Three employees resigned from the Tulare Cemetery and one new board member took a seat at the Tulare Public Cemetery District meeting Wednesday, September 20. The cemetery district was in need of one more member to make a quorum and to get back to work after two tumultuous months. Alberto Aguilar was hurriedly sworn in […]
Even when Mayor Carlton Jones doesn’t show up, controversy doesn’t stop for the Tulare City Council. Only this time, it seems it was much ado about nothing. At the meeting held September 5, Councilman Jose Sigala prompted a discussion on last year’s travel budget for members of the Council. The item, which was to be […]
Heath Care Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) is starting to crack. The once lockstep silence from employees at the company overseeing day-to-day operations at Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) is breaking as it becomes apparent HCCA’s days in charge are numbered. Rumors are flying, the District Attorney seems to be taking an interest, and if that weren’t […]
Nothing will change immediately on the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors after a Monday morning hearing. District board member Richard Torrez is still free to not recognize Senovia Gutierrez as a colleague — or to recognize her, if he so chooses. But the Hon. Judge Melinda Reed isn’t going to force his hand […]
The status quo remains on the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors after a brief hearing Friday morning, though arguments will continue Monday. That means that Richard Torrez, a member of the board, and Bruce Greene, an attorney representing Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, have not been forced to recognize Senovia Gutierrez as a seated member […]
Arguments were heard Friday morning and will be continued to Monday. Members of the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors have taken their first strike at Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) in court. Lawyers with McCormick Barstow, the firm which represents the district, will argue in favor of a proposed temporary restraining order that would […]
Tulare Public Cemetery District will soon have a brand new board. Long-time board member Patricia Colson submitted her letter of resignation on September 8 and Phil Vandegrift reportedly handed in his resignation to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors on September 11. Antonia Chavez resigned a few days after the contentious July 12 board meeting. […]
Any debate over Senovia Gutierrez’ status on the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors could soon be solved, if the Tulare County District Attorney’s office has its way. A petition filed in Tulare County Superior Court on Monday, September 11, seeks for a ruling to force board member Richard Torrez to recognize Gutierrez’ position […]
Monday’s revelations that Southern California Edison is seeking money from the Tulare Local Healthcare District makes them only the latest in a line of vendors that claim they haven’t been paid by the hospital. Even though the district’s hospital, Tulare Regional Medical Center, is managed by Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA), and the terms of the […]
See also: an interactive timeline, “Tulare Regional Medical Center: A Past Due Timeline” The Tulare Local Healthcare District is in breach of its obligations to Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA), the company has claimed in a recent letter, including upwards of $8 million in money owed to the hospital management company. HCCA is putting the district […]