Tulare County employees, represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and Tulare County management are engaged in heated negotiations. If the two sides cannot agree on a contract by June 30th, the represented employees will have the option to call a strike. The SEIU is asking for a three-year contract with an 8.74% raise. Their […]
For a few days after the June 3rd primary, Tulare County Supervisor Mike Ennis managed to fend off three District 5 challengers and stay just above the required 50% plus one vote to avoid a runoff. But after the final count tallied last Friday, June 13th, Ennis came up short by only 21 votes. Porterville […]
Family HealthCare Network (FHCN) has launched new functionalities within its online patient portal, My Health/Mi Salud. The enhanced portal functions will further support FHCN’s patients’ ability to stay connected with their healthcare team via the Internet. Through the portal, FHCN patients are able to electronically: request and keep track of appointments, access and view lab […]
Tulare County is doing its part to save water during California’s historic drought by turning off sprinklers, focusing on planting drought-resistant plants, and seeking ways to improve irrigation efficiency at its parks and grounds. Officials with the Tulare County Parks & Grounds division reported at a Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting that since the […]
A new survey of Tulare County tenants shows support for more protections from secondhand smoke in multi-unit housing. This survey found that a majority of tenants favor rules prohibiting smoking in outdoor common areas of complexes (70%) and inside apartment units (66%). Despite these findings, only 43% of Tulare County tenants report currently living in […]
Dean Runyan Associates released its “California Travel Impacts by County, 1992-2012” report last month, which shows tourism now adds more than $400 million to the Tulare County economy. This reflects a steady increase in several spending and earning categories, with most now above their pre-recession levels. Tulare County, its cities and its other travel destinations […]
More and more movie, television, video and even commercial producers are looking to Tulare County as the site of their filming locations. Over the years, the county has had its share of scenes in such notable films as “Stagecoach,” “Hulk” and “Forest Gump,” but now it seems that the county is getting a sudden influx […]
A selection committee of 15 Tulare County business and educational leaders met recently to review the Tulare County Administrator/Manager of the Year, Teacher of the Year and School Employee of the Year nominations for 2014. The “Excellence in Education” Awards program, now celebrating its 20th year, honors “the best of the best” in the three […]
Middle school students hesitantly emerged from the limousines that transported them to the Slick Rock Student Film Festival, moving cautiously toward the red carpet walk and the entrance to the Visalia Fox Theatre. In contrast, high school participants “owned” the red carpet – posing for photographers and speaking authoritatively in interviews with the videographer. “Slick […]
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed two business owners to fill vacancies on the 24th District Agricultural Association, Tulare County Fair Board of Directors. The appointees are Gary Castro, president of KRC Safety Co., Inc., of Visalia, and Henry Patel, who owns four Subway franchises in Tulare. Castro, a member of the Rotary Club of Visalia, […]