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 […]
The recent $800,000 loan to the Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD) was used to settle a past due balance with Cardinal Health, a pharmaceutical supplier, public documents reveal. And while officials with the district — which owns the Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) — were negotiating that loan, they were also attempting to settle their […]
Documents, provided to the Valley Voice through a Public Records Act request, show that the entirety of the $800,000 loan the Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD) recently approved went to pay off past due invoices to a single supplier–Cardinal Pharmaceuticals. The loan, approved in September 2016, paid back invoices that were due so far back […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated since its publication. Updated areas are indicated by italicized text. Three candidates are running for the Visalia Unified School District Area 5 seat – two have never held, nor run for any public office; one has served on the school board before. Donna Martin, who has held the […]