spent time visiting with other chambers up and down the […]
The final Tulare County Supervisor District 1 forum took place May 4. After three forums, the voting public has ample information about the eight candidates in order to decide who will pass the June 7 primary. The top two vote getters will proceed to the November general election. The forum consisted of one hour of […]
At the May 16 Visalia City Council meeting, members reviewed options on how to spend the revenue from a possible sales tax measure. The city council has until late July to make up its mind whether or not to put the sales tax measure on the November ballot. Because of a loss of revenue and […]
Tensions are rising in the Tulare County Republican Party over Assemblyman Devon Mathis’ yes vote on the Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax. Mathis says it is not a tax, and that his vote allowed the state to receive one billion in federal funding. Many Tulare County Republicans say that it was a tax and that […]
The Lindsay City Council and city staff are continuing to seek opportunities and ways for its agencies to re-coop monies spent providing services for its constituents. The city has been running in the red and will continue to do so into the unforeseeable future, if it cannot turn some things around. One small measure the […]